Brahmastra, the first part of Ayan Mukerji's fantasy trilogy, will now hit big screens on Christmas 2019. Starring legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the film was earlier slated to release in August next year.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is producing the project under his Dharma Productions, took to social media to make the announcement. 'PART 1!!!! #BRAHMASTRA #CHRISTMAS2019 @DharmaMovies written and directed by AYAN MUKERJI,' read his tweet.