Rajkummar Rao-Starrer Raftaar New Release Date Out; To Hit Screens In October

Rajkummar Rao and Keerthy Suresh's upcoming film Raftaar, which was set for July 24 release, has locked a new release date. It will now have a Dussehra release in October this year. Aditya Nimbalkar has directed the film, with Patralekhaa backing the project under her banner of Kampa Film.

Rajkummar Rao's Raftaar new release date

Raftaar will arrive in theatres on October 16, 2026. Sharing the new release date, Rao shared a statement on Instagram that read, “They say building a dream takes time, but living it takes even more hustle! RAFTAAR is not just a film, it’s our first step into the theatrical world, a labour of belief, grit and countless dreams. When something is this personal and special, it deserves the time to grow into something truly memorable.

That's why we are now arriving, in cinemas, on 16 October for the extended Dussehra weekend. When you see RAFTAAR, you won’t just watch a film, you’ll recognise the hustle, the ambition, the fear and the hope that drive every dream. Thank you for being our strength. We’re almost there (sic).”

"हमारे सपनों की रफ़्तार full on hai और hustle भी। Catch you on 16th October in Theatres (sic),” it read further.

The actor captioned the post, "Ambition brought them this far… but will Success take them somewhere they never imagined!!”

The official synopsis of the film reads: "At its heart lies a fast-rising start-up and a charged relationship between a driven man and an equally ambitious woman. As money, power, and greed spiral, their hunger to win begins to clash with love. The rise is intoxicating, but after the fall, the question is simple: can they fight their way back to the top, or is this where it all ends?”

Raftaar is presented by Amazon MGM Studios and is executive-produced by Tarun Bali, with story and screenplay by Rohan Narula. The movie also stars Anurag Thakur, Rohan Verma, Tanya Maniktala, and Rajat Kapoor in significant roles.