Hollywood star Ben Affleck's Gone Girl is slated to release in India on the Diwali weekend along with actor Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year.
The David Fincher directed movie will release in theatres on October 24, a day after the festival of Diwali, and Happy New Year is expected to come on the same day.
Based on a best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl features Ben as a writer who is caught in a media circus when his wife goes missing and the police suspect he is responsible. Rosamund Pike plays his wife, while other characters are played by Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon.
The film, which examines dishonesty, the media, the economy's effects on marriage, and appearances, released in the US on October 3.
Meanwhile, Happy New Year is among Bollywood's much-awaited entertainers this year. Directed by Farah Khan, the heist drama also features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah in lead roles.
