Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor starrer "The Fakir of Venice", starring  finally got a release date. The film will hit the screens on January 18, 2019. This film was made a decade ago.

The film is directed by Anand Surapur. Talking about the delay of the film, director said that, It was purely attributed to production issues. Last two years, we working and sorting out internal issues and let A.R Rahman Sir create good music for the film. Talking about  the story of the film, It's a story based on human behaviour. A story of the past, the present and the future. The film revolves around the two faces of every human which primarily comes out due to situations, needs, goals and wants.

The director is  positive about the audience connecting to the movie and its characters. He further added that Every viewer will relate to the characters of the film and go back with a sense of self-reflection and a feeling of trying to be a better human being. It's a con performed by two Indian men who travel to Venice for conning the western art world for making quick bucks. He also informed that they  are planning it to release it on about 300-400 screens.