Amid reports of stay on the release of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's directorial Shikara, the filmmaker's production company on Thursday tweeted that it will hit the screens on February 7 as planned. The film is set against the backdrop of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus from the Kashmir Valley in late 1989 and early 1990, in the wake of violent Islamist insurgency.

"Update reg. PIL against #Shikara - The Hon. J&K HC has directed to issue notice to parties in matter to make respective representations. The matter is placed on point of admission on 07.02.2020. No direction to stop screening has been passed. The film releases on 7th Feb," Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films posted on Twitter. This comes after the J&K High Court listed on Friday the hearing on a PIL against "Shikara".