Date locked: Sonakshi Sinha's 'Noor' to release on April 2017

MUMBAI: Actress Sonakshi Sinha-starrer "Noor," which will see her playing a journalist, is set to arrive in theatres on April 21 next year.

"Noor," a crime thriller comedy, is an adaptation of Pakistani novel "Karachi, You're Killing Me!" by Saba Imtiaz.

"She's sunshine mixed with a little hurricane. She's every girl. She's #Noor #IAmNoor Now arrives, 21st April, 2017 @TSeries @Abundantia_Ent," Sonakshi, 29, tweeted.

She’s sunshine mixed with a little hurricane. She’s every girl. She’s #Noor #IAmNoor Now arrives, 21st April, 2017 @TSeries @Abundantia_Ent pic.twitter.com/7RNEPaxGEm

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) November 22, 2016

The film was earlier scheduled to release on April 7.

Directed by Sunhil Sippy the movie is about Noor's misadventures and finding a nice lover.

The book tells the story of a young journalist, who is unable to tolerate the elite people in Karachi. With the profession of a journalist in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, Ayesha Khan's job often includes turning up at spots where an explosion took place and thereby get a horrific view of the scattered body parts.

Ayesha struggles to deal with her life but deep within she wishes to find a nice lover for herself.

"Noor" also stars Purab Kohli.