Onir, who has co-produced the film with actor Sanjay Suri, took to Twitter to share the news.

'Proud and excited to announce that our film #Chauranga (Four Colours) is all set to release worldwide,' Onir tweeted on Thursday.

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Starring Sanjay and Tannishtha Chatterjee, the film is a fictional account of six days in a dark corner of India, telling a story of violence of class oppression that still exists in rural India. The film centres around the story of a 14-year-old boy falling in love with a 16-year-old from an upper caste.

Onir, known for 'Bas Ek Pal' and 'My Brother...Nikhil', also shared a link of his Instagram page with details of the film.

"Proud and excited to announce that our film #Chauranga (Four Colours) is all set to release worldwide on the 8th of January 2016. This is the first film produced by @sanjaysuri and I that has not been directed by me. Bikas Mishra will debut as a film maker with this film," he shared.