A Bollywood ‘secret pact’ done away with.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BENGALURU: Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan came to a truce after a six-year-long standoff during Salman’s crisis last month, when he was sentenced to jail for a hit-and-run case. But, it seems like the super stars of Bollywood are getting ready for another round of faceoff; at least as far as their upcoming movie releases are concerned: both are scheduled for 2016 Eid.
Yash Raj Films today launched the first teaser of the Salman Khan starting “Sultan” via its official YouTube Channel with a tagline “Wrestling is not a sport. It’s about fighting what lies within”. The first Sultan teaser also announces the release date as 2016 Eid, which has now become a contentious date as Shahrukh Khan is also gearing up for the release of Raees, a big budget thriller in which he romances Pakistani beauty Mahira Khan.
Salman is expected to commence the shooting of Sultan later in November and if rumors are true he will play opposite Kirti Sanon. The film had been in the news for the last few months for it was rejected by Deepika Padukon and later by Kangana Ranaut due to undisclosed reasons.
Sultan, produced by Aditya Chopra is written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. The marketing department of Sultan is already in full swing and the early release of the trailer should be also seen an attempt to channelize discussions about the movie in a much more positive direction.
In addition to the deliberate marketing attempts, Sultan was also promoted in twitter by “Gunday” fame Ali Abbas Zafar, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, extending support for the director and crew.
Coming to SRK starring “Raees”, the movie is directed by Rahul Dholakia and produced by Farhan Akthar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Gauri Khan under the banner of Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment.
Salman and Shakrukh bonded again when SRK came forward and launched the first look of Salman Khan’s upcoming Eid release ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, along with Aamir Khan.
This isn’t the first time that the Khans are coming face to face with their festival releases. Back in 2006 – the year they strained their relations – “Don” and “Jaaneman” got released during the Diwali and eventually SRK came out successful.
It is rumored that the Khans of Bollywood have a secret arrangement among them where Salman prefers Eid, Shahrukh Diwali and Aamir Christmas for movie releases.
Going by the Eid clash, that secret pact now stands canceled, and it’s every actor for himself.
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