It seems that apart from investing in the action-thriller Tezz, the film's producers have spent much of their time negotiating with other filmmakers for the coveted Republic Day release.
On September 7, 2011 Mumbai Mirror, had reported that director Priyadarshan and producer Ratan Jain were trying to convince the producers of Reema Kagti's untitled film to re-schedule the release of the Aamir Khan starrer. And just when the filmmakers of the Ajay Devgn starrer Tezz managed to avert a box-office clash with Aamir, they have another filmmaker to contend with.
A source informed that now Karan Johar wants to release his Hrithik Roshan starrer Agneepath on January 26. Initially, the film was supposed to release on January 13.
Interestingly, the industry has been abuzz with speculations that Dibakar Banerjee is also vying for the same release date for his film Shanghai. Reportedly, Jain has already called Johar and the two have decided to meet to discuss how to work around this clash.
"One of them needs to bend. It would be ridiculous if both Tezz and Agneepath release on the same date. In such a scenario, they would definitely cut into each other's business," explained the source.
While Jain and Johar have decided to work it out, many in the industry are questioning KJo's reasons for postponing Agneepath's release.
The source added, "One fails to understand why Karan decided to push Agneepath by a fortnight. Even though January 26 is a National holiday, it is not a commercially wise decision to have all three films release on the same day."
When contacted, Jain confirmed that he will be meeting Johar soon to discuss a way out of the box-office clash. When asked if he would reschedule the release of Tezz if Johar was adamant to release Agneepath on January 26, the producer said, "Woh dekha jayega.
I haven't thought so far. But if we hit the theatres on the same day, both the films would definitely incur some loss."
On September 7, 2011 Mumbai Mirror, had reported that director Priyadarshan and producer Ratan Jain were trying to convince the producers of Reema Kagti's untitled film to re-schedule the release of the Aamir Khan starrer. And just when the filmmakers of the Ajay Devgn starrer Tezz managed to avert a box-office clash with Aamir, they have another filmmaker to contend with.
A source informed that now Karan Johar wants to release his Hrithik Roshan starrer Agneepath on January 26. Initially, the film was supposed to release on January 13.
Interestingly, the industry has been abuzz with speculations that Dibakar Banerjee is also vying for the same release date for his film Shanghai. Reportedly, Jain has already called Johar and the two have decided to meet to discuss how to work around this clash.
"One of them needs to bend. It would be ridiculous if both Tezz and Agneepath release on the same date. In such a scenario, they would definitely cut into each other's business," explained the source.
While Jain and Johar have decided to work it out, many in the industry are questioning KJo's reasons for postponing Agneepath's release.
The source added, "One fails to understand why Karan decided to push Agneepath by a fortnight. Even though January 26 is a National holiday, it is not a commercially wise decision to have all three films release on the same day."
When contacted, Jain confirmed that he will be meeting Johar soon to discuss a way out of the box-office clash. When asked if he would reschedule the release of Tezz if Johar was adamant to release Agneepath on January 26, the producer said, "Woh dekha jayega.
I haven't thought so far. But if we hit the theatres on the same day, both the films would definitely incur some loss."
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