After director Prashanth Neel, Rajkumar Hirani BREAKS SILENCE on Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki’s clash with Prabhas’ Salaar

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki had a theatrical release on 21st December and it witnessed a box office clash with Prabhas starrer Salaar. Both movie being different in genre attracted a huge chunk of audience at the theatres. With the stunning response for Dunki and Salaar, director Rajkumar Hirani has opened up about the box office clash and how it affected box office returns.

Rajkumar Hirani comments on Dunki vs Salaar

Director Rajkumar Hirani recently got into a conversation with DNA wherein he opened up about Dunki box office clash with Salaar. Speaking up about the same, Rajkumar Hirani said, “So, I am sure at some level it affects both the films. In a clash, business is affected. But there is no option to that because there are 52 weeks and 200 films made. There would be clashes. Sometimes bigger films would clash and sometimes smaller. All these kind of things will continue happening. There is no escape from that.”

Prabhas starrer Salaar is all set to cross Rs.650 crores at the worldwide box office whereas Dunki has crossed Rs.40 crores. The director emphasized that a film’s performance at the box office is not the best parameter to judge a movie, he said that appreciation is important.

Hirani says, “That is why we make films so that people can like it. In a way, that is slightly connected to the box office. You definitely want your film to do enough numbers that nobody makes a loss, nobody suffers. Perceptions will differ. But no film should go into a loss so that you can make your next film. Otherwise you get swayed by ‘ok this is not working so let me try something else’. Then you try and go against your instinct, which is a trap. When it does a reasonable number, you are confident for the next time.”

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Prashanth Neel’s comment on the box office clash

Earlier, Salaar director Prashanth Neel had also opened up about the clash. The director told Pinkvilla, “This is what happens in cinema. You root for your heroes and the emotions get the better of you. It might be that way (war) for the fans but for us, we are not trying to compete with one another. We are both trying to survive together.

He added, “I do not advocate being a part of something like that. It’s nasty is what I heard. And I really wish it did not come down to something like that because both the stars are huge in Indian cinema and they deserve all the respect that they have accumulated over the years. The whole environment is not good for the cinema also. You rather ignore it because there is no way to control something like that. You just let it pass.“

Apart from Shah Rukh Khan, Dunki also stars Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani and Vicky Kaushal among others. The movie tells a story about traveling abroad through an illegal way, but with the longing for home and your loved ones.

Also read: Dunki worldwide box office: Shah Rukh Khan starrer achieves another milestone as it crosses Rs 400 crore mark

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