Ram Charan and Jr NTR starrer RRR is releasing worldwide on October 13, 2021. Director, SS Rajamouli on Monday announced the release date of the magnum opus. Boney Kapoor’s Maidaan that stars Ajay Devgn is releasing on October 15, 2021. It was announced by Boney and Ajay in December 2020. As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, Boney Kapoor is ‘upset’ with RRR clashing with Maidaan.
A source told the portal, “Ajay is aware that his prestigious bio-pic Maidaan on football legend Syed Abdul Rahim was due in the Dussehra week this year. He very specifically told Rajamouli to speak to Boney Kapoor before announcing his release date. But Rajamouli went ahead without consulting Boney.”
Boney Kapoor said, “This is most unethical. I announced my release date for Maidaan six months ago. At a time when we should all be coming together to save the movie industry, he (Rajamouli) has gone and done this.”
Ajay Devgn starrer #Maidaan now releases worldwide in theatres on Dussehra 2021. Shoot commences January 2021. @ajaydevgn @priyamani6 @raogajraj @ItsAmitTrivedi @iAmitRSharma @freshlimefilms @SaiwynQ @ActorRudranil @writish @saregamaglobal @ZeeStudios_ @ZeeStudiosInt pic.twitter.com/r9l9ELJbte
— Boney Kapoor (@BoneyKapoor) December 12, 2020
SS Rajamouli is yet to comment on Boney Kapoor’s comment on the clash of both the movies.
On January 25, Rajamouli took to Twitter to make the release date announcement. He tweeted, “Witness the unstoppable force of fire and water on October 13, 2021.”
Witness the unstoppable force of fire and water on October 13, 2021. #RRRMovie #RRRFestivalOnOct13th@tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @ajaydevgn @aliaa08 @oliviamorris891 @thondankani @RRRMovie @DVVMovies pic.twitter.com/NCIHHXQ8Im
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) January 25, 2021
Interestingly, Ajay Devgn stars in both Maidaan and RRR. The latter also stars Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani, Olivia Morris, Alison Doody and Ray Stevenson in pivotal roles. It was earlier scheduled to release on July 30, 2020, but due to the injuries of Jr NTR and Ram Charan and the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown, the shoot was halted and it got delayed.