Ajay Devgn’s clash with Shah Rukh Khan averted

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan’s clash at the box office this Eid was averted when the release date of SRK’s ‘Raees’ was shifted to Republic Day 2017. With this Shah Rukh would have had to contend with two rivals at the box office, one being Hrithik Roshan, and the other Ajay Devgn. Yes, ‘Raees’ would have had clashed with Duggu’s ‘Kaabil’ and Devgn’s ‘Baadshaho’ at the box office next year. But the makers of ‘Baadshaho’ have decided to tackle the situation by shifting their release date from January to March, although a miffed Papa Roshan is adamant about not shifting the release date of ‘Kaabil’.

Sources said, “Ajay Devgn is mostly shifting the release because ‘Baadshaho’ won’t be ready in January. The makers are now eyeing for a March 10 release. Ajay is now shooting his directorial venture ‘Shivaay’ which he will wrap by June. He begins shooting for ‘Baadshaho’ in July end-early August. His film with Remo D’Souza co-starring Sooraj Pancholi too goes on floors this September. So he will be juggling between the two films and it is highly improbable that Ajay’s ‘Baadshaho’ will be ready in time for a January release. That’s why they have taken a call to shift the release date.”

Sources added, “Ajay Devgn’s films will now be clashing with Dharma production movies. It will be Ajay versus Dharma back to back this Diwali and next March. This year KJo’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ and Devgn’s ‘Shivaay’ will hit the screens on the same Friday in Diwali week. Next year, it will be Ajay’s ‘Baadshaho’ and Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt starrer ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’.”

Who will come out a winner at the box office? Only time will tell.

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