Is Karan Johar sounding the war horns against Shahid Kapoor?
Karan Johar could have deliberately postponed his upcoming release to clash with Shahid Kapoor at the box office...
A source says, "Karan and Shahid have not exactly shared a good rapport in the past. They had a clash of sorts when Sasha walked out of Kaal. After that they did not work for years only to reunite for Punit Malhotra's film. Even then, Shahid walked out of Gori Tere Pyaar Mein at the last minute, only to be replaced by Imran Khan. It seems Karan might have deliberately pushed his film by two weeks to clash with Shahid."
While Karan's film (directed by Rensil D'Silva) has quite a few names to boast of - Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda and Sanjay Dutt, Rajkumar Santoshi's film (produced by Ramesh Taurani) is riding just on Shahid. However, sources from Karan's camp vehemently deny the charges and state, "The film has been pushed by two weeks because it would not be ready by that time. Ranbir Kapoor's Besharam releases on October 2. It made better business sense to not clash with Ranbir."
KJo flexing his muscles?
But on whether Karan's influence can really affect the business of Shahid's film, the trade seems to be divided in their opinion. While some feel that Shahid should have nothing to worry, others feel that KJo could turn the tide for him.
Trade expert Amod Mehra says, "Only few weeks a year could be set aside for being good for business. So it is obvious that the films will clash and eat into each other's business." However, Atul Mohan feels
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