Sunny pa ji vs Salman bhai this diwali

Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again will open with Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo on November 13. But the actor-director's team is not worried about Sallu's fan base, as box-office clashes have benefited Sunny in the past.

"Aamir Khan's Dil and Sunny's Ghayal released on the same Friday, June 22, 1990, and both were blockbusters," says co-producer Sunil Saini. "In 2001, Lagaan and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha came together and both worked. I'm sure both these films will do well this Diwali."

Earlier, speculations were rife that the Ghayal sequel would clash with Shah Rukh Khan's Dilwale which rolls in Christmas but Sunil refutes that saying, "We will wrap up our film next month and will be ready by September. So November is a perfect release time for us."

With Brothers blocked for Independence Day, Fan for Eid, Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani for Christmas, Sunil says that he had no choice but to release with another biggie during Diwali. "We are looking at a huge opening since Sunny is directing the film himself and we have technicians from abroad like Dan Bradley on board. I am not worried about a clash," he asserts.