box office a lot this year more so because
of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus
Padmaavat getting postponed from last
December to January this year. Now we have
heard that a superstar whose niche film
(and home production) was clashing with
an action drama has managed to get it
postponed to avoid coming on the same day
- just to get a solo release for his own film.
Despite many celebs pitching in to promote
the film, his niche film has not whipped up
enough frenzy to pull in the family
audiences as yet.
While the action drama seemed to have its
permissions in place when the crew started
the shoot, suddenly problems started
cropping up out of nowhere for the hapless
filmmaker (who had already postponed his
film once). The film was all set to release
along with the niche film when they got the
news that certain changes in the film were
required as certain scenes would have to be
edited out. The team waited for three days
to get the required changes (minor ones)
from the concerned authorities but they
were kept waiting outside for hours till the
office shut down for the day. Finally, when
they were given the list of modifications it
was too late for them to release that
particular week. Rumours have been rife in
the film industry that it was the superstar,
who is known to be well-connected with
everybody, had his way, as he pulled some
strings to make sure that the film got
delayed. The fuming filmmaker has no
choice but to grin and bear it.
The strange part is that the superstar used
to be good friends with the director whose
film was clashing with his own but due to
an actress (both had worked with in the
past), they had a fallout. Buzz was both had
developed a soft corner for the young,
bubbly actress. While the director has
stopped signing the actress for his films, the
superstar and the actress continue to be in
touch.
The filmmaker was upset with the superstar
and stopped working with him for some
time till rumours of their patch-up started
coming and their next film together. But
now with the developments that have taken
place, the rift between the two seems to be
completely beyond repair the filmmaker
won't certainly work with the superstar
again for some time.
Nobody knows the truth of what really
happened - everything is pure speculation
right now. But as they say - the truth always
comes out and one day it will.
CREDITS: PINKVILLA.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/guess-who/did-superstar-pull-strings-and-manipulate-his-way-get-solo-release-his-film-397586.
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