Anirban Das (MID-DAY; October 22, 2015)

Indie film lovers had long been waiting for October 16 to catch Kanu Behl-directed Titli, which has travelled to film festivals across the globe. However, its release was pushed to the month-end since Dibakar Banerjee, who has produced the film, admits that he was “scared” about a clash with rom-com, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.

Says Dibakar, “We were absolutely right about getting scared of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2. If we were to make 5 paise and another film releasing on the same day aims at making Rs 100, but ends up collecting 2 paisa more, then we would make just 3 paise. That would have been a loss for us.”

But with the release date being pushed ahead, Titli will have to compete with two much- awaited films, Main Aur Charles featuring Randeep Hooda and Kunal Kemmu-starrer Guddu Ki Gun. Wouldn’t that affect the film’s business? “Whatever happens, we will accept it as our fate. You can only wait till a certain period of time. If we had waited longer, the film would have clashed with Salman Khan’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo,” says Dibakar.