Conflicting reports on Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan's meet & Raees-Kaabil clash meet
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Hiren Kotwani (BOMBAY TIMES; July 20, 2016)
A clash of the titans at the
box office is never good for the business of films. After the collision
of Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani at the B.O last year, SRK apparently
wants to avoid a similar situation this year. On Monday night, SRK and
producer Ritesh Sidhwani reportedly met filmmaker Rakesh Roshan at the
latter's house in Juhu. The discussion revolved around how they could
avert their respective films, Raees and Kaabil (starring Hrithik
Roshan), from battling it out at the box office.
As of now, both films are scheduled to release on the Republic Day weekend.According to our source, “The meeting went on for a few hours and ended way past midnight. Afterwards, Rakeshji went down to see off SRK and Ritesh. Though nothing has been decided yet, it looks like the release of one of the movies will probably be rescheduled.“
When contacted, Rakesh Roshan said, “Shah Rukh and I are good friends. We had not met for long, so we were catching up on old times. We didn't talk about our films.“
Given that SRK and Rakesh Roshan are old friends, we are sure they met over coffee and casual conversation but they entirely skipped the subject of cinema is hard to believe.
When probed if both, the Hrithik Roshan-starrer and the SRK-starrer are releasing on the same date, he maintained, “My film will release on Republic Day weekend as planned. I don't know about them. Farhan (Akhtar) is not in town. So maybe after he returns, we'll know.“
During a recent media interaction, when asked about Raees-Kaabil clash, SRK had reportedly said, “We have spoken to Hrithik and also Ritesh and Farhan (producers of Raees). That was a month ago, but I guess now we can do some adjustments. Rakeshji, Ritesh and Farhan will be meeting again. We are trying to figure things out, so we don't have a clash.“
Interestingly, at an event for his upcoming film, when Hrithik was asked about this box office face-off, he had said, “We (SRK and Hrithik) are actors. We should leave all this to the producers to discuss.“
Ritesh Sidhwani was not available for comment till the time of going to press.
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Rakesh Roshan refutes rumours that the meet was to avert the first big box office clash of 2017
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 20, 2016)
As of now, both films are scheduled to release on the Republic Day weekend.According to our source, “The meeting went on for a few hours and ended way past midnight. Afterwards, Rakeshji went down to see off SRK and Ritesh. Though nothing has been decided yet, it looks like the release of one of the movies will probably be rescheduled.“
When contacted, Rakesh Roshan said, “Shah Rukh and I are good friends. We had not met for long, so we were catching up on old times. We didn't talk about our films.“
Given that SRK and Rakesh Roshan are old friends, we are sure they met over coffee and casual conversation but they entirely skipped the subject of cinema is hard to believe.
When probed if both, the Hrithik Roshan-starrer and the SRK-starrer are releasing on the same date, he maintained, “My film will release on Republic Day weekend as planned. I don't know about them. Farhan (Akhtar) is not in town. So maybe after he returns, we'll know.“
During a recent media interaction, when asked about Raees-Kaabil clash, SRK had reportedly said, “We have spoken to Hrithik and also Ritesh and Farhan (producers of Raees). That was a month ago, but I guess now we can do some adjustments. Rakeshji, Ritesh and Farhan will be meeting again. We are trying to figure things out, so we don't have a clash.“
Interestingly, at an event for his upcoming film, when Hrithik was asked about this box office face-off, he had said, “We (SRK and Hrithik) are actors. We should leave all this to the producers to discuss.“
Ritesh Sidhwani was not available for comment till the time of going to press.
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Rakesh Roshan refutes rumours that the meet was to avert the first big box office clash of 2017
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 20, 2016)
On Monday, Shah Rukh Khan
and his Raees producer Ritesh Sidhwani were spotted arriving at Hrithik
Roshan's residence around midnight. They were there for around two hours
fuelling speculations that they had met to avert the first big
box-office clash of 2017. Raees and the Hrithik-starrer, Kaabil, are
scheduled to come together on January 26.
SRK's action-thriller was earlier slated to release with Salman Khan's
wrestling drama but was pushed ahead to next year. This was after Rakesh
Roshan had blocked the long weekend for his home production which
reportedly has Roshan junior playing a blind man.
SRK added fuel to the fire with a cryptic tweet, “Met friend mentor-family after many a days. Mr. R.Roshan reminded me...it's not important to do 2 much, it's important to get 1 right. Thx sir.“
However, when Mirror contacted Roshan, the filmmaker made it clear that it was just a personal meeting and had nothing to do with their professional commitments. “It was just a friendly dinner, long overdue,“ he asserted. Sidhwani chose not to comment.
Interestingly, a few days ago, SRK had told the media that Rakesh and Ritesh are trying to avert the box-office clash. Hrithik when questioned on the subject had distanced himself, saying, “We are actors and we should leave this to the producers.“
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A mega box office clash of titans, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, averted following a five- hour meeting between both camps on Monday night
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; July 20, 2016)
Otherwise deemed a dull month for business, January promised fireworks at the box office during the 2017 Republic Day weekend. This was when Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees was supposed to go head to head with Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil. But, trust SRK to have the last word.
Late on Monday night, the star drove to Hrithik’s Juhu residence with Raees producer Ritesh Sidhwani in tow, and left five hours later, satisfied like a Cheshire cat. Sources in the know claim that Kaabil producer Rakesh Roshan has agreed to vacate the January 26 slot to allow a solo release window to Shah Rukh.
Says a source, “After initial discussions about avoiding a box office collision, Monday night’s marathon meeting ended on a positive note. Neither party wanted their film to suffer. Kaabil’s release is likely to be postponed and Raees will get a clear window.”
Shah Rukh tweeted about the meeting, hinting at a favourable outcome. The tweet, posted at 4.05 on Tuesday morning, read: “Met friend/mentor/family after many days. Mr.R. Roshan reminded me… it’s not important to do 2 much, it’s important to get 1 right. Thx sir (sic).”
On July 12, hitlist had reported that the Kaabil makers were reluctant to shift release date of their film. While addressing the media on Eid, he said, “We have spoken to Hrithik and also Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar [ producers of Raees]. That was a month ago, but I guess now we can do some adjustments. Rakeshji, Ritesh and Farhan will be meeting again. We are trying to figure things out to avoid a clash.”
When Hrithik was asked about the impending box office contest at an event last week, he said, “SRK and I are actors. This should be left to the producers to discuss.” Sanjay Gupta, who is helming Hrithik’s film, had confirmed to hitlist about Kaabil going to theatres on January 26. “But Shah Rukh has finally managed to convince the Roshans,” adds the source. Rakesh Roshan and Ritesh were unavailable for comment.
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SRK’s late night meeting with Rakesh Roshan bears no fruit; the clash is still on
Upala KBR (DNA; July 20, 2016)
Hrithik wasn’t present at this meeting as he had an early morning shoot for Kaabil on Tuesday. At a recent event when the actor was quizzed about his film clashing with SRK, he said ,“We (SRK and he) spoke (to each other) and said we are actors and we should leave it to the producers to decide.”
Roshan Sr confirms that SRK and Sidhwani had come to meet him but denies discussing the clash. “We didn’t discuss the shifting of the release date. Shah Rukh called and said that we haven’t met for a long time so they came over.” While the actor wanting to meet the producer-director ‘old times’ sake’ makes sense, the presence of Ritesh Sidhwani at this ‘friendly meeting’ doesn’t. However the producer maintains, “We were just sitting and chatting like old times. It was good to catch up as we have done many films together — I gave Shah Rukh a break in King Uncle, then Koylaa and Karan Arjun.”
So has he decided to shift the release date of his film post the discussion? “No. What is there to change? We have announced the date earlier. But we are all friends and will sort it out.”
SRK added fuel to the fire with a cryptic tweet, “Met friend mentor-family after many a days. Mr. R.Roshan reminded me...it's not important to do 2 much, it's important to get 1 right. Thx sir.“
However, when Mirror contacted Roshan, the filmmaker made it clear that it was just a personal meeting and had nothing to do with their professional commitments. “It was just a friendly dinner, long overdue,“ he asserted. Sidhwani chose not to comment.
Interestingly, a few days ago, SRK had told the media that Rakesh and Ritesh are trying to avert the box-office clash. Hrithik when questioned on the subject had distanced himself, saying, “We are actors and we should leave this to the producers.“
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A mega box office clash of titans, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, averted following a five- hour meeting between both camps on Monday night
Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; July 20, 2016)
Otherwise deemed a dull month for business, January promised fireworks at the box office during the 2017 Republic Day weekend. This was when Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees was supposed to go head to head with Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil. But, trust SRK to have the last word.
Late on Monday night, the star drove to Hrithik’s Juhu residence with Raees producer Ritesh Sidhwani in tow, and left five hours later, satisfied like a Cheshire cat. Sources in the know claim that Kaabil producer Rakesh Roshan has agreed to vacate the January 26 slot to allow a solo release window to Shah Rukh.
Says a source, “After initial discussions about avoiding a box office collision, Monday night’s marathon meeting ended on a positive note. Neither party wanted their film to suffer. Kaabil’s release is likely to be postponed and Raees will get a clear window.”
Shah Rukh tweeted about the meeting, hinting at a favourable outcome. The tweet, posted at 4.05 on Tuesday morning, read: “Met friend/mentor/family after many days. Mr.R. Roshan reminded me… it’s not important to do 2 much, it’s important to get 1 right. Thx sir (sic).”
On July 12, hitlist had reported that the Kaabil makers were reluctant to shift release date of their film. While addressing the media on Eid, he said, “We have spoken to Hrithik and also Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar [ producers of Raees]. That was a month ago, but I guess now we can do some adjustments. Rakeshji, Ritesh and Farhan will be meeting again. We are trying to figure things out to avoid a clash.”
When Hrithik was asked about the impending box office contest at an event last week, he said, “SRK and I are actors. This should be left to the producers to discuss.” Sanjay Gupta, who is helming Hrithik’s film, had confirmed to hitlist about Kaabil going to theatres on January 26. “But Shah Rukh has finally managed to convince the Roshans,” adds the source. Rakesh Roshan and Ritesh were unavailable for comment.
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SRK’s late night meeting with Rakesh Roshan bears no fruit; the clash is still on
Upala KBR (DNA; July 20, 2016)
On Monday night, Shah Rukh Khan and Riteish Sidhwani
finally met filmmaker Rakesh Roshan at his Juhu residence. The issue was
presumably to request Roshan Sr to move the release date of Hrithik
Roshan-starrer Kaabil from January 26 to another date as SRK’s Raees
wanted to release on the said date.
Hrithik wasn’t present at this meeting as he had an early morning shoot for Kaabil on Tuesday. At a recent event when the actor was quizzed about his film clashing with SRK, he said ,“We (SRK and he) spoke (to each other) and said we are actors and we should leave it to the producers to decide.”
Roshan Sr confirms that SRK and Sidhwani had come to meet him but denies discussing the clash. “We didn’t discuss the shifting of the release date. Shah Rukh called and said that we haven’t met for a long time so they came over.” While the actor wanting to meet the producer-director ‘old times’ sake’ makes sense, the presence of Ritesh Sidhwani at this ‘friendly meeting’ doesn’t. However the producer maintains, “We were just sitting and chatting like old times. It was good to catch up as we have done many films together — I gave Shah Rukh a break in King Uncle, then Koylaa and Karan Arjun.”
So has he decided to shift the release date of his film post the discussion? “No. What is there to change? We have announced the date earlier. But we are all friends and will sort it out.”
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