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Rohit Shetty defends ‘Dilwale’ as ‘Bajirao Mastani’ takes lead
“I think three-week open run should be good for both films”.
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Bringin Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol together was not planned.
The “Chennai Express” director continued, “Bans do harm the business, but when you go and talk to the people opposing the film, it all gets sorted. And the issue easily gets resolved if you go and talk to them nicely”.
What Rohit describes as “ban” was not actually ban. There were numerous protests from number of smaller organizations however at many locations against the film. At some places, shows were as-it-is, but there were no people. The film narrates the story of the Maratha warrior Peshwa (Prime Minister) Bajirao I of the Maratha Empire and his second wife Mastani.
To be sure, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer Dilwale had a number of positives going for it, from presence of megastar himself to greater number of screens booked, but what has provided Bajirao Mastani a leg-up is the presence of Deepika Padukone who has a number of Rs 100 cr movies to her name, aside from Ranveer Singh and a ticking storyline in a period thriller.
He added, “The response has been phenomenal and we did work really hard for it. I don’t know how to react…”
On Monday (day 4), while Dilwale box office collections fell to Rs 10.09 crore, Bajirao Mastani collections saw it actually beat SRK for the first time since release by earning Rs 10.25 crore – surely, a significant achievement.
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Coming to the first day collections of Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale, it has collected over Rs. 21 crores which is quite expected with the magic that Shah Rukh Khan has. Coming to “Bajirao Mastani”, an expensive film clashing with the director who is also called “Blockbuster Shetty”. Bajirao Mastani is a historical romance film written and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, which is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali himself distributed by Eros International. The sessions court ruled in favour of exhibitors and Dilwale, and said that the theatre owners are free to screen any movie that they wish to.