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Shah Rukh-Hrithik box office clash averted
Bollywood filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is willing to shift the release date of Krrish 4, which was clashing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan\'s movie with Aanand L Rai.
​Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is willing to shift the release date of "Krrish 4", which was clashing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's movie with Aanand L Rai.
Roshan earlier announced he is developing the next instalment of the "Krrish" franchise and would release it over the Christmas 2018 weekend. Even SRKs film with Rai is slated to release around same time.
The 67-year-old producer director has said he got to know about the release date of SRKs movie via social media.
"If Shah Rukh is releasing his film on that day, I will shift (the release date). It is unethical for me to come on the date he has already announced for his movie," Roshan said in a statement issued here.
"Were here to make films, not create controversies. There is still time for Krrish 4. If Shah Rukh has announced it and is coming on that date, then I wont release my film on the same date," he said.
Roshan, however, is in no mood to shift the release date of "Kaabil", which will hit the screens with SRKs "Raaes" on January 26 next year.
"I had announced the date for Kaabil earlier. If they are coming on the same date, then I cant do anything about it," he added.
Asked if he would shift Kaabil from releasing on the Republic Day if SRK requests, Roshan said, "I dont budge my release date. When Kaho Naa? Pyaar Hai was releasing on January 14, 2000, Aamir Khans Mela was coming on January 7, Shah Rukhs Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani on January 21 and Anil Kapoors Pukar on February 4. Some distributors suggested I move my film as Hrithik was a newcomer. They left the film as I didnt change my release date."
Though there will be box office clash between SRK and Hrithik next Republic Day, Roshan insists there are no issues with the "Dilwale" actor.
"As far as Shah Rukh is concerned, he is like a younger brother. I gave him a break in King Uncle (1993) and then worked with him in Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997)," he said.
"Knowing him, I dont think he will do anything unethical. I dont know what they will eventually decide (referring to box clash between Kaabil and Raaes)," Roshan said.
The first three instalments of the "Krrish" series had Roshans son and actor Hrithik in the lead.
