Director Abhishek Kapoor says the release date of his upcoming film Kedarnath was decided months ago and he doesn’t care that it comes out at the same time as a Shah Rukh Khan film.
There have been reports about a fall-out between Kapoor and producer Prernaa Arora over this issue. It is said that Arora is against releasing Kedarnath, the film featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and actor Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Khan, on December 21, 2018, the date on which Khan’s film, directed by Aanand L. Rai, is scheduled for release.
“This is so pointless, and senseless. We announced the release date of Kedarnath long ago. We didn’t jump into it just because I wanted to compete with Mr Shah Rukh Khan’s film. Our release date, December 21, was decided months ago,” Kapoor said.
“There is absolutely no friction with my producers on this issue. I see no problem in releasing Kedarnath on the same Friday as the Aanand L. Rai film with Shah Rukh. Two big films being released on the same Friday is not uncommon anymore. There are only 52 Fridays to choose from,” he added.
“There are bound to be clashes…and why call them a clash? Why not see the co-existence of two films on the same Friday as a chance for the audience to see two good films? I am pretty sure Kedarnath and the other film will find their audience,” Kapoor said.
He is all praise for his lead pair in Kedarnath.
“Sushant Singh Raput, whom I directed in Kai Po Che!, has evolved beautifully. As for Sara Khan, she is glorious. She will take the nation by storm. Let the film release. All the complaints will stop,” he added.
