A major clash at the box office has now been averted after Akshay Kumar announced that PadMan will release on February 9, instead of January 25.
In a joint press conference held by Akshay Kumar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the Padmaavat director said, “We requested Akshay if he can shift the film because he is such a big star and our troubles might have increased if we would have released the film together. He agreed and will be grateful to him for a lifetime.”
#Padmaavat has been made after facing a lot of difficulties,we decided on release date of 25 Jan but it was with Akshay Kumar for release of his film ‘PadMan’,we reqwsted him to move release date of his film ahead,he agreed,will be grateful to him for a lifetime:Sanjay L Bhansali pic.twitter.com/FoLQbiLa7u
— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2018
While Akshay Kumar said, “It is essential for them to release it as quickly as possible. The point is not about fighting or clashing… But at the moment, the stake of their film is much more higher than mine.”
It is essential for them to release the film #Padmaavat as quickly as possible, so I agreed to move the release date of my film ‘Pad Man’ ahead, will now be released on Feb 9: Akshay Kumar in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/H2br6bsTxq
— ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2018
Padmaavat will now release on January 25 and PadMan will release along with Aiyaary on February 9. Incidentally, the makers of Aiyaary are in a quandary, as they had moved their release date from January 26 to February 9 to avoid clash with PadMan.
