New Delhi: Diwali is here and so is the much-discussed clash of titans at the box office. Bollywood heavyweights Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn face-off today with romance-drama Jab Tak Hai Jaan and ribtickler Son Of Sardaar respectively.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan's emotional quotient also includes the fact that it is director Yash Chopra's last film. Mr Chopra died of dengue-related complications on October 21, three weeks before his swan song released, making this the last chance for cine-goers to watch a full blown 'Yash Chopra romance.' The film stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the female leads. SRK, who has starred in Mr Chopra's last four films, plays an army officer named Samar. The film has music by A R Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar.
The box-office collision was preceded by an off-screen storm of controversy that divided Bollywood with Ajay Devgn Films, producer of Son Of Sardaar, accusing Yash Raj Films, producer of Jab Tak Hai Jaan, of using it's influence to create a monopoly and keep SOS out of theatres. Ajay Devgn filed a petition with the Competition Commission asking that Jab Tak Hai Jaan's release be stayed. The petition was rejected, as was the appeal. However, the Appellate tribunal did send a notice to Yash Raj Films on the basis of Ajay's complaint.
Controversy notwithstanding, this Diwali has all the makings of a firecracker at the box-office.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan's emotional quotient also includes the fact that it is director Yash Chopra's last film. Mr Chopra died of dengue-related complications on October 21, three weeks before his swan song released, making this the last chance for cine-goers to watch a full blown 'Yash Chopra romance.' The film stars Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the female leads. SRK, who has starred in Mr Chopra's last four films, plays an army officer named Samar. The film has music by A R Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar.
The box-office collision was preceded by an off-screen storm of controversy that divided Bollywood with Ajay Devgn Films, producer of Son Of Sardaar, accusing Yash Raj Films, producer of Jab Tak Hai Jaan, of using it's influence to create a monopoly and keep SOS out of theatres. Ajay Devgn filed a petition with the Competition Commission asking that Jab Tak Hai Jaan's release be stayed. The petition was rejected, as was the appeal. However, the Appellate tribunal did send a notice to Yash Raj Films on the basis of Ajay's complaint.
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Controversy notwithstanding, this Diwali has all the makings of a firecracker at the box-office.
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