Hoping for best: Sidharth on 'Aiyaary', 'Pad Man' clash
Mumbai
January ,22 2018
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who plays a pivotal role in
"Aiyaary", feels the clash between the movie and Akshay Kumar's "Pad Man" could
have been avoided. But he says he can only hope for the best now.
"Aiyaary", which has a patriotic vibe, was originally slated for release on
January 25 to make the most of the long Republic Day weekend. It was clashing
with "Pad Man".
But after "Padmaavat" got a final release date of January
25, the makers of "Aiyaary" moved its release to February 9 to avoid clashing
with it and "Pad Man"
However, Akshay Kumar, as a move in support of
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and to let "Padmaavat" get a solo release, shifted "Pad
Man" to February 9, bringing the situation back to square one -- clashing with
"Aiyaary".
Asked about it, Sidharth told IANS here: "Yes, it irritates,
but now it's too late. What can we do now? Look, we announced the date first.
When 'Pad Man' makers unveiled their release date, we were gracious enough to
shift our release date to avoid the clash.
"This situation could have
resolved earlier, people could have stuck to their dates, respecting others'
space. I was not expecting the makers of 'Pad Man' to release their film with
us, especially the second time. We thought we will get a solo release.
"See, eventually the fate of the film will speak for itself. We are confident
about our film, it has its audience. Now that we cannot change anything, we can
hope for the best."
In "Aiyaary", Sidharth plays an Army officer who has
an ideological difference with another senior officer, played by Manoj Bajpayee.
The movie also features Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah.
Mumbai
January ,22 2018
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who plays a pivotal role in
"Aiyaary", feels the clash between the movie and Akshay Kumar's "Pad Man" could
have been avoided. But he says he can only hope for the best now.
"Aiyaary", which has a patriotic vibe, was originally slated for release on
January 25 to make the most of the long Republic Day weekend. It was clashing
with "Pad Man".
But after "Padmaavat" got a final release date of January
25, the makers of "Aiyaary" moved its release to February 9 to avoid clashing
with it and "Pad Man"
However, Akshay Kumar, as a move in support of
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and to let "Padmaavat" get a solo release, shifted "Pad
Man" to February 9, bringing the situation back to square one -- clashing with
"Aiyaary".
Asked about it, Sidharth told IANS here: "Yes, it irritates,
but now it's too late. What can we do now? Look, we announced the date first.
When 'Pad Man' makers unveiled their release date, we were gracious enough to
shift our release date to avoid the clash.
"This situation could have
resolved earlier, people could have stuck to their dates, respecting others'
space. I was not expecting the makers of 'Pad Man' to release their film with
us, especially the second time. We thought we will get a solo release.
"See, eventually the fate of the film will speak for itself. We are confident
about our film, it has its audience. Now that we cannot change anything, we can
hope for the best."
In "Aiyaary", Sidharth plays an Army officer who has
an ideological difference with another senior officer, played by Manoj Bajpayee.
The movie also features Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah.
Tags: Sidharth MalhotraAkshay KumarSanjay Leela BhansaliManoj BajpaiAnupam KherRakul Preet SinghNaseeruddin ShahAiyaary Padmaavat