8 saal baad – Akshay, Ajay and a Khan Diwali clash averted

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8 saal baad - Akshay, Ajay and a Khan Diwali clash averted

Diwali 2009 – This was the festive season when Bollywood saw the biggest three-way clash ever in the form of Blue, All The Best and Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna

Diwali 2017 – This is the festive season when Bollywood could have seen inarguably the biggest three-way clash ever in history, what with 2.0, Golmaal Again and Secret Superstar taking on each other

The common factor between the three releases? There is Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and a top Khan taking on each other all over again after eight long years! However, none of that is happening now, what with Akshay Kumar’s 2.0 moving ahead to Republic Day weekend release in 2018.

“Back then, it was Salman Khan who featured in Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna. This time around there is Aamir Khan in Secret Superstar. What’s also common is the fact that none of the films has its Khan in a full- fledged central protagonist role. Salman was in an extended special appearance in Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna which had Kareena Kapoor as the central protagonist. Now in Secret Superstar, Aamir has a strong supporting role though it is his Dangal child Zaira Wasim playing the title role,” an observer comments.

What was being keenly seen though was the coming together of Akshay and Ajay again on the big screen.

2.0 was always supposed to be a Diwali release and so was Golmaal Again. When Aamir announced his plans for Diwali, it had seemed that Golmaal Again may have a change in plans. However, the team has made its intentions very clear that it is not pulling out of the race. As a matter of fact it has already consolidated its place by approaching the finishing line in quick time,” a trade insider comments.

Golmaal Again boasts of a huge franchise base to it, what with Golmaal, Golmaal Returns as well as Golmaal 3 being major successes. On the other hand 2.0 was a Blockbuster with Rajinikant in a double role and now that Akshay Kumar has stepped in as a key antagonist, the Shankar directed film is already one of the biggest films ever. However, with the film moving ahead, it has cleared the decks for Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty and team.

“There are too many strengths that both 2.0 and Golmaal Again carry,” the insider continues, “Both are kid friendly films with family audiences as their base. Kids love sci-fi affairs and this is where 2.0 finds its audiences. Moreover, Akshay Kumar is on a roll with each film of his being different from the one before. This should be interesting on the Republic Day weekend, especially after Baby and Airlift.”

“On the other hand Golmaal franchise has proved that when Rohit Shetty, Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and team come together, it turns out to be a lethal combination. This Diwali, it is going to be a bumper ‘dhamaka’,” he declares.

Now that’s what the best case scenario is indeed, what with the two biggies finding a solid base for their own.

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