Mumbai: Bollywood filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is willing to shift the release date of Krrish 4, which was clashing with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's movie with Aanand L Rai.
Roshan earlier announced he is developing the next instalment of the Krrish franchise and would release it over the Christmas 2018 weekend. Even SRK's film with Rai is slated to release around same time.
The 67-year-old producer director has said he got to know about the release date of SRK's movie via social media. "If Shah Rukh is releasing his film on that day, I will shift (the release date). It is unethical for me to come on the date he has already announced for his movie," Roshan said
in a statement issued here.
"We're here to make films, not create controversies. There is still time for Krrish 4. If Shah Rukh has announced it and is coming on that date, then I won't release my film on the same date," he said.
Roshan, however, is in no mood to shift the release date of Kaabil, which will hit the screens with SRK's Raaes on January 26 next year. "I had announced the date for Kaabil earlier. If they are coming on the same date, then I can't do anything about it," he added.
Asked if he would shift Kaabil from releasing on the Republic Day if SRK requests, Roshan said, "I don't budge my release date. When Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was releasing on January 14, 2000, Aamir Khan's Mela was coming on January 7, Shah Rukh's Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani on January 21 and Anil Kapoor's Pukar on February 4. Some distributors suggested I move my film as Hrithik was a newcomer. They left the film as I didn't change my release date."
Though there will be box office clash between SRK and Hrithik next Republic Day, Roshan insists there are no issues with the Dilwale actor.
"As far as Shah Rukh is concerned, he is like a younger brother. I gave him a break in King Uncle (1993) and then worked with him in Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997)," he said.
"Knowing him, I don't think he will do anything unethical. I don't know what they will eventually decide (referring to box clash between Kaabil and Raaes)," Roshan said.
The first three instalments of the Krrish series had Roshan's son and actor Hrithik in the lead.
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