There is still a week in the biggest clash of Bollywood this year but a war already has begun between Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again as the makers of the former film accused Rohit Shetty of unfair allocation of screens. Yes, you read that right, T-Series, the company that bankrolled Kartik Aryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, accused the makers of Singham Again of having an unfair allocation of screens.
Key Takeaways
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again both films are gearing up to hit the theaters on Friday, November 1, 2024.
- One film is helmed by Anees Bazmee and the other is helmed by Rohit Shetty.
- T-Series which produced Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, alleged that Rohit Shetty’s film is having an unfair allocation of screens.
- The producers of BB3 also have approached CCI (Competition Commission of India) to request a 50:50 screen allocation for both films.
Not to mention, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 both are long-awaited and highly anticipated films of Bollywood. In addition, the expectations from both films are also at zenith. The audience is currently not in the mood to see either of them getting negative reviews upon theatrical release. However, the trailers of both films are also looking promising and stand tall to their potential. At this point, it is quite difficult to say which film will win this clash. However, the image will turn clear after their release. Currently, the makers of both films are in a fight to secure as many as screens they can for the opening day because none of them can afford a box office failure at this stage. These two big-budget films are in a desperate situation to have as many as theater screens. Amid the fight for screen counts, the makers of Kartik Aryan’s film accused Ajay Devgn’s film’s makers of having an unfair allocation of screens.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is produced by T-Series which recently attacked Rohit Shetty for having unfair allocation in terms of screen count. Furthermore, T-Series even knocked on the door of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to request an equal distribution of screens between the two films. For the uninitiated CCI ensures consumer welfare and fair competition. Therefore, the production company of the horror-comedy film requested CCI to intervene in this matter and demanded a 50:50 screen distribution.
A source close to the matter said that the distributor of Singham Again is PVR Pictures which has already allocated 60 percent of shows at PVR Inox for this film. Furthermore, many single-screen theaters also have been asked to allocate all the shows to Singham Again. If we believe the source is true, only a few theaters are offering shows to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. When T-Series openly accused the makers of Singham Again, the matter of the distribution of screens between Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again came to light. The makers of BB3 are only demanding fair competition from the CCI with 50-50 screen space for both films. However, the number of screens can change later depending on the response of the audience to both films.
Considering the current buzz of both films, Ajay Devgn’s film is expected to take the lead on its opening day and in its first weekend but if Kartik Aryan’s film receives positive reviews we won’t be surprised at all to see BB3 overtaking Singham Again in their lifetime box office collection.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’s ensemble star cast features Kartik Aaryan, Triptii Dimri, Madhuri Dixit, and Vidya Balan, in the key roles.
- Singham Again’s star cast has actors like Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor.
