At a time, when the mentor has buried issues with his protégé and cast him in his next movie, he surely wouldn’t jeopardise it. Keeping that in mind, Ram Gopal Varma is believed to have delayed the release ofPhoonk 2 by a week, to avoid a clash withPrince, which opens in theatres on April 9. This is mainly because the actor is playing the lead in his next, Rakta Charitra.
Apparently, the request came from Oberoi, who dropped in at Varma’s office on Holi to discuss his apprehensions about the films clashing at the box-office. According to an insider, “Vivek told Ramuji that even though Ritesh Deshmukh’s Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai was also releasing on the same day, he was worried about Phoonk 2eating into Prince’s collections. More so, since Phoonk had done surprisingly well despite releasing with the Mallika Sherawat-driven Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam.”
Varma assured Oberoi that he would finalise things after Kumar Taurani, producer of Prince, spoke to him, since the release date of the film was shifted a couple of times. Our source adds, “On Wednesday, after Kumar Taurani assured Ramuji that his Prince was definitely releasing on April 9, he decided to postpone the release of Phoonk 2 to April 16.” Read more…
