Son Of Sardaar 2 pushed due to Saiyaara wave; gives a deja vu of SOS vs Jab Tak Hai Jaan; Drishyam vs Bhediya; Ae Dil Hai Mushkil vs Shivaay

Yesterday, Bollywood Hungama was the first one to report that Son Of Sardaar 2 would be postponed from July 25 to August 1. The decision was taken as this week’s big release, Saiyaara, took an unexpectedly huge opening and refuses to subside. Realizing that it can be strong even in its second week, a sound decision was taken to push the Ajay Devgn starrer by a week. This incident ignited memories of several past box office clashes and episodes.

1. Son Of Sardaar vs Jab Tak Hai Jaan Saiyaara is backed by Yash Raj Films (YRF). In 2012, their love saga Jab Tak Hai Jaan clashed with the first part of Son Of Sardaar, which also starred Ajay Devgn in the lead. It was the first time in the modern era that a major controversy was witnessed at the box office as YRF reportedly blocked all screens for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer. Ajay realized about it late, after which he went all out and managed to get a sizeable number of screens for his film. But in some centres, it didn’t get enough showcasing in the first week. It is a big coincidence that a YRF film once again was there in the corner when Son Of Sardaar’s second part was up for release.  The episode set the norm and later, many films got into fights over screens, more so in the post-pandemic era. Thankfully, with Son Of Sardaar 2 being postponed, this fight between distributors of the two films has been avoided.

2. Drishyam 2 vs Bhediya Just like Saiyaara, Drishyam 2 also released on the 18th – November 18, 2022, to be precise – and it was also a film which had generated buzz. Again, no one expected it to open with a bang and continue to excel in weekdays as well as the second week. That time, Bhediya was up for release a week later, on November 25. Just like Son Of Sardaar 2, the horror comedy starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon was also backed by Jio Studios. Bhediya did well but according to the trade, it could have done much better had it been released a week later, on December 2. It won’t be wrong to say that Jio must have remembered this episode and decided to push Son Of Sardaar 2 to avoid a repeat of Bhediya’s box office performance.

3. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil vs Shivaay Now that Son Of Sardaar 2 will release on August 1, it’ll clash with Dhadak 2, produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. The last time KJo and Ajay clashed was on Diwali 2016, when Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Shivaay released on the same day.

When Ajay almost worked with Ahaan Interestingly, Son Of Sardaar 2’s lead Ajay Devgn and Saiyaara’s hero Ahaan Panday almost worked together for a film. This was in 2020 when Aditya Chopra of YRF was planning a superhero flick. It was to feature Ahaan in the lead and Ajay as the villain. The film was shelved for unknown reasons.

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