It's SRK vs Prabhas! 'Salaar' to lock horns with 'Dunki'
What's the story
Shah Rukh Khan is currently on a box office rampage after delivering back-to-back Rs. 1,000 crore grossers this year: Pathaan and Jawan.
Khan's next 2023 release, Dunki directed by Rajkumar Hirani, has been in the buzz for a long time.
Now, reports are rife that pan-Indian star Prabhas's Salaar has locked a new release date—December 22, 2023—to have a box-office clash with Dunki.
Excitement
Makers yet to make official announcement
Trade analyst Himesh Mankad on Saturday tweeted, "Exhibitors all across the country have received an email from #Salaar distributors about the new release date—December 22, 2023."
Critic-trade analyst Taran Adarsh also tweeted the same.
Though the makers have not made it official, if it happens, then it will be a clash of titans!
Interestingly, a recent report suggested that Salaar was postponed to 2024.
Twitter Post
Here's what Mankad posted on Twitter
Exhibitors all across the country have received an email from #Salaar distributors about the new release date - December 22, 2023. Not sure if this is locked or an exercise done to merely test the waters.
— Himesh (@HimeshMankad) September 25, 2023
PS: #Dunki is already scheduled to release on December 22 & the date was…