If ‘Chennai Express’ and ‘OUATIM 2’ clash at the box office?

Article by Indicine critic Joginder Tuteja

With every passing day, the 2013 calendar is becoming more and more clearer. While time and again one sees clashes being averted after an amicable call taken by the makers of the rival films, last year’s big clash of ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and ‘Son of Sardaar’ showed that nothing can be said with utmost certainty.

Here is looking at five major clashes that are expected in months to follow:

Ghanchakkar vs Raanjhanaa

Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan are on a roll which should make ‘Ghanchakkar’ special. On the other hand one can’t discount the fact that the director of ‘Raanjhanaa’, Aanand L. Rai, is the man who made his ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ a household name. While former is a comedy, latter is a love story. However an element of a light hearted narrative stays consistent in both films. Of course from the starcast perspective, ‘Ghanchakkar’ will find good push. Still, one does expect Aanand to deliver something special with his Sonam-Dhanush starrer.

OUATIM 2 vs Chennai Express

OUATIM 2 vs Chennai Express

Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2 vs Chennai Express vs Singh Sahab The Great

It is impossible that these three films will arrive on the same day. Period. In fact with Akshay Kumar’s OUATIM 2 confirmed for Eid, there is negligible probability of this Milan Luthria film moving ahead. Though the best case scenario would be to see no clash whatsoever, one thing is for sure that ‘Singh Sahab The Great’ won’t come along with OUATIM 2, as was the case two years back when ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ had made way for ‘Tees Maar Khan’. This leaves ‘Chennai Express’ in fray.

Though a confirmed word is yet to be out, if at all this clash indeed takes place, ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ would have a slight edge, if not major. The sequel factor, audience anticipation to see the story unfold, Akshay getting into a part with grey shades and the strength of Ekta Kapoor’s marketing prowess would ensure that the film carries enough weight to take on the combined might of Shahrukh Khan and Rohit Shetty, both of whom haven’t delivered a flop for ages. While a huge opening is on the cards for both films, OUATIM 2 may just have an advantage, at least over the weekend.

Phata Poster Nikla Hero vs Satyagraha

Shooting of both films is in full swing and the good part is that ‘Phata Poster Nikla Hero’ and ‘Satyagraha’ belong to extremely diverse genre. This means that even if there is a clash, the divide amongst the audience wouldn’t be massive enough. While former is a light hearted film by Rajkumar Santoshi after ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, latter is yet another hard hitting tale by Prakash Jha. As a matter of fact, if at all the films would be making news for the clash; it would be due to face-off between Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor who would be finding themselves on the other side of the fence after ‘Milenge Milenge’.

Bullet Raja vs Ungli

Tigmanshu Dhulia is fast rising as a man who knows how to tell different stories. With him at the helm of his most ambitious film till date, ‘Bullet Raja’, and enjoying the presence of stars like Saif Ali Khan, one looks forward to what he delivers this time around. On the other hand Karan Johar has entrusted Rensil D’Silva to deliver goods for an entertainer in the form of ‘Ungli’ which has Sanjay Dutt, Emraan Hashmi and Kangna Ranaut forming an interesting cast. Now this one would be an interesting clash in the offering. Both films are seemingly quirky in nature and are expected to follow a unique narrative as well.

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein vs Rambo Rajkumar

If at all this clash indeed happens, and that too after ‘Phata Poster Nikla Hero’ v/s ‘Satyagraha’, tongues would start wagging as it would be second instance withing one year where Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor would be encountering each other. In fact this time around the clash would be more closely fought since both films are core entertainers in the making and would also result in divided moola. For audience though it would be a bonanza in the offering as ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein’ would have Karan Johar and Punit Malhotra returning with Imran Khan after ‘I Hate Luv Storys’. On the other hand Prabhudheva would be back with yet another ‘masala entertainer’ with Sonakshi in tow after ‘Rowdy Rathore’.

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Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder

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  • JTHJ > Yash chopra’s last movie + AR Rahman music+ Gulzar shab+ SRK + Katrina kaif+ festive release+ Anushka = 101 cr domestic collection. Ha Ha Ha. as i said before. SRK is losing his charm with every new release. he is going down since MNIK.

  • @boss. Ra1 half half day collection was more than damadam’s life time collection. Himesh may be competitor to Akki but not srk just like ABCD crew were competitor to special26 superstar cast. What I mentioned above were big star clashing with srk like Amir,akshay,ajay govinda, salman hritik Sanjay bachchan
    @ahsan khan. Agree srk is no srk these days as his past few movies underperformed but these underperformer r better than ajay Akkis movies nd that is only bcos of genre of the movies. Hathi agar soya rahega to bhi kutton badha hi dikhta hai. And yash chopra Katrina anushka gulzar rehman these people only get highlighted when srk is there. Remove srk from jthj nd result would another yuvraj. Ghai jacky Katrina rehman gulzar etc. festival season was neutralized with the clash nd thakereys death.
    Finally my request to u don’t under estimate srk he is in industry more than 20 years nd saw more clashes, competitor than u he knows how to handle them

  • GuYS ! Stop It !
    I think ekta nd akshay rethnk abt outim2 !
    Coz Srk nd Rohit shud smash the boxoffice neva b4 !
    Plz Srk nd Rohit , if ths eid chennai express is a solo release i guarantted it shud break each nd every records of before !
    But , it’s campain of against srk in bollywood nw ! Bt plz if all heros of bollywood r ther vs srk na ! Phir bhi srk wins !
    Sale ek sath ate he if u have dare then come single !
    Then Srk shown u why he is called King over the years nd why the world say that he is smash global superstar !

  • A QUESTION TO SRK FANS,,HOW MANY ACCOUNTS ARE YOU RUNNING AT INDICINE???ALMOST EVERY COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER..
    ABOUT CLASH JUST GO AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE SAID ABOUT JTHJ VS SOS AT EACH AND EVERY ARTICLES???CAN’T REMEMBER???LET ME TELL YOU SOME HINTS OF THE BEST COMMENTS..
    1.JTHJ WILL BE ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER
    2.SRK AT HIS FAVOURITE ROMANTIC AVATAR
    3.JTHJ IS RETURN OF 1995 DDLJ
    4.JTHJ WILL COLLECT 200+ CRORES IN INDIA,300+ WORLDWIDE
    5.AJAY DEVGN IS A B-GRADE STAR
    6.SOS WON’T GET EVEN 20 CRORE WEEKEND
    7.AJAY D CAN’T GIVE HIT WITHOUT ROHIT SHETTY
    8.PEOPLE ARE BORED OF OVERDOSE OF MASALA GENRE
    9.MASALA GENRE IS PATHETIC
    10.PEOPLE WANT CLASS MOVIES
    THIS IS JUST A HINT,,WILL TELL YOU MORE IF YOU GUYS STILL CAN’T LEARN FROM IT.

  • AND NOW THE EXCUSES OF SRKIANS AFTER THE RELEASE OF JTHJ..
    1.PEOPLE DON’T LIKE ROMANTIC MOVIES NOW-A DAYS(SRK WAS RETURNING TO ROMANCE,,THE BIGGEST PLUS POINT OF MOVIE,BECAME BIGGEST NEGATIVE POINT.
    2.AJAY DEVGN IS ALSO A SUPERSTAR,,SO THE COMPITITION WAS TOUGH(THE SAME AJAY D WAS B-GRADE STAR BEFORE RELEASE,BECAME SUPERSTAR)
    3.MASALA GENRE IS THE CHOICE OF AUDIENCE NOW-A-DAYS(THE SAME GENRE WAS OVERDOSE BEFORE)
    4.PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE CLASS ORIENTED MOVIES(WHICH WAS HOT CAKE BEFORE RELEASE)
    5.JTHJ COULD NOT CROSS 200 CRORES BECAUSE OF CLASH(AS IF THEY WERE TOTALLY UNKNOWN ABOUT CLASH)
    THIS ARE THE SOME EXAMPLES.

  • @PRAVEEN
    YOU IDIOT,DUFFER,MORON.HOW DID JTHJ FLOPPED IN FRONT OF IDIOTIC SOS?
    SOS INDIA COLLECTIONS=103CR(NETT) & JTHJ INDIA COLLECTIONS=123CR(NETT).
    OVERSEAS:
    JTHJ=84CR & SOS=15.23CR

  • If YPD made way for Akki. Now akki should give space to Sunny D. Then chennai exp and singh sahib both will work.

  • People know damadam coz of Ra1 , People went to see SOS coz of JTHJ controversy. Now any body who wants free publicity will release movie with srk movie ! Sajid made a mistake . He should have released himmatwala with Chennai exp. Anyways he atleast know the star power of Tezz gan , i mean Ajay Devgn.

  • If there is srk in a movie i can’t even think abt any other movie. CE is going to be the winner. Outam 2 will give competition bt its sure it will not sustain in front of CE.

  • i am not srk hater but ce will be beaten by outima…..SRK is known for his serious acting and classics not for fake acting….on the other side akshay proved himself as a complete actor in special 26….he has support of ekta and milan als…so no one can’t stop khiladi kumar :)

  • Frnds just wait n watch wht wil hapen..on tis eid.. No one is bigger to each other only tha content of th flick will decide who wil won the bettle akki or srk

  • Ouatim 2 winner

    if clash than ouatim 2 will be collect 165 crore
    chennai express will be collect 115 crore

  • salman has created such an hysteria and image dat no one even dares to releas ones film alongside wid him…
    he is a superstar..
    whereas even srk in his own manner created a space dat no one else dares to do d way he releases his film..
    dat is he is d only successful actor despite having tough competition ( releasing film alongside his movies ) comes clean..
    not only clean but also as a winner..
    so guys pls dont fight

  • salman has created such an image dat no one ever dream of releasing his or hers film opposite his film..
    he is a superstar..
    wheras even srk has his own charm
    despite facing tough comp (no solo release) many a times he still emerges as a winner..almost all d time..
    so guys pls dont fight..
    they both have their own qualities which no other actor enjoys today..

  • Absoulutely no doubt about that coz king khan will rock the box office in terms of best story,music,casting,etc.and i am proud of being a srk and deepika fan.OUATIMA lol dude.

  • Almost everyone is waiting for CE VS OUATIMD!

    Speaking about the clash we can’t say anything for now
    Both of the films are very big films:
    Big superstars: AKSHAY for Ouatim2 AND SRK for CE
    Good directors: Milan Luthria AND Rohit Shetty
    CE is the second film where Srk AND deepika Will be paired together after OSO
    Ouatim2 is the sequel of a superhit film
    Srk AND Akki are big superstars with big fan following
    AKSHAY ‘s rowdy rathore is his biggest hit till date AND JTHJ rocked overseas market
    Trailers are superb very good dialogues
    I hope both of films Will do +140 crores
    They may beat ETT records
    But LOL……a clash with singh sahab the great lol
    Ouatim 2 AND ce Will kill singh sahab the grreat
    Singh sahab the great should be postponed..!!

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