PRDP vs Ghayal Once Again: Sunny to take on the might of Salman Khan!

Salman Khan’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ (PRDP) and Sunny Deol’s ‘Ghayal Once Again’ are set for a mega clash at the box office during the festival of lights.

Produced and directed by Sunny himself, ‘Ghayal Once Again’ is now confirmed to release in theatres in the second week of November, on the same day as the Sooraj Barjatya – Salman Khan film.

While PRDP is likely to be a typical Barjatya film with family values and traditions, ‘Ghayal Once Again’ is likely to appeal to the masses who love action films.

‘Ghayal’ was one of the most popular films of 1990. The Rajkumar Santoshi film had all the commercial elements for a masala potboiler and Sunny has promised to retain all the elements that made the first film a big success.

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In a way, history could be repeating itself. 3 years ago, a romantic film ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ starring the biggest superstars in the country, clashed with Ajay Devgn’s ‘Son Of Sardaar’. While ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ did well at the box office, ‘Son Of Sardaar’ provided tough competition and probably went on to be a bigger success at the domestic box office.

However, Ajay is one of the top stars in the industry, while Sunny Deol has faded away in recent times. It’ll be interesting to see if Sunny can take on the might of Salman at the box office, because clashes against big films can sometimes work in favour of smaller films. ‘Son Of Sardaar’ got plenty of hype and media coverage because of ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and so did ‘Haider’ last year when UTV decided to release their film against Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Bang Bang’.

A normal release for ‘Ghayal Once Again’ would have meant that the film would rely on word-of-mouth, but releasing against a Salman Khan film will ensure that the film stays in news, comparisons between the promos of the two films will be made and the audience will be well aware of the fact that the two films are releasing together. Also, Sunny still commands a good fan-following in North India – especially in circuits like Delhi/UP and East Punjab.

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