Salman Khan to take on Mahesh Babu and Dhanush during Eid!

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will take on Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and acclaimed Tamil actor Dhanush at the box office during Eid next month.

While Salman’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is scheduled to get a massive release all over India, Mahesh Babu’s ‘Srimanthudu’ and Dhanush’s ’Maari’ will also release worldwide on July 17.

Director Koratala Siva has confirmed that ‘Srimanthudu’ will release on the same day.

“We had zeroed in on July 17 as release date long back. There won’t be any changes. We have one have week of patchwork left, and once we’re done, we will unveil the audio towards the end of this month” Siva said.

Meanwhile, the makers of Dhanush’s ‘Maari’, directed by Balaji Mohan, have also finalised July 17 as the release date.

Trade analyst Trinath says the clash between the three films will make it tough for theatre owners to allocate screens.

“All these films feature stars who demand good number of screens for wide release. However, it will be extremely tough for theatre owners to allocate screens for all the three films,” Trinath told IANS.

To make things worse, S.S Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali’, touted as the costliest Indian film of all time, releases in theatres a week before the three films. If that film gets a good response, exhibitors will have to retain shows of the film in the second week too.