War of Words: SRK and Deepika debate over Bajirao Mastani’s Audience Reach

With the films just a couple of days away from release, the stars of both the films are trying to persuade the audience into coming to the cinemas to watch their movie.

Come 18th December, we have a huge clash between Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dilwale and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. While promotions for both movies are at an all time high, actors are trying to state why their film is better.

At a recent event, Shah Rukh was asked to comment on the clash between the two films. The star said “The other film (Bajirao Mastani) is also made by friends. Our genre is more family and happy-go-lucky kind. Their genre is niche and historical. For both films, audience will come in at different time and watch it. Both are really nice movies”

But when Deepika Padukone, the lead star in Bajirao Mastani, was told about what SRK said, she responded saying “I wouldn’t call Bajirao (Mastani) as niche at all. In fact, one of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s strength is, that in a film like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam or Devdas or Ram Leela, or even Black, he has his way of story-telling and yet he makes his movies globally appealing”

While Dilwale has a huge cast including Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon and Varun Sharma, Bajirao Mastani also has the trio of Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika.

The negotiations from the makers of Bajirao Mastani for higher ratio of shows at multiplexes is still on. The film has also managed to get a fairly decent single-screen release, thanks mainly to Eros International’s last film Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

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94 Comments

  • i didnt expected srk to say smthing about bajirao. he usually dnt ans tricky ques bt this time he ans directly n call his film for happy go lucky.. so wat he means devdas was depressing film? hegoes evrywhr n make people say his devdas dilogs n want it to be remembered. n nw doing crap n saying its bettr film.
    #insecure#double standard

  • on 18th , ghode par cars, talvar par gun and do aurante ke pyaar ek upar ek sacha pyar bhari padne wala hai

  • @challa never expected such a comment from u respect other film also
    Look at there hard work spend 200 days for shooting …
    Respect both film man

  • Indicine I don’t know why u r not showing my comments if you are not allowing any hatred comments against dilwale then why u had published show many hatred comments during prdp this is not fair

  • if srk would star in bajirao i still watch bajirao.
    if dilwale had gud trailer i may watch it.
    bt bajirao evrything looking superb n dilwale nt a single joke made me laugh. in 1 promo varun says exam papr thodi he ke marks dikhega n othr with srk . varun did his best to match dhawans comedy holmark bt writing itself looks out of place.

  • @Challa you were the first sensible srk fan who never left a chance to insult SLB and BM from day one so please don’t try to talk about others. I also mentioned you many times in my comment whenever you insulted BM or it cast. regarding BM, Srk is wrong by calling it ‘niche’ though the genre is not appealing as compare to Dilwale. I am surprised to see India’s most renamed (“more than Maratha mandir”) Rajmandir of Jaipur is showing Bajirao Mastani. Eros is giving very tough fight to red chillies when it comes to screen allocation. So the genre is not niche at all.

    as I predicted Dilwale- 190-200cr
    BM- 110-120 cr.

    let see what has in store when 18th DEC arrives.

  • Spoiler: Dilwale doesn’t have an interval, it has a 10 mins video of SRK promoting second half of his movie Dilwale.

  • Spoiler: Dilwale doesn’t have an interval, it has a 10 mins video of SRK promoting second half of his movie Dilwale. Hahahaha

  • Here i remember Akshay Kumar’s fans, who are hugely active in social media but hardly watch his movies in theater. I think, here all ppl giving there life for BM has no intention to watch that movie in theater. If u really a big srk hater and BM fan then buy ticket and make it a big hit. Sitting all the day in front of computer does not help a movie to gross high.

  • First time super xcitd for a movie not starring ajay salmir
    thats Bajirao mastani..its all becoz of that stunning new trailer

  • @Nipun You’re so ashamed to even use your own Id that you are forced to use somebody else’s id which clearly shows your insecurity and your cowardice.At least be a man and have guts to post something on your name.Do u feel using your Id will make u worthless which u already are
    Nobody can forget your epic predictions about tamasha and bv so it won’t come as a surprise if your manhoos luck continues

  • Bajirao mastani
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    This friday

  • 1’Universe 7’Planetss 2O4’Countries 7.149’Billions PeOple’X

    But No One Can Hate Shah Rukh Khan

    all Time BloCkbuSter Dilwale

  • Well he’s right. Compared to Dilwale’s genre. BM is niche, it’s historical and Bajirao is not a universally known figure say the way Jodha-Akbhar were

  • @ challa Malhari song is very good but non Marathi people won’t understand meaning of pinga . Pinga was also Marathi lyrics its beautiful picturazation is very good manner . U have no word to crash down to BM film .

  • I dont know why SRK fans need to comment on the jokers and cartoons here . These guys are frustrated SRK haters who cant see his movies successful as they are losers in life themselves. They only vent frustration with hatred comments. 50% of them wont even see BM.

    Now coming to BM, just becoz EROS locked single screen during BB release doesnt mean they will do well. The whole world knows BM is not a mass movie if u think its a mass movie then you still are a baby in the cinema world.

    Mass movie means appeal to all sections and BM is for the Multiplex audiences only. The SS will remain empty and when the 1 week clause is over then will move to Dilwale.

  • Waiting for Dilwale. Reports r excellent. Hype is exceptional. With clash i m sure inshallah it will go for more than 250 crores.

  • @ Dhruv we Akki fan watch Akki Sir films . Without him we never watch other film . U don’t say we watch Akki films . But facts is that all Khans fan watch each other films . Akki fan watch only his films . Respect for such patriotic actor of Indian cinema .

  • Deepika….dnt u evr dream dat….people r luvng bm bcz of u n rnveer n pc….its being luvd by some….bcz d movie z up agnst srk…dats it….dose barking here r all anti srk…nt bm luvng??????

  • Slb biggest movie ever – devdas
    Deepika biggest movie ever – chennai express..both had king in it
    Now they are opposite him….
    Bajirao mastani will vanish somewhere from monday onwards

  • I hope those illiterate BHAI’s Fans understand that its niche(English Word) and not Neech(Hindi).
    And see BajiraoMastani will be a good movie, as predicted by many So-called class lovers, but you were shouting similar things when OSO released.
    And from what she said about an All Time Epic Movie TAMASHA(Sarcasm here) one can expect the same from her for BajiraoMastani

  • I feel Dilwale has to be a really bad movie for Baajirao Mastani to cross 100cr. Else writing is on the wall.
    My prediction:
    Dilwale- 210 cr
    BM- 80-90 cr

  • Just one word I don’t want to see her ugly face ever again with srk ………!!!!!!
    and one thing else bm will stop in range of 70 to 80 crore that is all …..!!!!!

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