Its Prabhas Vs Shah Rukh Khan: Boxoffice Battle Is On With Dunki Vs Salaar

Prabhas’ Salaar is rumored to have been pushed back to prevent box office conflict with Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki. We can confirm that the conflict is still ongoing, and Salaar’s creators are eager to watch how the public responds.

December 22 is the date for the heat between Dunki and Salaar

The film Salaar Part 1: Ceasefire, directed by KGF hitmaker Prashanth Neel, is slated for release on December 22, a date already set aside for Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki. This development created a stir in the business as industry insiders became concerned about the impending huge fight. There was talk at the beginning of the week, nevertheless, that Salaar might be delayed until March 2024.

When we contacted the industry insiders, they told us that there would be no truth to these rumors and that the movie will go on as scheduled, with the producers developing a “strong strategy for the head-on clash.”

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Will Salaar be pushed?

“There are a lot of rumours about Salaar getting pushed. And there is no truth in that. The film will be released as planned, which is December 22. The film is getting a lot of buzz because of the clash with Shah Rukh film, and they don’t want to hamper that by pushing the release,” says one trade expert.

Another trade expert mentions, “The rumour is just to add to the buzz. They are not postponing the film. In fact, I met the whole team recently, they have already devised a strong strategy to support the film to counter the clash, and are working towards the trailer launch. Everyone in the team believes in Prabhas and his market value, which is why they are looking forward to the clash. They are optimistic that the film will work”.

When we reached out to the production house, a source on condition of anonymity, shares, “There is no question of postponing the film. It will be released as planned. The whole team is excited about the clash and want to see how the audience reacts to it. They are sure it will get huge numbers for them”.