Aamir
Khan
has
the
power
and
he
doesn't
even
make
an
effort
to
flaunt
it.
No
wonder,
with
his
decision
to
pull
the
release
date
of
his
next,
Dhobi
Ghat,
from
February
to
January
(21st
to
be
precise),
he
is
getting
a
clear
road
ahead
with
no
traffic
whatsoever,
what
with
Abhishek
Bachchan
starrer
Game
moving
to
a
later
date
as
well.
Says
a
veteran
industry
insider,
"Game
was
earlier
all
set
to
release
on
21st
January.
The
date
was
announced
months
ago
and
with
the
film's
principal
shoot
being
through,
there
were
plans
lined
up
to
cut
the
theatrical
promo
as
well."
One
was
surprised
though
with
the
stance
taken
by
Game
to
stick
on
to
its
original
release
plans.
After
all
two
other
biggies
had
silently
moved
away
from
the
same
date
with
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
Saat
Khoon
Maaf
and
Madhur
Bhandarkar's
Dil
To
Baccha
Hai
Ji
planning
to
arrive
later
on.
However,
as
things
stand
today,
the
makers
of
Game
have
announced
a
new
date,18th
March,
and
in
the
process
have
steered
clear
of
Aamir
Khan's
film
(despite
it
being
a
low
budget
offbeat
experimental
cinema).
Ritesh
Sidhwani,
producer
of
Game
along
with
Farhan
Akhtar
confirms,
"Yes,
we
are
not
coming
on
21st
January
anymore.
It
is
18th
March
for
us." One
also
suspects
if
this
was
a
goodwill
gesture,
given
the
fact
that
the
producers
are
anyways
working
with
Aamir
Khan
for
their
next
outing
(to
be
directed
by
Reema
Kagti).
After
all
it
won't
be
fair
to
clash
with
the
same
actor
at
the
box
office
with
whom
they
have
already
begun
collaboration.
Aamir
Khan
"No,
that
was
not
the
case",
Ritesh
kills
the
speculation
here,
"We
are
not
yet
ready
with
our
film
and
needed
more
time
for
post
production.
Since
it
looked
difficult
to
get
Game
ready
in
February
as
well,
we
are
now
aiming
for
March."
This
makes
good
business
as
well
as
commercial
sense
after
all.
There
has
been
a
heavy
dose
of
films
right
through
the
last
quarter
of
2010.
January
doesn't
look
any
better
with
half
a
dozen
major
films
anyways
planned
for
release.
Moving
ahead
to
March
means
that
Game
has
a
field
wide
open
for
it
to
enjoy
all
the
perks
that
come
along
with
a
solo
release
as
well
as
zilch
competition.
Point
to
be
noted
though
is
that
World
Cup
cricket
would
be
in
its
full
fervour
during
March.
A
'game'
like
this
in
the
middle
of
some
intense
game
of
cricket
should
indeed
bring
in
all
the
thrills,
both
on
the
big
as
well
as
the
small
screen.
Story first published: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 17:57 [IST]