Bollywood
is
in
dire
straits.
First,
it
was
the
Indian
Premiere
League
(IPL)
that
ate
into
the
revenue
of
the
industry
a
couple
of
months
ago.
Now,
the
whole
world
is
glued
to
television
because
of
the
ongoing
FIFA
World
Cup
in
South
Africa.
And
the
much-hyped
film
Raavan
is
likely
to
be
hit
hard.
The
hype
around
Raavan
featuring
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Aishwarya
Bachchan
and
Vikram
has
been
so
far
so
good.
It
is
expected
to
do
well
at
the
box
office
like
the
recently
released
Raajneeti.
However,
the
ongoing
FIFA
World
Cup
(which
takes
place
once
in
four
years)
is
likely
to
play
spoilsport,
as
football
lovers
all
over
the
world
will
not
miss
a
match
for
a
film.
Even
Abhishek
said
that
he
would
support
Brazil.
It
looks
like
filmmaker
Mani
Ratnam
has
made
a
big
mistake
by
choosing
to
release
Raavan
this
football-fever
season.
Let's
see
when
Raavan
releases
next
Friday,
June
18.