By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
July
12,
2006
The
producers
of
Baabul
and
Jaan-E-Mann
have
decided
not
to
step
on
to
each
other's
toes.
Let
me
explain...
Both
Baabul
and
Jaan-E-Mann
are
slated
for
a
November
release.
Completely
clueless
about
the
release
date
of
Baabul,
Sajid
Nadiadwala,
the
producer
of
Jaan-E-Mann,
took
the
initiative
of
calling
up
Ravi
Chopra
[the
maker
of
Baabul]
to
enquire
about
his
film's
release
date.
"It's
pointless
to
clash
with
your
brethren.
Why
should
our
films
fight
with
each
other?
Why
not
pick
up
the
phone
and
discuss
the
issue?
That's
precisely
why
I
called
Ravi
Chopra," Sajid
tells
me.
The
producer
of
Har
Dil
Jo
Pyaar
Karega,
Mujhse
Shaadi
Karogi
and
Jaan-E-Mann
continues
in
the
same
vein,
"Both
Baabul
and
Jaan-E-Mann
have
the
same
Overseas
distributor
[Adlabs]
and
it
wouldn't
make
sense
to
place
both
the
films
in
the
same
week.
The
business
would
get
divided,
the
audience
would
also
be
alienated.
When
the
stakes
are
so
high,
does
it
make
sense
to
cut
into
each
other's
business?"
So
what
transpired
in
the
telephonic
conversation?
"Ravi
told
me
that
he
was
planning
to
release
Baabul
in
the
first/second
week
of
November.
That's
when
I
decided
to
place
Jaan-E-Mann
on
November
17.
That's
the
final
date
for
the
film," Sajid
reveals.
Apparently,
Jaan-E-Mann
has
been
delayed
due
to
Salman's
dates
going
topsy-turvy.
"Not
at
all!
I
will
be
completing
the
shooting
of
Jaan-E-Mann
today
[July
12].
I
could've
released
Jaan-E-Mann
on
August
25,
but
with
Ramzan
in
September
and
some
major
releases
in
October
[Don,
Dhoom
2,
Umrao
Jaan],
I
decided
to
place
Jaan-E-Mann
on
November
17.
Pushing
the
film
forward
is
purely
my
decision,
no
one
else
should
be
held
responsible
for
it,"
Sajid
clarifies.
P.S.:
It's
Jaan-E-Mann
now,
not
Jaanemann.
"I
decided
to
add
two
hyphens
after
JAAN
and
E
because
it's
easy
to
pronounce
the
title.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
numerology,"
Sajid
divulges.