By:
Abid,
Glamsham
Friday,
June
22,
2007
All
through
the
week,
the
media
went
berserk
reporting
about
how
there
was
a
clash
between
two
titans
-
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
and
Rajinikanth
in
the
Tamil
film,
Shivaji
-
The
Boss.
Whether
it
was
the
newspapers
or
satellite
channels,
the
story
was
everywhere.
But
is
it
really
a
clash?
No!
Firstly,
the
main
market
for
Tamil
films
is
Tamil
Nadu,
where
Hindi
films
have
a
limited
release.
And
Tamil
films
are
released
with
a
few
prints
in
circuits
other
than
Tamil
Nadu.
Agreed,
Shivaji
-
The
Boss
is
a
very
prestigious
(and
expensive)
film
for
Rajinikanth
and
is,
therefore,
being
simultaneously
released
in
Bombay
(in
fifteen
cinemas),
but
how
do
15
prints
of
Shivaji
in
Bombay
city
and
suburbs
(including
Thane)
compare
with
75
prints
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom?
Secondly,
Amitabh
plays
a
special
appearance
in
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
(he
is
seen
in
just
one
song),
whereas
Rajini
is
the
central
character
in
Shivaji.
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