Sanjay wraps up dubbing of <i>Sarhad Paar</i>
By:
M.R
Jain,
Glamsham
Friday,
January
05,
2007
The
Sanjay
Dutt
starrer,
Sarhad
Paar
is
being
lined
up
for
a
Republic
Day
release
in
keeping
with
the
film's
patriotic
theme
and
Dutt's
recent
clearance
from
the
TADA
charges.
According
to
Rajesh
Thadani,
distribution
head
of
Nimbus
Communications,
Sanjay
completed
the
dubbing
of
the
film
on
January
2
and
the
film
was
practically
ready
for
release.
"We
wanted
to
confirm
the
release
date
only
after
Sanjay
was
through
with
the
dubbing.
Now
that
its
over
we
are
looking
at
January
26
as
a
probable
release
date," Thadani
revealed.
The decision to expedite the film's release was apparently made on the same day when Dutt was absolved of conspiracy charges and given an extension of bail. Sanjay subsequently went out of his way to ensure completion of his pending work, putting the film on his priority list of pending films. However Vivek Vaswani, Group Advisor, Nimbus Communications, says that the release date has nothing to do with the recent court verdict. "We were not concerned about the court ruling at any point of time. Sanjay's last release Lage Raho Munnabhai, did excellent business irrespective of the verdict. The audiences don't really go by these factors. They are simply concerned about the film and the actor they love," Vaswani reveals, adding that the date has been chosen to avert competition from other major releases in February.
Sarhad Paar which was initially planned as a story about a prisoner of war in Pakistan was initially delayed for several reasons, one of them being the changing nature of India-Pakistan relations, when India and Pakistan stuck a goodwill pact. The anti-Pak angle was resultantly scrapped and the story was re-structured to give a more positive feel. Later, the producers' picturised a hot number on Rahul Dev, in order to boost the market prospects of the film. Dev plays the role of a mercenary in the film.
However Sanjay Dutt's inability to give dates hampered the film's completion. Now that it is complete, the producers are all set to release it as soon as possible. It remains to be seen whether the film is able to cash in on the Lage Raho... success wave that Sanjay is riding on.
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