Now
that
the
war
between
Ajay
Devgn
and
Yash
Raj
Films
has
thickened
over
the
number
of
screens
alloted
for
the
release
of
Son
of
Sardaar
and
late
Yash
Chopra's
Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan,
the
actor-producer
insists
that
he
is
waging
a
"fair" fight
and
knew
he
would
be
painted
as
a
villain
after
he
serves
a
legal
notice
on
the
issue.
Ajay
Devgn
Films
(ADF)
has
filed
a
complaint
in
The
Competition
Commission
Of
India
(CCI)
alleging
that
Yash
Raj
Films
(YRF),
headed
by
the
legendary
filmmaker,
had
used
its
dominant
position
following
which
Devgn's
movie
is
not
finding
enough
single
screen
theatres
for
his
film's
exhibition.
The
43-year-old
actor
said
that
he
had
filed
the
notice
much
before
the
demise
of
Yash
Chopra
(October
21).
"I
had
filed
the
complaint
much
before
the
demise
of
Yash
Chopra.
When
this
happened
I
was
like
people
are
going
to
target
me
and
nobody
is
going
to
understand
my
point
of
view...
I
was
a
villain
on
both
sides.
I
couldn't
withdraw
it
(notice)
from
the
Competition
Commission...
It
is
not
a
normal
court," Ajay
told
PTI.
"I
respected
Yashji
as
much
anybody
else
does.
We
have
grown
up
watching
his
films," he
added.
Both
are
awaited
movies
of
the
year,
given
the
fact
that
JTHJ
is
late
filmmaker
Chopra's
last
directorial
before
his
sudden
death
last
month,
marking
the
union
of
Chopra
with
powerbrand
Shahrukh
Khan
after
eight
years,
and
SoS
is
ADF's
trademark
Diwali
entertainer
high
on
comic
expectations.
Ajay
claims
that
YRF
has
'armtwisted'
exhibitors
to
dedicate
more
screens
to
JTHJ,
than
his
SoS,
both
which
are
up
for
release
on
November
13.
He
insists
that
he
has
been
fighting
for
his
right
and
asking
only
for
a
fair
view
on
the
matter.
"I
am
fighting
for
my
right.
I
am
not
asking
anyone
to
stop
the
release
of
a
film,
I
am
not
asking
for
compensation,
I
am
asking
them
to
be
fair," he
said.
"I
want
both
the
films
to
do
well.
Even
by
filing
this
I
don't
think
I
have
done
anything
that
will
harm
anyone.
If
I
lose
then
it
won't
be
my
benefit
but
if
I
win
also
it
won't
be
a
loss
to
anyone,"
he
added.
Ajay
also
said
he
has
no
grudges
against
anyone
as
he
Ajay
also
said
he
has
no
grudges
against
anyone
as
he
is
fighting
for
his
rights
as
a
producer.
"I
have
put
forward
my
grievances.
I
don’t
have
issues
with
anyone.
Tomorrow
if
this
thing
gets
solved
we
will
be
like
one
big
family..
I
will
not
keep
any
grudges
against
anyone,"
he
said.
Though
the
controversy
came
to
light
recently
but
the
issue
has
been
going
on
for
almost
three
months.
"We
have
been
fighting
on
this
with
the
exhibitors
and
distributors
to
a
point
where
they
cannot
do
anything.
And
then
we
decided
to
go
to
Competition
Commission
which
took
us
more
than
a
month
as
there
is
a
lot
of
paper
work
involved.
Its
been
almost
going
on
three
months,"
Ajay
said.
"I
was
like
how
easily
and
smoothly
we
can
solve
it...
It
is
good.
It
is
eventually
negative
publicity
and
I
don't
want
that...
Even
if
I
want
to
fight
with
them
I
will
try
to
make
my
product
better,"
he
added.
Ajay
also
reveals
that
before
taking
the
legal
step,
he
tried
to
convey
his
message
to
Yash
Raj
Films
on
the
matter,
but
as
nothing
fruitful
came
out
he
resorted
to
filing
a
notice.
"Through
people
messages
were
sent
and
things
were
spoken.
Directly
I
haven’t
met
them
…I
don’t
share
that
rapport
with
them.
And
through
exhibitors
themselves
we
tried
to
manage
things
but
when
it
did
not
happen..then,"
he
said.
"In
my
20
years
of
career
I
am
not
like
someone
who
would
get
involved
into
any
controversy...I
hate
controversy
and
I
tried
to
be
away
from
it.
But
what
has
to
be
done
it
has
to
be
done,"
he
said.
Earlier,
YRF
in
a
statement
had
claimed
to
have
booked
less
than
1,500
single
screens
out
of
the
10,500-plus
single
screens
available
on
all-India
basis.
"We
would
like
to
clarify
at
the
outset
that
we
still
haven't
received
any
notice
from
the
Commission
and
will
suitably
represent
our
stance
if
and
when
called
upon
to
do
so,"
the
statement
had
said.
However,
shedding
light
on
the
number
of
screens
available
to
ADF,
Ajay
said
out
of
the
total
10,000
screens
only
a
handful
of
them
were
given
to
'Son
of
Sardaar'.
"Out
of
the
10,000
screens
if
they
have
booked
1,500
and
I
have
8,000
screens
then
am
I
fool
to
spend
money
and
lose
my
reputation
and
go
to
court.
It
does
not
make
sense
logically.
Secondly
going
by
the
statistics
then
out
of
the
10,000-12,000
screens
more
than
5,000-6,000
are
in
South
where
only
regional
films
release,"
he
said.
"Then
in
the
remaining
4,000-4,500
screens
1,500–2,000
are
closed...
Those
which
are
operational
are
less.
For
example
in
Dadar
there
are
about
seven
single
screen
theatres
they
have
booked
six,
in
Delhi
there
are
21
single
screens
we
have
three..
This
is
something
that
has
never
happened
before..
You
can
verify
it,"
he
added.
PTI