Festival
releases
isn't
something
new
in
Bollywood.
Earlier,
Diwali
releases
used
to
be
most
lucrative
with
the
date
being
keenly
awaited
by
majority
of
prominent
filmmakers
year
after
year.
Post
that
Christmas
became
fashionable
with
the
long
holiday
season
offering
guaranteed
results.
Of
late,
it
is
Eid
-
most
recent
example
being
that
of
Dabangg
-
where
record
breaking
collections
are
being
evidenced.
However,
how
does
one
explain
the
journey
of
a
film
which
has
actually
traversed
through
not
just
one
but
each
(read
carefully
-
'each')
of
these
major
milestones
right
through
its
making?
This
is
the
feat
that
Tees
Maar
Khan
has
managed
to
achieve,
something
that
could
perhaps
take
it
through
the
record
books
of
being
the
'most
auspicious
film'
ever
made
in
the
history
of
Bollywood.
Here
is
how
the
milestones
have
looked
like:
-
Shooting
of
this
film
commenced
on
Holi
-
Shooting
of
talkie
portions
ended
on
Eid/Ganesh
Chaturthi
-
Last
song,
the
special
'qawalli'
number
with
Salman
Khan
(in
guest
appearance),
Akshay
Kumar
and
Katrina
Kaif,
would
be
shot
during
'Navratri'
-
First
promo
would
be
unveiled
on
Diwali
-
The
film
would
release
on
Christmas
"Seemingly
there
is
some
divine
intervention
at
play
here," says
Farah,
who
is
visibly
relieved
with
the
speedy
shoot
that
her
film
has
seen,
"You
may
plan
a
lot
of
things
but
ultimately
someone
up
there
has
to
ensure
that
everything
falls
in
place.
We
would
have
never
imagined
that
so
many
auspicious
occasions
would
coincide
with
each
of
the
major
milestones
of
Tees
Maar
Khan.
So
far,
it
has
been
so
very
good.
I
hope
and
pray
that
this
divinity
stays
on
with
the
film
forever."
The
countdown
has
begun!
Story first published: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 17:04 [IST]