Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
presented
the
story
of
Devdas,
for
the
third
time
in
the
history
of
cinema,
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan
in
the
lead
role.
Cut
to
the
present,
and
Bhansali
is
all
set
to
release
his
movie,
Saawariya
on
the
same
day
as
Shahrukh's
Om
Shanti
Om.
Bhansali
does
not
believe
it
is
a
collision,
just
a
co-incidence.
There
is
a
reason
why
Bhansali
is
launching
fresh
faces.
According
to
him,
"I
think
the
audience
is
tired
and
fed
up
of
the
40-year-old
hero.
They
want
to
see
fresh,
young
faces.
And
that
is
why
I
am
presenting
to
movie-goers,
the
chance
to
see
new
faces.
How
long
do
you
think
women
will
swoon
over
40-year-old
heroes?"
We
think
he
is
talking
about
Shahrukh
Khan,
Salman
Khan
and
Aamir
Khan.
Intentional
or
not,
this
statement
is
more
relevant
for
SRK,
since
Salman
has
stood
by
Bhansali
during
bad
times,
and
is
a
friend.
Bhansali
will
not
send
out
sarcastic
remarks
for
Salman.
Aamir
and
Bhansali
have
never
had
anything
to
do
with
each
other,
and,
anyway,
the
director
never
comments
on
people
who
are
going
through
a
bad
phase
–
Aamir
is
facing
personal
problems
because
of
his
brother
Faisal.
We
think
Bhansali
is
being
a
little
insecure
about
the
SRK
release
on
the
same
day
as
his
movie.
Also,
the
much-hyped
SRK-Deepika
pair
may
get
more
popular
than
his
Ranvir-Sonam
pair.
Ironically,
Bhansali
has
stated
that
he
believes
in
competition,
because
that
inspires
you
and
makes
you
work
harder.
If
he
is
mocking
Shahrukh,
then
it
is
not
a
big
deal.
All
is
fair
in
love
and
war.