There's
tremendous
speculation
about
the
release
date
of
Don
2.
Of
course,
producers
Ritesh
Sidhwani
and
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Reliance
Big
Pictures
had
locked
23
December
[Christmas
weekend]
as
the
release
date
of
the
film,
since
Shahrukh
Khan's
home-production
Ra.One
was
slated
to
hit
the
screens
in
June,
giving
a
six-month
gap
between
the
two
releases.
But
with
Ra.One
now
arriving
during
Diwali
[that's
the
buzz
in
the
industry,
although
SRK
hasn't
officially
announced
the
release
date
yet],
one
wonders
whether
Don
2
will
stick
to
the
date
of
23
December.
However,
Ritesh
Sidhwani
denies
any
postponement
of
Don
2.
"It's
a
great
period
[Christmas
weekend],
so
why
should
we
postpone
the
film?
In
fact,
we
will
be
through
with
the
filming
part
in
February/March
itself.
We
have
ample
time
to
devote
to
the
post-production
work
and
marketing
of
our
film," Ritesh
tells
me.
But
Diwali
and
Christmas
fall
in
the
same
quarter,
so
won't
the
promos
of
the
two
films
create
confusion
in
the
minds
of
the
viewer?
"I
don't
think
so.
Both
belong
to
different
genres,
so
there's
no
question
of
overlapping,"
he
clarifies.
Story first published: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 12:39 [IST]