JBJ, Shivaji not comparable

By: Abid, Glamsham
Friday, June 22, 2007
All through the week, the media went berserk reporting about how there was a clash between two titans - Amitabh Bachchan in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Rajinikanth in the Tamil film, Shivaji - The Boss. Whether it was the newspapers or satellite channels, the story was everywhere. But is it really a clash?

No! Firstly, the main market for Tamil films is Tamil Nadu, where Hindi films have a limited release. And Tamil films are released with a few prints in circuits other than Tamil Nadu.

Agreed, Shivaji - The Boss is a very prestigious (and expensive) film for Rajinikanth and is, therefore, being simultaneously released in Bombay (in fifteen cinemas), but how do 15 prints of Shivaji in Bombay city and suburbs (including Thane) compare with 75 prints of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom? Secondly, Amitabh plays a special appearance in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (he is seen in just one song), whereas Rajini is the central character in Shivaji.

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