Till
some
time
back,
most
producers
used
to
time
their
releases
around
the
two
major
festivals
--
Diwali
and
Idd.
Then
Christmas
and
Valentine's
Day
celebrations
were
included.
Later,
Republic
Day
[26th
January]
and
now
Independence
Day
[15th
August]
holidays
are
also
being
eyed
by
producers
and
distributors.
Last
year,
Vipul
Shah
released
his
ambitious
venture
Singh
Is
Kinng
on
8th
August,
a
week
before
the
Independence
Day.
This
year,
he
is
targeting
the
Independence
Day
weekend
for
his
next
mega
venture
London
Dreams.
The
film
is
confirmed
for
14th
August
release.
While
on
Vipul
Shah,
a
section
of
the
media
has
reported
that
Ranbir
Kapoor
has
refused
to
star
in
his
next
venture.
"A
section
of
the
media
loves
to
make
stories
and
the
worst
part
is,
they
don't
even
have
the
courtesy
to
clarify
whether
it's
true
or
false.
As
for
my
next
venture,
it's
with
Akshay
Kumar
and
not
Ranbir
Kapoor.
I
haven't
approached
Ranbir
in
the
first
place
and
I'm
sure,
even
he
wouldn't
agree
to
star
in
a
film
that
has
Akshay
enacting
the
main
lead," Vipul
states.
Point
noted!
Story first published: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 17:54 [IST]