Trade
Analysts
Speak
“This
year
only
few
films
like
--
Bahubali:
The
Conclusion,
few
Akshay
Kumar
starrer
films,
Varun
Dhawan’s
Judwaa
2,
Golmaal
Again
--
have
done
well,
otherwise
it
has
been
a
disappointing
year
box
office
wise.
The
entire
fraternity
and
audience
were
looking
forward
to
Padmavati
and
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
to
salvage
the
situation.
Padmavati
had
a
clear
run
of
three
weeks
(till
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
releases)
and
it
was
expected
that
the
film
will
have
a
great
run
at
the
box
office.
It
would
have
done
Rs
30-
40
crore
on
day
one
had
it
released
today,”
says
exhibitor
Akshay
Rathi.
Box
Office
Predictions
Film
distributor
Rajesh
Thadani
too
shares
similar
opinion
about
the
box
office
fate
of
the
controversy
hit
film.
“If
there
was
no
problem
at
all,
the
film
industry
would
have
benefited
as
the
was
curiosity
around
the
movie
was
very
high.
Now
that
the
movie
is
postponed
so
there
is
a
loss
to
the
film
industry,
the
makers
and
everyone
else
is
affected
now.
After
‘Golmaal
Again’,
‘Padmavati’
would
have
ended
the
lull
phase
of
Bollywood,”
Thadani
says.
Stalled
Success
The
team
of
Padmavati
are
also
confident
about
the
film’s
commercial
success
“If
the
film
would’ve
released
(today)
it
would
have
been
super
hit.
Whenever
it
comes
out,
it’ll
be
super
hit.
Bhansali
is
pride
of
India...
I
have
faith
in
the
film.
Whenever
it’s
out,
the
world
will
love
it.
We
have
to
wait
now
for
it
to
release,
but
that’s
okay.
A
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
film
has
always
seen
the
light
of
the
day.
This
will
too,
no
doubt,”
lyricist
of
Padmavati,
A
M
Turaz
told
PTI.
Experts
Speak
Ajit
Andhare,
Chief
Operating
Officer,
Viacom18
Motion
Pictures,
says,
“December
1
was
the
original
date
we
had
announced.
As
we
don’t
have
a
Censor
certificate
so
we
can’t
come
on
that
date.
We
have
to
wait
now.”
Ban
Wars
Chief
ministers
of
BJP-ruled
states
such
as
Gujarat,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Rajasthan
have
also
called
for
a
ban
against
the
movie.