Producer
Boney
Kapoor
is
upset
ever
since
it
has
been
announced
that
SS
Rajamouli's
star-driven
ensemble
film
RRR
will
be
clashing
with
Ajay
Devgn
starrer
Maidaan
at
the
box
office
during
the
Dussehra
weekend
this
year.
While
RRR
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
October
13,
2021,
Maidaan,
bankrolled
by
Boney
Kapoor,
will
be
hitting
the
big
screens
on
October
15,
2021.
It
looks
like
Kapoor
has
still
not
made
peace
with
this
box
office
clash
as
the
producer
once
again
lashed
out
at
SS
Rajamouli
in
an
interview
with
Forbes
magazine.
The
producer
said
that
the
clash
between
RRR
and
Maidaan
is
very
unfortunate,and
at
the
same
time
it
is
unethical.
Ajay
Devgn's
Maidaan
was
earlier
slated
to
release
on
August
13,
2021.
But,
the
makers
postponed
it
to
October
15.
Speaking
about
it,
Kapoor
told
Forbes
magazine,
"The
release
date
of
Maidaan
had
to
be
changed
not
because
we
aren't
ready
with
the
film
due
to
our
own
fault
or
negligence.
The
film
was
completed
65%
and
we
were
to
start
the
last
schedule
on
19th
March
2020.
All
technicians
and
players
from
different
countries
like
USA,
Australia
and
Thailand
were
already
in
India.
Unfortunately,
the
lockdown
was
announced
and
we
had
to
send
everyone
back
and
halt
the
shooting.
A
15-acre
set
of
a
football
stadium
which
we
had
made
for
the
shoot
has
to
continue
because
the
grass
growing
on
the
field
had
many
technicalities
related
to
time,
period
of
the
year,
soil
and
other
factors
attached
to
it.
Of
course,
it
has
cost
us
a
huge
amount.
When
we
realised
that
we
will
be
able
to
shoot
from
January/February
2021,
we
immediately
announced
the
release
date
to
be
15th
October
2021,
which
is
a
festive
period
and
it's
necessary
for
a
film
of
this
nature
and
budget.
However,
we
were
in
for
a
rude
shock
when,
close
to
a
month
and
half
later,
Rajamouli
announced
RRR
on
the
same
date,
despite
the
fact
that
our
main
lead
of
Maidaan,
Ajay
Devgn,
is
also
starring
in
RRR.
He
further
lashed
out
at
the
Baahubali
director
and
said,
"In
my
whole
experience
till
date,
I
am
not
aware
of
anywhere
in
the
world
where
two
films
featuring
the
same
star
are
announced
for
release
on
the
same
day.
There
was
no
discussion
on
this
from
the
makers
of
RRR.
Nor
was
Devgn
informed
at
the
right
time
of
this
decision
that
they
took.
When
I
reached
out
to
Rajamouli
he
said
that
the
producers
had
taken
this
call
and
not
him,
which
I
refuse
to
believe.
I
think
the
entire
industry
comes
across
fractured
due
to
this
action
by
Rajamouli.
It
shows
that
we
are
not
ready
to
stand
with
each
other
and
work
as
an
organised
industry.
And
that
too
coming
from
someone
as
senior
and
as
successful
as
Rajamouli
was
never
expected."
There
is
a
strong
buzz
in
the
news
circuit
that
SS
Rajamouli-Boney
Kapoor's
rivalry
dates
back
to
the
time
when
Sridevi
rejected
Shivagami's
role
in
Baahubali.
In
one
of
his
interviews,
the
filmmaker
had
revealed
that
Sridevi
had
too
many
demands,
financial
and
otherwise,
and
was
therefore
not
part
of
Baahubali.
Later,
while
speaking
with
a
daily,
the
late
actress
had
reacted
strongly
to
Rajamouli's
statements.
Boney
Kapoor
opened
up
about
that
controversy
and
told
Forbes,
"There
may
have
been
some
misunderstandings
regarding
Sridevi
not
starring
in
Baahubali
when
Rajamouli
had
offered
her
that
role
but
I
can
also
confirm
that
most
of
the
reasons
that
Rajamouli
was
given
for
that
by
the
producers
at
that
time
were
untrue."
He
further
continued,
"I
have
a
high
regard
for
Rajamouli
as
a
filmmaker
and,
frankly,
after
giving
a
film
as
monumental
as
Baahubali,
he
doesn't
need
a
holiday
release
nor
to
resort
to
such
strong-arm
tactics.
This
is
nothing
short
of
sabotaging
and
bullying.
It
will
cause
a
loss
of
audience
to
not
only
the
two
films
but
also
majorly
to
the
exhibition
sector
which
needs
all
the
films
that
it
can
get
to
be
able
to
draw
audiences
back
into
the
theatre."
In
the
same
interview,
Boney
Kapoor
further
said
that
he
is
very
confident
of
Maidaan,
and
called
it
"Ajay
Devgn's
best
work
till
date."
He
further
confirmed
that
he
wouldn't
shift
the
release
date
of
his
film.
"We
are
very
confident
of
Maidaan.
I
can
confidently
say
that
it
is
one
of
Ajay's
best
works
till
date
and
Ajay
being
such
an
accomplished
actor,
that
says
a
lot.
I
can
tell
you
that
Maidaan
will
release
on
October
15.
I
don't
believe
in
playing
with
the
careers
of
hundreds
of
people
who
play
a
crucial
role
in
making
a
film.
I
won't
ever
resort
to
stabbing
someone
in
the
back
or
not
informing
my
lead
actors
about
the
date
and
hence
had
openly
declared
the
release
date
of
Maidaan
before
anyone
else
and
will
stick
to
it,"
Boney
Kapoor
told
Forbes.
Ajay
Devgn's
Maidaan
captures
the
golden
era
of
football,
and
has
the
actor
playing
the
role
of
Indian
national
football
team
coach
and
manager
Syed
Abdul
Rahim.
On
the
other
hand,
SS
Rajamouli's
RRR
boasts
of
a
sprawling
star
cast
led
by
Ram
Charan
and
Jr.
NTR.
The
film
marks
Alia
Bhatt's
debut
in
the
Telugu
film
industry.