Will 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' be too big to defeat for 'Son of Sardaar'?

New Delhi: It's not a Friday but two mega films are coming out Nov 13 because it is Diwali, a much-awaited date on the Bollywood calendar. Yash Chopra's last directorial 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (JTHJ) and Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Son Of Sardaar' (SOS) are releasing together Tuesday, leaving audiences a tough choice to make.

On the one hand, there is Ajay, whose last films 'Singham' and 'Bol Bachchan' raked in the moolah at the box office, and on the other is the deadly combination of Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.

The films are different in genre - if SOS is a comedy, JTHJ promises oodles of romance and emotions. Trade pundits have predicted that the two films will join Bollywood's growing club of Rs 100-crore grossers.

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  Yash Raj Films set a new record with 'Ek Tha Tiger', which was released in 1700 screens in India. YRF is eyeing another record with its Diwali release 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'.

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  Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer 'Ek Tha Tiger' is the biggest grosser of 2012 so far and earned more than Rs 200 crore at the box office.

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  'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' will be released in 1500 screens across India, so it has lost the first battle already

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  'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' stars Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, and the dream team is leaving no stone unturned to promote their film.

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  'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' will clash with Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha starrer 'Son of Sardaar' at the box office.

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  'Son Of Sardaar' is struggling to grab enough screens, but it can always stop 'JTHJ' from reaching to the top.

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  Shah Rukh's last Diwali release 'Ra.One' was a big disappointment, and thus 'JTHJ' has to be really good in content if it desires the no 1 position at the ticket window.

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  'Ek Tha Tiger' was released on August 15, 2012, and it enjoyed the extended weekend due to Independence Day and Eid.

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  A lot has been on stake for Shah Rukh in 'JTHJ' as he is desperately in search for a huge hit.

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  Late Yash Chopra, the director of 'JTHJ', gave Shah Rukh some of the biggest hits of his career including 'DDLJ', 'Veer Zaara' and 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai'.

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  'JTHJ' may win or lose the competition against 'Ek Tha Tiger', but Katrina Kaif will always remain on the winning side, as she plays the female lead in both the films.

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  Salman Khan played a RAW Agent in 'Ek Tha Tiger', while Shah Rukh Khan portrays two phases of the life of Major Samar Anand in 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'.

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  More than the box office battle between 'JTHJ' and 'ETT', the audiences would be more concerned about the content quality of the 'JTHJ'. We hope their wish gets fulfilled in 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'.

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Produced by Aditya Chopra, \'Jab Tak Hai Jaan\' has reportedly been made at a budget of Rs 50 crore.

The movies have been in the news for a while.

Along with their extensive promotions across the country, they have grabbed headlines for a legal issue regarding the screen space allotted to them. Ajay Devgn Ffilms (ADF) filed a legal complaint against Yash Raj Films (YRF) alleging malpractice in connection with the clash of both the releases. ADF claimed YRF used its dominant position in the industry to ask exhibitors to dedicate more screens to JTHJ instead of SOS.

It would be interesting to see how the films fare at the box office.

YRF has claimed to book less than 1,500 single screens out of the 10,500-plus single screens available on an all-India basis for JTHJ, and it will reportedly release the movie on 600 to 650 screens overseas.

Produced by Aditya Chopra, JTHJ has reportedly been made at a budget of Rs 50 crore. The trailers of the movie have the Yash Chopra trademark of scenic foreign locations, candyfloss romance, heartwarming emotions, some thought-provoking lyrics and poetry and, last but not the least, glamorous wardrobe.

There was already a strong buzz around the movie as it marked Yash Chopra's comeback as a director after eight years. But his sudden death Oct 21, following dengue, has spread even a stronger buzz. It is, after all, his last film.

But SOS doesn't seem to be giving it an easy fight.

Directed by Ashwni Dhir, the film is a remake of Telugu movie 'Maryada Ramanna', which in itself is a remake of the 1923 American silent movie 'Our Hospitality'.

The cast of the film boasts of names like Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla and Sonakshi Sinha. In terms of cost, it is reportedly costlier with Rs 80 crore budget and will hit 350 screens in the overseas market.

So, expect fireworks at the box office this festive season.

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