Published 12:46 IST, October 30th 2019
Bala and Satellite Shankar to have a face off at the box office
Bala and Satellite Shankar will clash at the box office. Bala is slated to release on November 7, and Satellite Shankar will release on November 8. Read on.
Every year, Bollywood produces innumerable movies of diverse genres. The probability of facing a clash at the box office has become a common thing for films. Joining the list is Ayushmann Khurrana's upcoming release Bala that will clash with Sooraj Pancholi's Satellite Shankar releasing on November 7 and November 8, 2019, respectively. Earlier, to avoid clashes with other projects, Bala altered its release date multiple times.
Both the films, Bala and Satellite Shankar falls under different genres. Bala, also starring Yami Gautam and Bhumi Pednekar in pivotal roles, will narrate the story of a man who is struggling with premature balding and social stigma attached to it. On the other hand, Sooraj Pancholi's Satellite Shankar will be an action drama narrating the story of a soldier, who deals with problems during his way back home for a vacation.
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The makers of Bala has changed the release date of the film multiple times. The film, which was initially slated to release on November 22, 2019, changed its release date to November 15. Later, when the makers of Sunny Singh starrer Ujda Chaman released its trailer, which fell under the same genre and subject as Bala, led to another change in the release date. Bala announced its new release date as November 7, 2019, a day before the release of Ujda Chaman.
Details of the films
Amar Kaushik's directorial Bala will mark Ayushmann's second and third collaboration with actors Yami and Bhumi respectively. The film, produced under the banner of Maddock Films, also features Saurabh Shukla and Javed Jaffery in important characters among others.
Sooraj Pancholi, who marked his Bollywood debut with 2015's romance-drama Hero, will come on-screen for the second time with his upcoming action-drama Satellite Shankar. The film is helmed by Irfan Kamal under the production banner of T-Series. It will release on November 8, 2019.
Updated 18:56 IST, October 30th 2019