Raj Kumar Santoshi has refuted claims that his forthcoming flick Halla Bol’s release date was extended from December 21st to January 11th because the film wasn’t getting sold.
Santoshi, whoiis in Los Angeles, angrily denied these rumours “It’s absolutely not true. I really don’t know who is spreading these rumours. Halla Bol has been sold at a very good price. In fact, Sudhir from Pyramid Saimira told me last week that the offer for the Bihar territory was more than Om Shanti Om.” Another source added, “Halla Bol was already sold to Pyramid Saimira a month ago at a fabulous price.”
So when we put it to Santoshi as to why the film was postponed, he said “We decided to postpone the film as three films releasing on the same day (December 21) would harm everyone’s business.”
It has been reported that Halla Bol is based on the Aamir Khan-Narendra Modi clash. Santoshi denies this too, “The question of Halla Bol being based around the Narmada Bachao Andolan clash doesn’t arise as we shot the film much earlier. Ajay plays a superstar but he’s not based on any real-life character. There are vested interests that are trying to harm Halla Bol. I don’t know who it is yet, but once I’m back I will definitely find out.”
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