What Singham Again-Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Face Off Is About

As
the
big
Diwali
weekend
approaches,
everyone
has
started
planning
for
it.

Bollywood
desperately
needs
some
blockbusters.

But
as
is
always
the
case
with
big
films,
there
is
no
decision
on
the
count
of
screens
allotted
to
the
big
releases,

Singham
Again
and

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3.

We
saw
the
ugliest
battle
in
2012,
when

Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan
and

Son
of
Sardaar
came
face-to-face
with
each
other.
It
has
happened
numerous
times
ever
since,
and
it’s
happening
again.

Neither

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
nor

Singham
Again
is
budging
from
its
stand.

It’s
Tuesday
already
and
advance
bookings
are
yet
to
open
in
a
proper
way.

People
want
to
make
their
plans,
but
can’t.

The
situation
in
single
screens
is
slowly
easing
out.
On
the
original
‘four
shows
a
day
plan’,
a
50:50
allocation
is
being
done
for
both
films.

At
some
theatres,
exhibitors
have
taken
a
call
to
add
a
fifth
show
in
the
morning
and
then
choosing
from

Singham
Again
or

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3.

This
is
a
smart
move
as
that
falls
under
the
purview
of
the
cinema
owner
and
is
not
driven
entirely
by
what
the
makers
of
the
two
films
want.

The
situation
at
the
multiplexes
is
far
more
precarious.

At
the
non-national
chains,
the
idea
is
to
allocate
55
percent
shows
to

Singham
Again
and
45
percent
to

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3.
The
latter
has
come
to
terms
with
that,
but
interestingly,
the
former
hasn’t.

Team

Singham
Again
wants
60
percent
shows,
just
like
they
have
been
(seemingly)
granted
by
the
national
chain
of
PVR
INOX,
who
are
also
their
distributor
partners.

And
these
are
the
terms
that
Team

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
is
not
okay
with.

That’s
the
impasse
which
is
keeping
everything
frustrated.

It’s
a
Mexican
standoff
and
no
one
is
blinking
yet.