Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki to Lock Horns With Prabhas' Salaar This Christmas at Box Office!
Salaar and Dunki, both will release in theatres on December 22, 2023. Prabhas' film was previously scheduled to hit theaters on September 28, whereas SRK-starrer was announced last year.
On September 29, the makers of the upcoming Pan-India action thriller film Salaar starring Prabhas announced the new release date of their film. The movie will now be hitting the theatres on December 22, 2023, and will be facing a big box office clash with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Dunki. Taking to Instagram, production house Hombale Films shared a new poster of ‘Salaar’ which they captioned, “Coming bloody soon! #SalaarCeaseFire Worldwide Release On Dec 22, 2023.” Salaar vs Dunki Clash Confirmed! Prabhas-Prashant Neel Film to Arrive on December 22, Check Out New Poster! (View Pic).
In the intriguing poster, the ‘Baahubali’ actor can be seen with blood on his body. Helmed by Prashant Neel, the film also stars Shruti Haasan and Prithviraj Sukumarn in the lead roles. Earlier, the makers of Salaar unveiled the teaser of their film which received massive responses from the fans. Titled Salaar –Part 1: Ceasefire in the less than 2-minute teaser, veteran actor Tinnu Anand can be seen in a fearless avatar surrounded by several armed men who point their guns at him and are ready to fire and it further goes on to introduce Prabhas, as if hinting that he is the king of the jungle. Dunki vs Salaar: Shah Rukh Khan and Prabhas Fans Engage in Heated ‘Meme’ Wars After Both Films Are Poised To Clash on Christmas 2023!
Dunki Vs Salaar:
Salaar was earlier scheduled to be released on September 28 but was postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Now the film will be facing a big clash with SRK’s Dunki. SRK recently confirmed the release date of Dunki at the success event of Jawan. He said, "We started on January 26, Republic Day (with Pathaan), then on Janmashtami we released 'Jawan', now New Year and Christmas are round the corner, we will release Dunki. I keep National integration. Anyway, when my film is released, it is Eid.”
Helmed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki also stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role. The flick marks the first collaboration of the Chak De India actor with 3 Idiots fame director Hirani and Pink actor Taapsee.