Padmaavat has had its share of troubles and has taken its own long time in making its way to the theaters. Padmaavat, over the past month has become a national issue and fingers have been pointed at director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the rest of the cast and crew for portraying the history in a twisted manner and hurting the ‘Rajput’ sentiments.
Having being hated, it would rather be very exciting to know if Bhansali’s latest Padmaavat fails or flairs at the box office. On the day of its official release, trade analysts and pundits predict a record-breaking success for the film.
Atul Mohan says, “The hype, curiosity and excitement for Padmaavat is unheard of. The decision by Akshay Kumar to allow Padmaavat to have a free run, has been appreciated and respected and has set new precedent to be followed. There is no doubt that now Padmaavat will have the widest possible release .But at the same time it has to be seen how exhibitors extend their support towards it. According to sources the protests should settle down after the first screening and after that the protesters would simply disperse.”
The point to be kept in mind is that there are several theaters across Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and other states that have chosen to opt out of screening the movie and thus try to negotiate with the protesters’ requests.
Trade analyst, Amod Mehra says, “Now that Padmaavat is a solo release the film is likely to break all records at the box-office…. that is if the film is allowed to release all over…and considering the Supreme Court has given its nod, I don’t see why not?”
We just hope the film has a smooth run across all theaters and people are able to experience the beauty of Padmaavat.