Confirmed: Padmavat to battle it out with Pad Man on 25th January

After a lot of speculations and uncertainties, it has finally been confirmed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavat will release on 25th January, clashing with Akshay Kumar’s much-talked-about Pad Man, which is also arriving on the same date. While the release date of Pad Man was announced much in advance, the makers of Padmavat shocked everyone by their sudden decision of releasing the film on 25th January. With both films ready to come out on 25th January, Bollywood is all set to witness the first big box office clash of 2018.

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Padmavat was recently given a green signal by the Central Board of Film Certification after a series of controversies around the subject of the film. The film is based on queen Padmini of Chittor, who immolated herself with hundred other women to save her honor. Pad Man, on the other hand, is a biopic on Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu.

Also starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in important roles, Padmavat is produced by Viacom 10 Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd and Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions. Pad Man, also featuring Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte, is produced by Twinkle Khanna.

It will be interesting to see which film draws more audience and turns out to be a bigger hit at the ticket window.