August 14 will see the release of Hrithik Roshan-Jr NTR starrer War 2 as well as Rajinikanth’s Coolie. It’s being termed as a huge clash, though in most parts of the country, either of the two films has a massive advantage. In the Hindi-speaking belt as well as Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, War 2 will dominate due to the casting of Hrithik and NTR respectively. In Tamil Nadu, Coolie will take a flying start because of Rajinikanth’s association. But it’s Karnataka and particularly Bengaluru city where the real clash between the two films will take place, as per the trade experts.
Bengaluru becomes the REAL war zone for War 2 vs Coolie clash; trade experts predict historic footfalls
Film exhibitor and distributor Akshaye Rathi explained, “Bengaluru is as potpourri as it gets in terms of linguistic diversity. It would be a very interesting market; it has a huge Tamil-speaking population, which will come in unprecedented numbers for Coolie. It also has a huge Telugu and Hindi speaking population, which will come for War 2. Hence, here’s hoping that the city sees unprecedented footfalls and that the sector witnesses history being made at the box office.”
He also said that even Andhra Pradesh/Telangana is a region to watch out for, “Jr NTR is a huge star in this region. At the same time, Mr Rajinikanth also has a huge pull there. The fact that Mr Nagarjuna also stars in Coolie is also a significant factor. Hence, Andhra/Telangana is going to witness quite a battle between the two films. I really hope that much like Karnataka, both films do extremely well and bring people in huge numbers to cinemas for either of the two films or ideally, for both of them.”
Trade analyst Atul Mohan added, “Bengaluru is the neutral venue where both films have chances. It’s a market which will give a clear idea about the position of both films. In the North, the first choice would be War 2 and in Tamil Nadu, it would be Coolie.”
Trade veteran Taran Adarsh also agreed about the Bengaluru factor and said that it’s difficult to predict which film will do better in this city, “Box office itself is unpredictable. Did anyone imagine that Mahavatar Narsimha would impact Saiyaara? Box office can surprise you every week and it has been proven time and again.”
He also explained why he has reservations with the idea of War 2 vs Coolie, “There’s a clash which we can’t avoid. A lot of people are putting both films against one another. But I genuinely feel that yeh koi race ka maidaan nahin hai. Let both the films work. Both are big star-cast films and a lot of money is riding on both of them. Moreover, the lines between North and South are blurred. Coolie will have a dubbed version and at the same time, War 2 will be released in a dubbed Tamil version.”
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