Shell out a little more for Salman Khan's Kick

Every Salman Khan fan is waiting for this Friday when Kick will hit the theatres. But there is a bad news for the audiences who are planning to watch the film.

It is being said that the cost of tickets for Kick will go up by 15 to 20 percent. There is a trend nowadays of hiking the ticket prices for big ticket films and then Kick is a festive release with Eid around the corner. So exhibitors are aiming to gain from the hype.

Releasing on 25th July, Kick also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

As per the buzz ticket prices for the morning shows may not go up.

In the past, films like Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger, Shah Rukh Khan's Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Chennai Express, Ajay Devgn's Son Of Sardaar, and Aamir Khan's Talaash and Dhoom 3 have seen higher ticket prices.

Releasing on 25th July, Kick also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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Hrithik Roshan to Salman Khan: Bollywood actors who are second choices

As Hrithik Roshan gears up to play the lead in Ashutosh Gowariker’s next, based on the Indus Valley civilisation (in a film called Mohenjo-Daro), not many know that Sushant Singh Rajput had been in talks for the same role. 

But even as Hrithik takes over from Sushant, the latter, coincidentally, is set to star in Shekhar Kapur’s next – Paani – a futuristic project set in Mumbai – which was earlier supposed to feature Hrithik in the lead. 

"Originally, Gowariker had offered the film to Hrithik. In between, when it seemed like the actor wouldn’t be able to take it up, he was in talks with Sushant," says an insider. 

On being contacted, Gowariker says, "Hrithik has always been the first choice. Clearly, Mohenjo Daro was destined to be made with him, as three years later, we are ready to begin shoot." 

Meanwhile, Sushant says (via a text response), "All I know is that I’m a part of Paani next, and wouldn’t like to comment on any other project." 

However, this isn’t the only coincidence. Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor were in a similar situation last year. Ranveer was the first choice for Anurag Kashyap’s  Bombay Velvet; when he couldn’t take it up (due to date issues), Ranbir was signed. Again, after Ranbir opted out of Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do, Ranveer replaced him. 

Ranveer, on being contacted, says, "After the film is made, no one cares who it was offered to [first]. Such things become irrelevant very fast. For me, it has absolutely no significance. It didn’t matter to me what the history of the casting was."Did you know.

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Aamir Khan turned down Darr (1993), which was later done by Shah Rukh Khan. Years later, SRK said no to Lagaan (2001) and 3 Idiots (2009), which were taken up by Aamir.

Salman Khan was offered Baazigar (1993) and later Chak De! India (2007). Both were taken up by Shah Rukh Khan. 

Later, Shah Rukh Khan was offered Ek Tha Tiger (2012), which eventually starred Salman. 

Rumours suggest that Katrina Kaif turned down Chennai Express (2013) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), both of which went to Deepika Padukone. 

Again, Deepika Padukone was apparently the first choice for Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and Dhoom:3 (2013), which eventually featured Katrina.

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Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn hug and make up

Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn recently patched up on the sets of Rohit Shetty’s 'Singham Returns’.

Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn, who have not been on very good terms over the years, recently patched up on the sets of Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Returns’.

According to a report published in Times Of India, Shah Rukh Khan was driving around Bandra and came to know of Rohit Shetty filming for his upcoming flm along with lead actors, Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor at a nearby school.

Being a close friend of Rohit Shetty, especially after working together on ‘Chennai Express’, SRK decided to pay them a visit. Apparently, the actor walked up to Ajay Devgn and embraced him warmly, leaving both Rohit and Kareena pleasantly surprised.

The relationship between Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn went sour when their respective films, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and ‘Son of Sardaar’ clashed at the box office in 2012.

Actor-producer Ajay Devgn had served a legal notice to Yash Raj Films for “unfairly” using their dominant position in the industry and putting exhibitors to give prominence to ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ over ‘Son of Sardar’.

We’re sure Ajay’s wife Kajol , who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan in various hits and is a very close friend of SRK, must be breathing a sigh of relief!

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