We had kept a close tab on the meeting and now we have learnt that the dynamics and modalities could not be worked out, at least not today. The main debate that kept going back and forth was how to restrategise where to place the films as far as the release dates are concerned, vis-a-vis the competition and the number of screens available.
We also hear, they are going to observe the box-office trend of the recent release Baaghi 3 starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor, especially the drop in the Monday business to gauge how the audience has taken to the health scare. But, the source says that might not be the right way to judge.
One more problem is if the release date of these films is postponed and if the Coronavirus outbreak increases, it woud only backfire. Both the movies are looking very good at the moment. Is the risk worth taking?
The source states that if it backfires, it could heavily impact the collections of both these films (Sooryavanshi, 83) and therefore they kept going back and forth on this discussion. Eventually, till evening, they dispersed and no unanimous decision was taken.
The next meeting date is not decided yet, but we will keep you posted for sure.
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