On Monday, the makers of Pushpa 2: The Rise announced that the Allu Arjun-starrer will release on August 15, next year. Apparently, this has come as a shock for Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn, who had already announced that Singham Again will come on the Independence Day. Rumours are rife that the director-actor duo are now looking for an alternate date. While we hear that Rohit and Ajay are upset about being blindsided with the announcement of director Sukumar’s sequel, they are not keen to engage in a clash. “They’d rather avoid the face-off for better business [and find] an open window as the Singham franchise has only gotten bigger with Rohit expanding his cop universe with Simmba and Sooryavanshi,” says an industry insider, adding that the cast, content and scale of Singham Again will be enough to draw huge footfall even if it comes on a regular Friday. Let’s see what release plans the director comes up with in the coming days as he gears up to begin filming next month.

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