Vashu has waited enough. There’s pressure on him to postpone his son’s debut film further. But enough! Vashu whose film Kal Kissne Dekha is caught in a curious crossfire of conflicting interests in the current face-off between producers and multiplex owners, is in no mood to comply  with his fraternity’s interests.

Vashu Bhagnani who has so far quietly complied with  the producers’ fraternity and postponed  the release of his son’s debut  film twice, now feels that  the multiplex owners  were being wronged.

“So far I only saw my colleagues’ point  of view. But now I   feel the multiplex owners have a genuine grievance. We need to look at their problems  seriously instead of only focusing on our  own interests. This is the stance that should’ve been taken long  earlier.We’ve been short-sighted about the issues concerned.”

Vashu Bhagnani is no longer in a mood to go with his fraternity’s wish regarding the release of his son’s film.

“I’ve so far listened to them. I planned two release dates for Kal Kissne Dekha and cancelled them  when  the producers’ association said I’d be damaging the  interests of the film industry by breaking the strike. I was willing  to  release  my film in  single-theatres and  stand-alone mutiplexes.But  pulled out on request.But no more.I’m going ahead with my June12 release, come what may.”

According to Vashu negotiations between producers and Big Pictures regarding  the resumption of releases in  the ‘Big’ chain of theatres has already been worked  out.

“Even if  the other multiplex owners do not  come to an agreement with  film producers I’m going ahead and releasing Kal Kissne Dekha in the 225  theatres owned by Big Pictures.”

Says Vashu, “It’s all in the hands  of our representatives Amit  Khanna, Sunil Lulla, Mukesh Bhatt and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. If   no resolution is reached our industry is in serious trouble because we have the monsoon, then Ramzan and  pre-Diwali coming  up. I won’t wait any longer.” - Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Media