Tuesday, June 23, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

'Bangistan' deserves a fair chance: Riteish Deshmukh

Darpan News Desk IANS, 25 Jul, 2015 12:41 PM
    As “Baahubali - The Beginning” and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" continue to garner enormous response at the box office, actor Riteish Deshmukh says it's the "right call by the producers" to postpone the release date of his forthcoming comedy "Bangistan" to August 7, as the film "should get a fair chance".
     
    "The fact is that 'Baahubali' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' are doing great business at the box office. I think it was the right call by the producers. A film should get a fair chance. If it is better for the film, then why not? I feel that by postponing the film by one week, probably we'll have a better showcasing," Riteish said at a promotional event to launch an exclusive food store for the film here. 
     
    While S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali - The Beginning" has already broken several records at the box office, Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" too collected Rs.197.77 crore in just eight days since its release on July 17 and is expected to cross the Rs.200 crore mark on Saturday.
     
    Directed by Karan Anshuman, "Bangistan", which was mostly shot in Poland and Ladakh, is about two suicide bombers, Hafeez Bin Ali Ishwarchand Sharma (Riteish) and Allah Rakha Khan Praveen Chaturvedi (Pulkit), who have been brainwashed into an explosive mission but eventually realise the death wish is futile exercise.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Salman Khan Upset With Karishma Tanna?

    Salman Khan Upset With Karishma Tanna?
    Salman Khan, who often teases contestants of the popular reality show "Bigg Boss 8" when he dons the host's hat, got upset after his joke was not taken sportingly by Karishma Tanna.

    Salman Khan Upset With Karishma Tanna?

    'K3G' Turns 13, Karan Johar Living The Memories

    'K3G' Turns 13, Karan Johar Living The Memories
    Karan Johar’s directorial “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...” (K3G) completed 13 years Sunday and the filmmaker gets nostalgic at the event.

    'K3G' Turns 13, Karan Johar Living The Memories

    Google Doodle Celebrates Raj Kapoor's 90th Birth Anniversary

    Google Doodle Celebrates Raj Kapoor's 90th Birth Anniversary
    Search engine Google has paid tribute to Raj Kapoor, popularly known as the "Showman", on the late actor-filmmaker’s  90th birth anniversary Sunday.

    Google Doodle Celebrates Raj Kapoor's 90th Birth Anniversary

    Salman dethrones SRK in Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list

    Salman dethrones SRK in Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list
    Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may be starting a new chapter of their friendship after an undeclared cold war, but the latter has dethroned...

    Salman dethrones SRK in Forbes' 2014 Celebrity 100 list

    Rakhi Sawant's friend slaps director over casting couch

    Rakhi Sawant's friend slaps director over casting couch
    A friend of Bollywood actress and item girl Rakhi Sawant has publicly slapped Sachendra Sharma, the director of "Mumbai Can Dance Saala", accusing him...

    Rakhi Sawant's friend slaps director over casting couch

    Shraddha Kapoor hopes successful run continues in 2015

    Shraddha Kapoor hopes successful run continues in 2015
    Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who tasted success with two back-to-back hit films “Ek Villain” and “Haider” this year, hopes that coming year 2015 will be as fruitful too....

    Shraddha Kapoor hopes successful run continues in 2015