Akshay Kumar sent shock waves in the industry when he announced last week that his home production, Padman will hit theatres on Republic Day 2018. It was viewed as hara-kiri by many since Rajinikanth's magnum opus, 2.0, which also stars Kumar as the negative lead, had already booked January 25 for its release.
<img title="Akshay Kumar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/nov/Akshay-Kumar-seven.jpg" alt="Akshay Kumar" /> Akshay Kumar
In an interview to mid-day as part of the conversation series, Sit with Hitlist, Kumar finally opened up on the Padman-2.0 debate. When asked if he considers pitting two of his projects against one another a wise move, he said, "There is a lot of false information that is being circulated over both films releasing on the same day. Why would I clash with my own film? It will be either Padman or 2.0."
<img title="Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth in 2.0 poster" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/nov/Akshay-Rajinikanth.jpg" alt="Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth in 2.0 poster" /> Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth in 2.0 poster
Does this imply that Rajini's mega-budget film will be pushed to a later date? While rumours had suggested that Shankar's sci-fi drama wouldn't be able to meet the January 25 deadline as its special effects were not complete, the production house had promptly issued a statement asserting that Rajini would keep his date with the fans.
<img title="Akshay Kumar in Padman" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/nov/Akshay-Kumar-Padman-a.jpg" alt="Akshay Kumar in Padman" /> Akshay Kumar in Padman
On being probed if 2.0's release will be postponed, Kumar diplomatically maintained, "While Padman is a film that I have produced, 2.0 belongs to Shankar, Rajinikanth and Lyca Productions. They will decide whether they want to release the film on Republic Day. If they do, I will postpone Padman and if they don't, I will go ahead."
The actor added that his decision to advance Padman's release from April 13 to R-Day stemmed from the fact that a holiday release is an advantageous business proposition. "I am certainly having a release on Republic Day because if I don't do it, there are many others who are waiting in line. So I might as well take advantage."

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