Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Akshay Kumar

At a time when most filmmakers refuse to budge from their release date — box-office clashes and the impending losses be damned — Akshay Kumar showed that there can be place for empathy instead of ego. In a press conference that saw both Kumar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali in attendance, the actor announced that he was postponing the release of Pad Man to avert locking horns with Padmaavat. While the Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor-starrer will release on January 25 as scheduled, Pad Man will now clash with Aiyaary and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety on February 9.