The release date for Reema Kagti's film starring the actor has been postponed from June to late November. The perfectionist that he is, Aamir Khan has been making no bones about the fact that he wants to concentrate solely and entirely on his debut television show Satyamev Jayate for the coming few months.
And now Mirror can tell you that the actor's eagerly awaited psychological thriller Talaash, written and directed by Reema Kagti, will also release six months later than scheduled. Instead of an after-Indian Premiere League June 1 release, the film will now hit theatres end November or first week of December. Reason is once again the actor's preoccupation with his upcoming show.
When contacted, co-producer of Talaash, Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel entertainment, confirmed the news and said, "The film's release has been postponed due to delay in the TV show, which was earlier supposed to go off-air end May but is now going off-air end June.
If we had stuck to the original plan, the timings would have seriously clashed. Also, it's Aamir's next big film after 3 Idiots and he needs to be around at every step. Besides, Aamir is very particular about getting time between two projects. Later on, he is committed to Dhoom 3 so the best decision was to release Talaash end November or first week December."
A source close to Aamir told Mirror, "With Talaash having become one of the most viewed trailers on the Internet in recent times, it was a tough call for Aamir and those concerned with the film to push it to November. However, Aamir sacrificed the date, which was actually commercially very suitable for the TV show.''
According to a source close to the film, "The fire on the sets of the TV show caused the delay. Aamir is currently completely immersed in his show which will leave him with hardly any time to get involved in matters concerning Talaash. This is the reason why the film's release has been shifted." Incidentally, there was a fire on the sets of Satyamev Jayate sometime ago which kind of threw the schedule off track.
Fortunately, the decision hasn't resulted in any financial losses as Ritesh confirmed saying, "No, the shift in date hasn't caused any loss of money and anyway, that is not our concern as it is Aamir and our co-production. We are in fact happy to get more time for our movie."
Reportedly, Aamir will continue to shoot for his TV show for at least two months following which he would require a gap of around two and a half months before he takes on the film. Ideally, the actor is not in favour of any overlapping of his projects.
Meanwhile, post production of Talaash is progressing rapidly with Aamir having dubbed for almost all his parts at the Khar recording studio. And as is common in B-town, one film's delay has been another film's getting pushed ahead. Word is Rowdy Rathore will now release on June 1 instead November 30 as was earlier ordained.
