Sona vs Jackie

Jackie Chan and Sonakshi Sihna may not have anything in common on the surface. But this week they will both be fighting for box-office space in India.

It’s an unexpected blow for Sonakshi’s debut as a solo action hero in the Japanese-sounding, but very desi Akira. Jackie Chan’s new money-spinner (in China, at least!) Skiptrace,  is all set to storm the box-office worldwide, including India.

It’s a huge setback for Ms Sinha because, as one of India topmost action stars succinctly puts it, “No one takes a panga with Jackie Chan at the box-office.”

There is more distressing news for Akira. Chan’s Skiptrace is being released and dubbed in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil, thereby capturing a sizable portion of the market that would perhaps, have opted for Sonakshi’s  stunts over Jackie Chan’s action.

As things stand now, Sonakshi is placed at a distressing disadvantage vis-à-vis Jackie.