Aamir Khan can't budge Ajay Devgn

A tug-of-war has apparently broken out between actors Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan, both of whom are sending feelers to each other to shift the release date of their forthcoming films. Both have declared the release date of their films — Aamir’s Dhuan (directed by Reema Kagti) and Ajay’s Tezz (directed by Priyadarshan) — on Republic Day (January 26) next year.

Both films are important to their respective stars, they’re not willing to budge on the date and are clashing for the first time. Each film boast of a stellar cast — Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor in Dhuan, and Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut and South star Mohanlal playing significant roles in Tezz.

“There have been feelers from Aamir Khan’s camp to Ajay that the release date of his film be moved. They (team from Aamir Khan Productions) have asked for a meeting with Ratan Jain (producer of Tezz) to sort out the release date issue and avert a clash between the two actors,” says a source.

Apparently Ajay is in no mood to avert the clash. “Team Aamir says that they had declared the release date long back, and hence they have the right to release the film on Republic Day. They are requesting that Ajay’s film be pushed back by another week,” the source adds.

On the other hand, several factors have prompted Ajay’s team to release the film on that day, and they have apparently decided not to change that now. “We are not shifting the film. First of all, January 26 is a Thursday and we are getting a long weekend for the audience. Any film releasing on that slot is a sure-shot hit. We can’t let go off that date. To top it all, we have already moved the date once to accommodate Ranbir Kapoor’s Rockstar,” says a unit member of Ajay’s film.