Rakesh Roshan is a no nonsense man. When we exclusively spoke to him yesterday after we revealed that Shah Rukh Khan also has planned to release Raees on January 25, instead of January 26, much like Kaabil, Rakesh ji spoke to us and meant everything in good stead.

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There was no hint of anger or disgust towards SRK or team Raees. Although he does maintain that 'ideally both the films shouldn't have clashed, he has made a great analysis of the clash. 

"Our box office reach is limited to 300 crore or a little more than that. Even if two great films release on the same day, that will be the total bandwidth for two films. It can't do more than 300 crore business total. See, I know the 300 crore won't get divided in the ratio of Rs 225 crore and Rs 75 crore between Raees and Kaabil. I had explained this to Shah Rukh. Hrithik is way younger than SRK and his competition is Salman and Aamir, not Hrithik."

He continues, "Clashing with Kaabil won't even help him achieve the desired target that he wants to reach with Raees. The film might have done 300 crore business had it come solo because I have heard great stuff about the film from industry sources. But the clash will not allow his film or my film to cross the desired mark."

But has this changed his relationship with SRK who he considers a great friend? "No, why would that happen? He's a family friend and I love him dearly. He also loves and respects me. Nothing in the world can change that. Forget this clash, nothing can sour our relationship. Like the Godfather says, it's never personal. It's just business. Likewise, SRK has been my actor and my friend and that won't change."