Rakesh Roshan on ‘Kaabil’ getting less screens than ‘Raees’

Rakesh Roshan has been very vocals over the past months about his discomfort and anger that his film ‘Kaabil’ was to clash with Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ at the box office. However, it’s emerged that the former has achieved less screens and Roshan has reacted saying he’s hurt by this.

The actor-turned-producer spoke to Indian Express, “They (Exhibitors) are very powerful people and they are not using the power in the right direction. They are using their power in the wrong direction. The 50-50 rule exists all over the world. Why can’t we too follow the same? They are succumbing to pressure tactics over a film (Baahubali) which will release in March. All distributors and exhibitors should come together and say we will not succumb to these pressure tactics”.

He also continued that he would stop making films if something similar happened again, “They (exhibitors) are using power in the wrong direction and destroying honest producers. These clashes are harmful to producers, distributors exhibitors and above all audience who doesn’t have money to watch two films in a week. They are depriving everybody by indulging in such pressure tactics. I am very hurt and if this continues I will not make films anymore”.

The two films release today.