‘Bala makers are more worried’

Ujda Chaman director Abhishek Pathak has shared his concerns about the similarity in the plot of his film with the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Bala, which incidentally releases in the same week. Although disappointed, he is not fretting over the situation, and he claims Bala makers are more worried and concerned than him.

Last week, the makers of Bala pushed their release date from November 15 to November 7. With the change in the release date, the film will open a day before Ujda Chaman, which is slated to release on November 8. This is a concern for Pathak as both the films have striking similarities in storyline, as they highlight the plight of a young man who suffers from premature balding.

“If they are coming from November 15 to November 7, they are more worried than me. Otherwise, they would not have moved. They are worried and that is why they moved. They want to come before us. Even after having big stars in the film, they are shifting the date because they are concerned, worried, or I don’t know what... but they should be thinking about it,” Pathak said.

In Bala, Ayushmann is seen essaying the role of the protagonist, while Sunny Singh is the hero of Ujda Chaman.

Did he make an attempt to reach out to the team to share your grievances? “I spoke to them when I read about them making a film like this. I told them ‘We have rights to make this film, why are you doing it?’ They said it is a different film, but looking at the trailer, it doesn’t seem to be a different film,” he said.