In what could be considered a Dussehra 'dhamaka', the two big Hindi releases this week, Vipul Shah's Namaste England and Amit Sharma's Badhaai Ho, have been brought forward at the last minute.
Instead of the two films opening on 19 October as per schedule, the two producers have decided jointly to release their films a day ahead, on 18 October.
Namaste England director Vipul Shah said, "It was a natural move. This year, Dussehra is being celebrated on both 18 and 19 October, so we decided to let the audience enjoy the films on both days."
The decision was mutual, with both sets of producers gung-ho about the change.
Badhaai Ho is a naughty comedy about the embarrassment faced by a family when the matriarch becomes pregnant at an age when she is eligible for grandmotherly joys. Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, now identified with quirky comedies and fresh on the heels of the success of Andhadhun (2018), plays the lead.
Namaste England is the breezy follow-up to the 2007 hit Namastey London, with Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra taking the place of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.