ADZ to release in singel Screen

There is every chance of Bipasha Basu-starrer Aa Dekhen Zara becoming the first film to release in single screens even before the strike called by Bollywood producers and distributors officially starts on April 3.

The distributors of the film have not been able to settle the deal with the multiplexes over revenue-sharing of the film and are now contemplating to release the film in single screens.

Actors have joined the producer-distributor lobby on the issue with multiplexes. A producer-distributor body meet to be held at The Club in Andheri on Tuesday will also see the participation of actor-turned producers Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan. Even producers like Karan Johar and Yash Chopra will also be present.

The producer-distributors' forum has decided not to release films, alleging that multiplex owners are arm-twisting them and being unfair to them. They have demanded a 50% share of the revenue. Producer-distributors allege that multiplex owners change timings of the films without consulting them and often refuse to clear payments in time.

Sunil Lulla, producer-distributor of Aa Dekhen Zara said, "Multiplexes have not settled the deal on my film and they tried to blackmail us into doing a package deal of our future films Kambakht Ishq and Love Aaj Kal-to which we did not agree. If they don't settle the Aa Dekhen deal, we will go ahead and release it in single screens."

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