Stills from Sultan and Rustom
Highlights
- Aditya Chopra didn't want Rustom's trailer to release with Sultan
- The trailer of Akshay Kumar's film released online on June 30
- Sultan release on July 6 while Rustom hits the screen on August 12
The trailer of actor Akshay Kumar starrer
Rustom will be attached with Salman Khan's
Sultan in cinema houses.
"
The trailer was launched online today but in theatres it will release with
Sultan. We have tied up with cinema houses for this," Girish Johar of Zee Studios, film's producer, told PTI.
There were speculations that Aditya Chopra, the producer of
Sultan, had issues with trailer of
Rustom being screened with
Sultan.
On this, Mr Johar clarified that there were no talks between the makers of the Akshay Kumar-film and Aditya.
Rustom is inspired by the real life story of a Naval Officer Rustom Pavri (Kumar), his marriage with English-born wife (Ileana D'Cruz), the discovery of her affair with a family friend and the subsequent shooting of the lover.
Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai,
Rustom is set to release on August 12.
Meanwhile, there were reports that trailer of
Ajay Devgn's Shivaay and teaser of
Aditya's Befikre, which he directs, will come out with
Sultan.
"The trailer of
Shivaay is not coming up with
Sultan. It (trailer) will be released in August. Teaser of
Befikre is also not coming with
Sultan," sources said.
Shivaay is an action thriller film, directed and produced by Ajay Devgn, in which he also stars. Sayyeshaa Saigal also has a lead role in
Shivaay, which is schedule to release this Diwali.
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