en because every Friday four other films were releasing because of which the audience would have been divided. The film is complete and we even have distributors on board, but a decision on the release date is yet to be made.”
Sanjay Raval, producer of the film said, “I am a builder and a Gujarati language lover. That is the reason I invested in a project which I thought would encourage Gujarati films. But, I am not a professional producer and don’t know much about films. Even the director and actor are first-timers, so there was a time when we had conflicts in terms of where the film is going, finances and other personal issues due to which the movie was on hold for some time. This is also one of the reasons behind the delay. Since it was on hold, we moved on to other projects, but then regrouped to make a plan and release the film. Our finances have also suffered because of all this.”
Paaghadi
Three years into making and Paaghadi is a film which is nowhere near seeing a release. Director Tapan Vyas shared his woes, “The film has been made by a few good friends, and we have taken our own time in getting it done. There were ups and downs in our lives but all of us have stood beside each other through it all. The film has suffered because of my laziness too. We are currently in the final phase before completion. The background score is being composed and once that’s done it will be sent to the Censor Board for certification. We plan to release the film once we receive the Board’s certificate and don’t have any preferences as to when we would do it,” he said.
Chor Bani Thangat Kare
Scheduled to release in December last year, the film got postponed due to demonetisation. It was set to release in March or April this year, but director Rahul Bhole said, “The film is ready to hit the screens, and we have received the Censor Board certificate. There were many Gujarati movies which were supposed to release last year, but were pushed to this year. So we thought March or April will be a busy time for school and college students with exams, and nobody will release their film but these two months are packed with releases. The film has already been submitted to the distributor and they will take the call to release the film when needed.”
Khaatti Meethi Setting
Khaatti Meethi Setting was to release in October last year but was delayed and pushed to March. But now the film’s release has been postponed yet again to May/June. Talking about the delay, director Killol Parmar said, “The way Carry on Kesar and Duniyadaari released but couldn’t really do well due to other big movies which released at the same time.” When asked about any conflicts with producers of the film and why Vishal Bavaliya was not commenting on the delay, the director insisted that there were no conflicts and that ‘producers have different things to do and their priorities are different. Films are secondary to them.’
On the other hand, when Aditi Raval of Panorama Studios, who is one of the producers, said, “The film has five producers and the team is sorting some personal issues due to which the film is stuck and has not been released yet. The film doesn’t have enough funds to support its release.”
Patel v/s Patrick
One of the most awaited films, Patel v/s Patrick starring singing sensation Darshan Rawal has not hit theatres despite slating a December last year. Speaking about the delay, director Dhwani Gautam said, “The film was stuck because of financial issues. Our producer has backed out, so now I will be producing the film along with my cousin. We plan to start shooting the remaining songs next week and are looking at an April release.”