It's Ajay versus Ranbir at Diwali 2016

Ajay Devgn's directorial Shivaay will be seen against Ranbir Kapoor's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

It seems 2016 will be a year of clashes at the box office. After an Eid release for Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and Salman Khan-starrer Sultan, fireworks at the Bollywood box office will again be seen with a clash between Ranbir Kapoor’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ajay Devgn’s directorialShivaay on Diwali.
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is directing Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, starring Ranbir, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in the lead, announced the release of the film on Twitter.
“My next directorial film #Aedilhaimushkil starring Ranbir, Anushka and Aishwariya will release Diwali 2016...@AeDilHaiMushkil @foxstarhindi,” he tweeted.
The recce for the movie has already started and the film is all set to go into production in October after Ranbir wraps up Jagga Jasoos and Aishwarya is done with Jazbaa.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil dwells deeply on relationships, heartbreaks and how love completes and defines a person.
With Karan announcing the release date of his ambitious project, it is quite evident that film will be clashing with Ajay’s upcoming directorial film Shivaay which is also slated to release on the same occasion.
The news also started trending on the micro-blogging site with the hashtag “#Diwali 2016”.
Meanwhile, Ajay is currently busy promoting his forthcoming thriller drama film Drishyam, which also stars Shriya Saran, Tabu and Rajat Kapoor. The film will release on July 31.