

Updated On: 19 August, 2019 09:36 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
John Abraham's Batla House and Akshay Kumar's Mission Mangal released on August 15, 2019. John texted Akshay to congratulate him on his film's opening and the latter told him that it's time they work together

John Abraham and Akshay Kumar were snapped while promoting their respective films at a suburban multiplex. Photo Courtesy: Yogen Shah
There was a huge hype around John Abraham and Akshay Kumar's films Batla House and Mission Mangal respectively clashing at the box office. Both the films chose for the August 15 window, which is declared as a national holiday to celebrate India's Independence Day. Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor's Saaho was also scheduled to release on August 15, however, due to the post-production work still left on the back-burner, the makers had to postpone their film to August 30.
At the same time, there were reports that the makers of Saaho wanted a solo release at the box office, therefore they took this step. Whereas, John Abraham and Nikkhil Advani were adamant that they wouldn't change their film, Batla House's release date as they are confident about their work. When at a Batla House event, John was asked about the clash affecting their personal equation, the actor laughed and said, "Make some noise for the desi boys! What else can I say?"