On Eidul Fitr, Bollywood’s Shahrukh Khan’s Chennai Express and the heart throbbing Humayun Saeed’s Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (MHSA) were expected to clash at the box office. <br />However, at the eleventh hour, MHSA’s release was ultimately delayed as a result of which one couldn’t really gauge the audience’s response when a mainstream Pakistani film would be in competition with a big-budget Bollywood film. And now, with Eidul Azha around the corner, it’s time for Shaan’s Waar and Akshay Kumar’s Boss to hit the screens simultaneously! <br />So far, Boss has been advertised for a local release with subject to censors while distributors of Waar are aiming to capture around 50 screens in Pakistan. <br />If Boss is not forced into a delay or a possible ban by committees that often visit the culture ministry to “protect the national interest” then, the local box office this Eid would portray the true potential of a big-budget Pakistani film in presence of a genuine competitor. <br />If both films release on Eid, then Waar is expected to do better business at the local box office, whereas Boss is just going to steal a minor share of its success refraining Waar from reaching a major milestone. Nonetheless, the audiences and multiplexes will have two big films to choose from and the footfall of one film will help the other.
