No distributor is demanding compensation from Aamir Khan for ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ failure – Exclusive – Times of India

Ajit Andhare, CEO of Viacom 18, denied all rumours about compensation for losses and told ETimes, “There are no external distributers, its being distributed by V18Studios, and no money is lost in the first place. Film is still running in theaters both in India & internationally. This is baseless speculation.” Most of the big studios have their own distribution networks in most of the big cities and in smaller centres films are released to sub-distributors on commission basis. An exhibitor from North India said, “Most studios don’t sell their territories, it is always distributed directly. Even if we try asking for the rights, it is too expensive for us. And the reports of distributors asking for money in case of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ is baseless as the producers are only distributors of the film.”

A report also claimed that Aamir Khan was in huge shock due to the failure of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, but an industry insider informed us it is ‘not true’. At the end of its four-day extended weekend at the box office, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ has earned close to Rs 37.75 crore. The film has managed to stay ahead of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ at the box office, which had released on the same date.