Kartik Aaryan threatened to walk out of ‘Shehzada’ if Allu Arjun’s ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ was released in Hindi, claims producer

The Hindi dubbed version of Telugu star Allu Arjun’s 2020 blockbuster “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo” was scheduled to release on January 26 in cinema. However, it was reportedly called off after the makers of its Bollywood remake “Shehzada”, starring Kartik Aaryan were not in favour of the film’s release in Hindi over fears that the dubbed version might adversely affect the prospects of the new film.

In a Twitter post, Production House Goldmines Telefilms shared a statement, “Manish Shah, promoter of Goldmines along with the makers of ‘Shehzada’ have jointly decided to withdraw the theatrical release of ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’ Hindi version. ‘Shehzada’ makers are thankful to Manish Shah for agreeing to the same.”

Producer Manish Shah, who has the rights for the Hindi dubbed version of “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo”, told India Today that Kartik threatened to walk out of “Shehzada” if the Hindi dubbed version was released in theatres. The move would cost producers a loss of Rs 40…