More trouble for OK Jaanu, to face Deepika-Vin Diesel's xXx at box-office

Mumbai: Shaad Ali severely needs a hit, and so do his lead stars, Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor. However, his upcoming release, 'OK Jaanu' it seems increasingly difficult with each passing day.

A remake of his mentor Mani Ratnam's critical and commercial success 'OK Kanmani,' the film has already found its fare share of detractors, who've been comparing it to the original, lambasting it over its lack of realism and seeming inadequacies of its lead cast.

The songs, composed by AR Rahman themselves have not been well-received, with Badshah's rehash of ARR's 90's cult, 'Humma Humma' being heavily panned.

While all this was on, a very introverted release in Shlok Sharma, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui's festival slaying 'Haraamkhor' had been lurking in the corner, slated to release on the same day as 'OK Jaanu,' on January 13, 2017.

The trailer of the film released on Tuesday, to immense critical acclaim, across social media platforms.

Now, to deepen the wounds, Vin Diesel and Deepiak Padukone's humongously anticipated 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage,' will release in India before its US release. And much to their dismay, the action thriller will be releasing on Janurary 14, a day after 'OK Jaanu'.

Deepika herself took to her Twitter feed to announce the same.

With so much going against it, the film is in dire straits, struggling to ensure a good opening.

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