Prashanth Neel shares his views on Salaar vs Dunki clash, says 'there is no war' between the films

Prashanth Neel's latest film Salaar is running succesfully in theatres and has earned ₹500 crore worldwide. Following the film's success, the filmmaker talked in length about the ugly Christmas clash with Dunki and Salaar. During an interview with Pinkvilla, Prashanth Neel said that fans were a huge reason to make the clash between the two films ugly.

What did Prashanth Neel say about Salaar and Dunki's clash?

During the interview, Prashanth Neel was asked to comment on the social media war between his film Salaar and Dunki. Sharing his views, the director said, "This is what happens in cinema. You root for your heroes and the emotions get the better of you. It might be that way (war) for the fans but for us, we are not trying to compete with one another. We are both trying to survive together. I do not advocate of being a part of something like that."

"It's nasty is what I heard. And I really wish it did not come down to something like that because both the stars are huge in Indian cinema and they deserve all the respect that they have accumulated over the years. The whole environment is not good for the cinema also. You rather ignore it because there is no way to control something like that. You just let it pass," he added.

Is there any war between Dunki and Salaar?

During the same interview, Prashanth Neel clarified that there is no war between the two film, Salaar and Dunki. He said, "There is no war between Dunki and Salaar. I don't think either of us think like that. I don't think makers of Dunki think like that, I don't think the makers of Salaar think like that. We are here to survive and we are here to impress the audience. We are here to entertain the audience. We are not here to compete amongst ourselves. This is not a cricket match."

Meanwhile, Salaar released in theatres on December 22 and Dunki released a day earlier on December 21.