Varun Dhawan admits Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari skipped Diwali release to avoid clashing with Thamma: “Karan Johar and I are very good friends with Dinesh Vijan, Amar Kaushik; you don’t want to go there, if someone is your friend”

The big movie battle between Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari and Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1 happened on October 2. The first movie features Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf, and is a lively and entertaining film. Many people in the film industry and moviegoers thought that a film like this would be perfect for a Diwali release. Also, Diwali is just three weeks away, so some people suggested that the makers, Dharma Productions, should have waited and released their movie on October 21 instead. But then they would have had a conflict with another movie called Thamma. Thamma stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Paresh Rawal, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and is part of Dinesh Vijan's popular horror comedy series.

In an interview with The Times of India, Varun Dhawan explained why he and producer Karan Johar didn't want their movie to clash with Thamma.

 He said, "Karan Johar and I are very good friends with Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik. You don't want to go there if someone is your friend."

Varun Dhawan said, "Our original release date was moved for many reasons.

 We were trying to make the best film we could. We made our best film. In a line, Param Sundari, Baaghi 4, Jolly LLB 3, and The Conjuring: Last Rites did well. We want a run of at least 2-3 weeks."

He continued, "Another good time for us to release would have been Diwali.

 But I'm very good friends with Dinoo (Dinesh Vijan) and Amar Kaushik. I've done Bhediya and Badlapur with them. Karan (Johar) is close friends with them. And you don't want to go there, if someone is your friend."

He also said, "Now this date is good with Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra.

 Also, this is not my decision. It's the production's decision. But the date is so big that they said chalo, we will have enough space. Also, we are not a big film like Kantara. Nor are we under the delusion of that."