Last Eid, the Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar box-office face-off was averted. The makers of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara fell for SRK's charm and rescheduled their own film a week after the former's Chennai Express.

However, an SRK-Akki clash is likely to happen soon according to trade sources. Akki is yet to begin shooting for Neeraj Pandey, his Special 26 director's next. And only after he wraps Happy New Year, will Shah Rukh begin work on Maneesh Sharma's Fan. Yet the trade hints that both superstars are eyeing January 23, the Republic Day weekend of 2015 for their films.