New Delhi, July 6: It seems 2016 will be a year of clashes at the box office. After an Eid release for Shah Rukh Khan\'s â€œRaeesâ€ and Salman Khan-starrer â€œSultanâ€, fireworks at the Bollywood box office will be seen with a clash between Ranbir Kapoor\'s â€œAe Dil Hai Mushkilâ€ and Ajay Devgn\'s directorial â€œShivaayâ€ on Diwali.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is directing â€œAe Dil Hai Mushkilâ€, starring Ranbir, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in the lead, announced the release of the film on Twitter.

â€œMy next directorial film #Aedilhaimushkil starring Ranbir,Anushka and Aishwariya will release Diwali 2016...@AeDilHaiMushkil @foxstarhindi,â€ he tweeted.

The recce for the movie has already started and the film is all set to go on floors in October after Ranbir wraps up â€œJagga Jasoosâ€ and Aishwarya is done with â€œJazbaaâ€.

â€œAe Dil Hai Mushkilâ€ will be produced by Fox Star India and Dharma Productions.

With Karan announcing the release date of his much ambitious project, it is quite evident that film will be clashing with Ajayâ€™s upcoming directorial film â€œShivaayâ€ which is also slated to release on the same occasion.

The news also started trending on the micro-blogging site with the hashtag â€œ#Diwali 2016â€.

Meanwhile, Ajay is currently busy promoting his forthcoming thriller drama film â€œDrishyamâ€, which also stars Shriya Saran, Tabu and Rajat Kapoor. The film will release on July 31.

Ajay vs Ranbir: Expect fireworks on Diwali 2016