'Ra.One' to open on a record 3000 screens?

Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One is expected to open on the largest number of screens in Hindi film history.

The project, which is scheduled to release in October, will be shown on over 3,000 screens, Mumbai Mirror reports.

Ram Mirchandani, who is chief creative officer at Eros International, explained: "RA.One will easily be the biggest release of our times in terms of screens. The reason I am saying 'screens' is because the number of prints will obviously be lesser compared to it."

Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment film has already commenced on a seven month marketing strategy prior to its official release.

Mirchandani added: "I can't give you the exact number of screens since we are months away from the film's release.

"But I can assure [you] that it will definitely be more than 2,500 screens across the nation. In the overseas market too, we will be going all out. It is a Shah Rukh Khan film after all."

The RaOneFanClub on Twitter, which has just crossed the 20,000 follower mark, has also started a daily countdown to the arrival of the superhero project.

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of screens allocated to new Bollywood releases. Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots set an earlier record in 2009 with 1,760 screens worldwide.

Watch a teaser trailer for Ra.One below: