Is SRK ready to take Hrithik head on?

After avoiding a confrontation with Salman Khan's Sultan, Shah Rukh's Raees is now set to get released on Republic Day of 2017. He had no other option. But there is a problem there. Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil is also targeting the same time, and Rakesh Roshan has made it clear that come what may, he will not change the date. Does that mean that SRK's Raees will be pushed further. Well, that is what it seems. Because there is a long trail of movies that SRK has avoided for Raees. At first he avoided a clash with Sultan, then the Independnce Day slot was left for Akshay Kumar's Rustom. Now Diwali has been kept for Ajay Devgn's Shivay. Christmas will see the release of Dangal. What is happening to SRK. Has the king of silver screen lost it?