Mukesh Bhatt on releasing ‘Sadak 2’ on OTT platform: This is the only option left
Mumbai: “Sadak 2”, the much-anticipated movie directed by veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, shall be heading for a digital launch, producer Mukesh Bhatt has confirmed.
Produced by Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studios, the film that includes Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt, was initially scheduled to be launched in cinemas on July 10.
The uncertainty across the reopening of theatres, which had been shut down within the wake of coronavirus pandemic has pushed the makers to contemplate a digital launch.
“It (number of COVID-19 cases) is increasing day-by-day instead of subsiding. In this situation do you think the theatres will open? And even if they do and ‘Sadak 2’ is released, will people go to watch it? People have to protect their families. Today, life is more important,” Mukesh Bhatt instructed PTI.
“Sadak 2”, a sequel to the 1991 movie starring Pooja Bhatt and Dutt, was an bold mission created for the large display screen, however the makers must go forward with the digital launch to “survive”, the producer stated.
“I am compelled to come (on digital platform) because I don’t see any light in the near future. This is the best I can do to survive. There are certain things that you do, not out of choice but out of compulsion. This is the only option left. It is a no-brainer,” he added.
“Sadak 2” is the most recent title to affix the ever-growing listing of movies choosing a digital launch in the course of the pandemic, which has introduced many industries, together with leisure, to a grinding halt.
Shoojit Sircar’s “Gulabo Sitabo”, that includes megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, was the primary large Hindi film to launch on a streaming platform.
Vidya Balan-led “Shakuntala Devi”, Janhvi Kapoor’s “Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl”, and actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s final movie “Dil Bechara” are all headed for direct-to-digital launch, a call which has not gone down effectively with many cinema chain homeowners.
Mukesh Bhatt stated each filmmakers and audiences would like a giant display screen expertise and the development of digital premiere is “temporary”.
“Now that movies are releasing on OTT, it does not imply theatres will shut down. People want outing, large display screen leisure is enjoyable. It is a short lived part. We want to grasp it rationally and never blast or put one another down. We ought to carry one another up.
“I have got no option, so I will definitely consider OTT. We have not made this film to put it in lock and key. We want to bring it to people so that they enjoy the film,” he added.
The producer stated the workforce is but to complete the capturing on the movie, and they’re planning to renew the work in July.
“We have a two-day shoot left which we intend to begin next month. The post-production is going on in full swing simultaneously,” he added.
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