Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari to release theatrically on November 15, director says ‘OTT is death of cinema’

Zee Studios will launch Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari theatrically on November 15, making it one of many first main movies to open in theatres since Angrezi Medium in March, after which cinemas throughout the nation have been closed down as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Over the previous couple of weeks, restrictions have been eased in lots of states, permitting manufacturing homes to discover theatrical exhibition as soon as once more.

The movie will arrive on the finish of a packed vacation season, which can see movies akin to Laxmii, Ludo and Chhalaang debuting on streaming platforms.

Director Abhishek Sharma had mentioned in an interview that he had all the time been pushing for a theatrical launch for the movie. “I’ve never been okay with a digital release, my thoughts on this are well known. For me, the cinema belongs to the theatre. I’m really thankful to the production house for giving me that push for theatre, even in these times and Inshallah we’ll be the first film to come out in theatres,” he informed Times Now.

He mentioned that the movies which were launched on streaming throughout the pandemic have suffered. Wondering why the makers couldn’t have waited longer, he added, “I am sorry to use the word, but those films are dying, it’s death. I wouldn’t take names but there are so many films which are on OTT right now and I can see some coming as well, which are promising, I don’t know why they couldn’t wait. For me, cinema belongs to theatres. I’m a theatre guy, I feel cinema belongs to movie theatres and not to OTT. I think that’s the death of the cinema…”

In the previous couple of months, a number of high-profile movies akin to Dil Bechara, Sadak 2, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Gulabo Sitabo have been launched on-line, with many extra releases lined up.

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Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari stars Diljit Dosanjh, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Manoj Bajpayee. The movie has been described as a light-hearted, Hrishikesh Mukherjee-style comedy.

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