No more theatre release for Bole Chudiya? Well, as per the latest developments, it seems Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tamannaah Bhatia starrer might be gearing up for an OTT release. Well, with the increase in the number of cases in the country and the overall graph not looking that good, we feel like we are less likely to return to leisure activities like hanging around with friends, going to clubs and pubs and movie-watching in the theatres. Speaking of which, the recent upcoming movies which were all set to have a theatre release have turned their back to the theatres and chose the OTT platform to release their films.
Just recently, Ayushmann Khurrana announced that his and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Gulabo Sitabo will be releasing on Amazon Prime instead of in the cinemas, on the other hand, Amazon announced that Vidya Balan’s Shakuntala Devi too will be releasing on the same platform.
Now we hear that Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tamannaah Bhatia starrer Bole Chudiyan may have an OTT release too. Along with this film, it makes three of his films releasing on the digital space. Since Nawazuddin gained a lot of appreciation from Netflix's Sacred Games, we are sure that seeing him again in the near future will only be a treat to our eyes. Well, take a look at his films below:
Bole Chudiyan:
Let’s begin with this film, just recently, it is reported that the makers of Bole Chudiyan have joined the likes of other films who have taken help of digital. The co-producer Rajesh Bhatia told Mid-Day, “Cinema is a great medium, but, it doesn't seem like theatres will start functioning within the next six months," as people will still be apprehensive about visiting them out of fear. "We are hence open to the idea of an OTT release. If the film beams to 200 countries, we think that's a great [deal] for the right price," he further reported.
Ghoomketu:
The next film of his that will be taking over the digital space is Ghoomketu. Sometime back, the actor Tom to his Instagram account and announced its digital release. The film also stars Anurag Kashyap, Ila Arun, Raghubir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire and Ragini Khanna in pivotal roles. Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha have made special appearances in the project. Nawaz starrer to release on Zee5.
Raat Akeli Hai:
Not many would know about the film but his Raat Akeli Hai also starring Radhika Apte will be directly releasing on the OTT platform instead of a theatre. According to PeepingMoon is reported that the producers of the film are uncertain of getting screens after the lockdown is lifted, hence, are looking at digital releases. The film will be most likely be screened on Netflix, this comes as a no surprise has Radhika is basically Netflix’s queen while Nawaz is most loved actor after Sacred Games.
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