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The lull in theatrical business due to the second wave has once again prompted several films, intended to release theatrically, to take the OTT route. 2 weeks back, ‘Sherni’ (2021) premiered on Amazon Prime, for instance. And now ‘Haseen Dillruba’ is all set to arrive on Netflix tomorrow, that is, on July 2, 2021. The […] More
The number of Covid-19 cases has come down considerably in India in the last 40 days. The government in various states has permitted the opening of the economy to an extent. However, due to the possibility of a third wave coupled with insufficient vaccination coverage, there is fear that we might face another outbreak shortly. […] More
Vidya Balan at one point was considered to be a force to reckon with, especially after the back-to-back success of ‘The Dirty Picture’ (2011) and ‘Kahaani’ (2012). She then had a downward spiral as most of her films failed to entice and even succeed at the box office. But things got better for her with […] More
The second wave of Covid-19 turned out to be quite extreme and brutal, as compared to the first wave. The cases began to rise in the second half of February and by mid-April, most states once again went into lockdown. During the first wave, the daily number of cases never crossed the 1-lakh-mark. But in […] More
When films release in cinemas, securing its collection is easy. In most cases, the producers themselves give out figures. And it is cross checked by trade experts who manage to find the information from distributors or exhibitors. Sometimes, the collections given by the makers are a bit inflated. There have been instances where a film […] More
The much awaited film, ‘Radhe’, released on May 13, on the occasion of Eid. Unlike a traditional release, the Salman Khan starrer had a release in cinemas as well as on digital. But instead of going for a normal OTT release, the makers chose to opt for the pay-per-view route. It means that one has […] More
For nearly 11 months, we have been seeing some significant films releasing on OTT. Most of these films dropped on these platforms on a Thursday or Friday. The idea was that people would be free on the weekends and hence, would consume the content. The only film, however, that was released on a weekday was […] More
Every year, Salman Khan comes up with a grand release on the festival of Ramzan Eid but last year, he couldn’t do so as the country was battling the first wave of coronavirus. As cinemas opened gradually from October 2020, it soon became clear that the superstar would now release ‘Radhe’ a year later, on […] More
Almost all Hindi films scheduled for release in April have been pushed ahead as the second wave of Coronavirus has wreaked havoc. Now all eyes were on the releases in May. There was buzz that the much awaited Salman Khan starrer, ‘Radhe’, would also be pushed ahead. After all, it’s a big film and with […] More
The lockdown has once again been imposed in Maharashtra due to the increase in coronavirus cases. All Hindi film releases of April have been pushed ahead. Down South, the situation is still better but is gradually deteriorating. Yet, no one was prepared when the makers of Telugu film, ‘Love Story’, starring Naga Chaitanya and Sai […] More
On Sunday, Maharashtra government declared lockdown-like restrictions from Monday April 5, 8:00 pm onwards. As part of these curbs, all theatres were asked to shut shop till April 30. It dealt a huge blow to the cinema sector as Maharashtra consists of crucial centres like Mumbai and Pune. The state contributes nearly 30-35% of box […] More
Last week, we mentioned that the rising cases of Coronavirus led to the indefinite postponement of the Hindi version of ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’. It was scheduled to release on March 26. In the last 8 days, a lot of other films got pushed. ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’, scheduled for April 23 release, has been delayed […] More