NEW DELHI: Indian film theatres brace themselves for the worst as filmmakers bypass the theatrical route and eye direct-to-digital releases due to the uncertainty surrounding the closure of cinema halls during the coronavirus-induced national lockdown.
American streaming service, Amazon Prime Video, will premier seven films, earlier meant for theatrical release, directly on its platform and multiplex chains are not pleased.
Besides director Shoojit Sarkar’s Gulabo Sitabo and Vidya Balan-starrer Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer, there are five films across languages to be directly launched on Amazon.
Theatre chain, INOX, has responded by threatening filmmakers with “retributive measures". INOX did not respond to Mint’s queries on details of