Theatre chains have responded to releases on OTT by threatening filmmakers with retributive action Indian movie theatres are bracing themselves for the worst as more and more filmmakers eye direct-to-digital releases amid the uncertainty and indefinite closure of cinema halls owing to the coronavirus outbreak.
American streaming service Amazon Prime Video has announced the acquisition of seven films meant for theatrical release that will now go directly to digital.
Apart from director Shoojit Sarkar’s Gulabo Sitabo and Vidya Balan-starrer Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer, there are five films across languages that have bypassed theatres as their reopening remains uncertain.