MUMBAI, Jun 29:
Superstar Akshay Kumar’s “Laxmmi Bomb”, “Sadak 2”, featuring Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt-starrer “Bhuj: The Pride of India” are among the Bollywood films that are headed for a direct release on the streamer Disney+ Hotstar as theatres remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The first film as part of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex will be Sushant Singh Rajput’s last movie “Dil Bechara”, which will start streaming from July 24. With an aim to honour the legacy of the late actor, the streaming platform is making the movie available to even the non-subscribers.
Other titles getting a direct release on the digital platform include Abhishek Bachchan-starrer “The Big Bull”, Vidyut Jammwal’s “Khuda Haafiz” and “Lootcase”, featuring Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal.
The initiative ‘First Day First Show ki home delivery’ by Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex is aimed at re-imagining the theatrical experience which has been at a halt from mid March in the wake of the coronavirus-led shutdown.
These seven films will release between July and October on the streamer.
Akshay, Ajay, Alia, Abhishek and Uday Shankar – President, The Walt Disney Company APAC and Chairman, Star & Disney India, were part of the virtual press conference moderated by Varun Dhawan.
Akshay said “Laxmmi Bomb” was close to his heart as he is returning to the genre of horror-comedy after 2007’s “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”.
He said it was his most “mentally intense” movie as he shared the posters of the film. The film also stars Kiara Advani, who previously worked with Akshay on “Good Newwz”.
Ajay said through this initiative people will once again start looking forward to new film releases.
“The corona pandemic threw all our comfort worlds into a tizzy. And, at the same time the OTT medium that was a fairly new phenomenon gained a huge significance as far as consuming entertainment is concerned. In the future, theatres and OTT will move in parallel,” the actor said.
“Bhuj” also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk and Pranitha Subhash.
Alia, who stars in “Sadak 2” which is the sequel to her father, veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s 1991 film of the same name, said the movie is very close to her heart. (PTI)
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