Under Unlock 5.0 rules and guidelines, theatres across the country are re-opening on October 15. The films that are set to re-release are:
- Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and actress Sara Ali Khan’s 2018 film Kedarnath
- Period drama Tanhaji, starring Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan
- Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar
- Taapsee Pannu’s Thappad.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT… There was talk that films premiered on #OTT platforms [#DilBechara, #Sadak2, #ShakuntalaDevi, #KhudaHaafiz, #GunjanSaxena, #GulaboSitabo] *might* release in cinemas… But leading multiplex chains [#PVR, #INOX, #Carnival] decide NOT TO SCREEN these films. pic.twitter.com/k2Z7O9M2og
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 14, 2020
That’s not it, thriller Malang starring Disha Patani, Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor, and the 2019 hit War, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff will also open in theatres. Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh reported on Wednesday morning.
There were also reports that many films that were released on OTT platforms during this time will be re-released on big screens. However, leading cinema chains of the country have decided not to screen these films. Movies including Sushant Singh Rajput’s last movie Dil Bechara, Shakuntala Devi, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Sadak 2, Gulabo Sitabo, and Khuda Haafiz among others won’t be released in theatres as decided by theatre chains including PVR, Cinepolis, Inox, and Carnival.
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT… There was talk that films premiered on #OTT platforms [#DilBechara, #Sadak2, #ShakuntalaDevi, #KhudaHaafiz, #GunjanSaxena, #GulaboSitabo] *might* release in cinemas… But leading multiplex chains [#PVR, #INOX, #Carnival] decide NOT TO SCREEN these films. pic.twitter.com/k2Z7O9M2og
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 14, 2020
