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Lockdown anniversary: Bollywood films which released on OTT platform due to pandemic
The Indian film and television industry turned upside down and came to a standstill when coronavirus lockdown was enforced first on March 24, 2020. Film shoots were halted and theatres remained deserted for several months, which led to postponement upcoming movies or shifting their release to digital platforms. At such a time, OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+Hotstar helped filmmakers’ reach out to an audience for their films.
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The eponymous sequel to the 1995 comedy flick was initially set to release on May 1, 2020. However, the Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan starrer’s release was postponed owing to the pandemic and later, released on December 25, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video.
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
The biographical drama starring Janhvi Kapoor was unable to experience a theatrical release. However, it was released digitally on Netflix on 12 August 2020.
Dil Bechara
This film marked late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s final and posthumous feature on-screen. Its release was delayed owing to the nation-wide lockdown and unfortunate demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Ultimately, it was released on Disney+ Hotstar on July 24, 2020 and was made available to all viewers for free to honour the memory of the late actor.
Chhalaang
The sports-comedy film directed by Hansal Mehta and starring Rajkummar Rao, Nushrat Bharucha and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub was supposed to be witnessed on the big screen. However, the pandemic led it to an online release on Amazon Prime Video on November 13, 2020, coinciding with Diwali.
Gulabo Sitabo
Starring Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Farrukh Jaffar, this film also skipped a theatrical release and but was made available on Prime Video on June 12, 2020.
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