Due to theatres being shut amid the pandemic, some big Bollywood movies have taken the OTT route for their release. The film industry has been widely affected due to the Covid19 outbreak and according to the Multiplex Association of India, there has been an alleged loss of Rs 2800 Crores since March 2020.
Rumours were now rife that Pen Studio’s upcoming three big stints: Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, South biggie ‘RRR’ and John Abraham’s action entertainer ‘Attack’ will release on digital streaming platforms. However, the producer has denied all such claims with an official statement. Read here :
We would like to clarify that Gangubai Kathiawadi, RRR and Attack will release in cinemas.
– Dr Jayantilal Gada
Chairman and MD
Pen Studios#gangubaikathiawadi #rrrmovie #attack #penmovies #penstudios pic.twitter.com/23gz9PRIa3— PEN INDIA LTD. (@PenMovies) September 8, 2021
‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and is one of the most anticipated films being shot extensively during the pandemic. Announcing the film’s wrap in June this year, Alia had shared on Instagram, “This film and set has been through two lockdowns.. two cyclones.. director and actor getting covid during the making!!! The troubles the set has faced is another film all together! But through all that and more.. what I take away is the gigantic life changing experience!”
Speaking about SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’, the film features megastars Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody. Produced by DVV Danayya under the DVV Entertainments banner, the much-awaited Pan-India film is a fictional tale of the younger days of freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharamaraju and will release on October 13 this year.
On the other hand, ‘Attack’ is an action-thriller film starring John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. The film is the Hindi remake of the Malayalam action thriller ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ that originally featured actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in lead roles.