MUMBAI: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Breaking the practice of the eight-week holdback period from theatrical release, several mainstream Bollywood films are being directly released on OTT. Who would have imagined that an Akshay Kumar-starrer film ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ or an Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushman Khurana starrer ‘Gulabo Sitaro’ would go directly on OTT without a theatrical release? While the world is adapting to the new normal and the film industry is battling and finding ways for its survival, some legal issues have arisen which probably have not been addressed clearly in our legislations.
Will CBFC certificate be required for satellite release of digitally released films?
Will CBFC certificate be required for satellite release of digitally released films?