The film also stars Kajal Aggarwal had hit the theatres on March 19, before the second wave of coronavirus forced theatres to shut down once again. With the digital rights and the music rights being sold, T-Series Films has reportedly recovered the losses and made a decent profit with the deal they struck with Amazon Prime Video. John Abraham and Emraan Hashmi‘s action-drama Mumbai Saga finally dropped on Amazon Prime Video on April 27. Trade experts say while it may be okay for a film featuring a big star to expect an extended run in cinemas and debut on streaming platforms later, there is no logic in holding small producers back-more so, the longer they wait, the movie’s value diminishes more. Mumbai Saga has been produced by T-Series Films in association with Gupta’s White Feather Films. In fact, Salman Khan’s latest film Radhe will be available on ZeePlex and ZEE5 the same day as its theatrical release this May.
The pros and cons of a possible shift are being fiercely debated by stakeholders in India and abroad, with streaming platforms seeking early digital releases and cinema chains resisting the move. Watch Now Mumbai Saga, starring John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Suniel Shetty, Kajal Agarwal and directed By Sanjay GuptaWatch Now Mumbai Saga.
Instead, it may opt for a three-four week gap for online streaming. It has been known for a while that Bollywood is not likely to continue with the eight-week window between theatrical and digital premieres even when things are back to normal.