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“Sooryavanshi” and “83” will release on scheduled dates, but may consider digital premiere in case of delay : Reliance Entertainment

"Sooryavanshi" and "83" will release dates

A day after news resurfaced about ‘Sooryavanshi’ and ’83’ may get a digital release, Reliance Entertainment has expressed their faith in the movies and said that they will stick to their scheduled release dates.

Reliance Entertainment Group CEO Shibashish Sarkar on said that they are “inclined” to release their much-awaited films – Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ and Ranveer Singh’s ’83’ in cinemas, but if there is a delay in the opening of theatres they will explore the avenues for digital release.

“We are looking at the possibility of releasing Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ and Kabir Khan’s ’83’ on the digital platform. If either cinema halls don’t open or Corona impact increases many folds and audiences are not coming. or in some states theatres open and some states they won’t in those scenarios, we will have to explore all options. Either pure SVOD (video on demand) routes or TVOD/PPV (pay per view)”; CEO of Reliance entertainment also added in an interview.

Cinema halls across the country have been closed since the nationwide lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Sooryavanshi’ was originally scheduled to release on March 24, while ’83’ was set to hit the cinema houses on April 10.

Sooryavanshi’ is a commercial outing from Rohit Shetty`s cop universe. It features Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.

The film is presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Rohit Shetty Picturez in association with Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films.

’83’, which chronicles India’s first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983, also stars Hardy Sandhu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiva, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi and Deepika Padukone.

This film is produced by Kabir Khan, Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri and presented by Reliance Entertainment.

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