OTTs are integral but cinema Is festive: Gulshan Grover
Actor Gulshan Grover says that he has immense respect for the OTT platforms but films releasing in cinema halls are festive.
Gulshan Grover along with John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Rohit Roy, Bhushan Kumar, Sanjay Gupta, Samir Soni, and more graced the trailer launch of Mumbai Saga.
Talking about films competing for theatres post lockdown and filmmakers opting for theatrical release than OTT, Grover said,
“For almost a year now, we’ve been watching film and series on OTT in our homes; we’ve been watching content from across the world. The OTT has its own advantages and it has given this unanimous feeling that we want to get out there and we want to have a real experience of watching a film”
As for Sanjay Gupta directorial Mumbai Saga, the film is set in the 80s and the 90s, and chronicles the changing landscape of Mumbai when the mills were being replaced by malls and high rise buildings.
Bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anuradha Gupta and Sangeeta Ahir, the film is scheduled for release on 19 March 2021.