Abhishek Sharma Says Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Is The Right Film For The Theatres To Open With
Filmmaker Abhishek Sharma who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming comedy-drama, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari says he is looking forward to a theatrical release.
Filmmaker
Abhishek
Sharma
who
is
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
his
upcoming
comedy-drama,
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
says
he
is
looking
forward
to
a
theatrical
release.
The
filmmaker
believes
that
OTT
is
the
death
of
cinema
and
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
is
the
right
film
for
the
theatres
to
reopen
with.
COVID-19
saw
a
hold-up
in
production,
delay
in
film
releases
and
even
cinema
halls
were
shut
down
for
over
six
months
to
ensure
safety.
Many
films
at
that
time,
opted
for
an
OTT
release
with
several
streaming
platforms
available
in
India.
However,
makers
are
now
slowly
turning
back
to
cinema
halls,
as
the
majority
of
the
cities
are
reopening
theatres
at
50%
capacity.
While
speaking
to
Times
Now
Digtial,
Abhishek
Sharma
opened
up
about
OTT
releases
and
said,
"I
am
sorry
to
use
the
word,
but
those
films
are
dying,
it's
death.
I
wouldn't
take
names
but
there
are
so
many
films
which
are
on
OTT
right
now
and
I
can
see
some
coming
as
well,
which
are
promising,
I
don't
know
why
they
couldn't
wait.
For
me,
cinema
belongs
to
theatres."
Abhishek
Sharma
Wants
A
Theatrical
Release
For
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
"I
m
a
theatre
guy,
I
feel
cinema
belongs
to
movie
theatres
and
not
to
OTT.
I
think
that's
the
death
of
the
cinema.
Yes,
some
things
can
directly
go
to
OTT
but
I
don't
want
to
be
the
one
to
go
to
OTT
and
I'm
praying
that
theatres
open
in
Maharashtra
and
Punjab
and
we
can
release
there
as
well,"
he
added.
Abhishek
Sharma
Says
He
Made
The
Film
For
A
Theatre
Experience
Talking
about
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari,
Sharma
added
that
he
made
the
film
for
theatres
and
the
makers
are
waiting
for,
"Punjab
and
Maharashtra
markets
to
open."
He
also
thanked
his
production
house
for
pushing
for
a
theatrical
release,
"I've
never
been
okay
with
a
digital
release,
my
thoughts
on
this
are
well
known.
For
me,
the
cinema
belongs
to
the
theatre.
I'm
really
thankful
to
the
production
house
for
giving
me
that
push
for
theatre,
even
in
these
times
and
Inshallah
we'll
be
the
first
film
to
come
out
in
theatres."
"I
know
when
the
theatres
open,
audience
footfalls
might
be
less
but
once
they
see
this
film,
the
footfalls
might
increase
and
I
can
assure
that
this
is
the
right
film
for
the
theatres
to
open,"
he
added.
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
Is
A
Comedy
Drama
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
stars
Diljit
Dosanjh,
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Fatima
Sana
Shaikh
in
the
lead
roles.
The
ensemble
cast
will
also
see
other
stars
like
Annu
Kapoor,
Supriya
Pilgaonkar,
Vijay
Raaz,
Seema
Pahwa,
Manoj
Pahwa,
Neeraj
Sood,
and
Abhishek
Banerjee
among
others.