Irrfan
Khan-Radhika
Madan's
Angrezi
Medium
released
in
theatres
on
March
13.
However,
the
film
was
pulled
out
of
theatres
on
the
same
weekend,
in
some
states
including
Maharashtra,
owing
to
the
Novel
Coronavirus
lockdown.
Soon,
the
film's
theatrical
run
in
other
states,
was
also
cut
short
due
to
21-day
nationwide
lockdown.
Now,
the
makers
of
the
film
have
released
the
film
on
the
newly
launched
Disney
Plus
on
Hotstar
VIP.
Irrfan
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
announce
the
film's
world
digital
premiere
on
April
6.
He
tweeted,
"Hop
on
to
the
dreamy
roller-coaster
ride
with
this
father-daughter
duo
as
we
bring
to
you
the
World
Digital
Premiere
of
#AngreziMedium
only
on
@DisneyplusHSVIP!
Watch
now"
(sic)
The
Irrfan
Khan
starrer
had
only
managed
to
collect
Rs
9.50
crore
over
the
opening
weekend
before
cinema
halls
across
the
nation
were
ordered
to
remain
shut.
Post
the
lockdown,
producer
Dinesh
Vijan
said
in
a
statement,
"We
had
no
option
as
the
film
had
already
opened
in
the
UAE-GCC
market
on
Thursday,
when
the
chief
minister
of
Delhi
(Arvind
Kejriwal)
announced
shutdown
of
theatres
later
in
the
day.
Had
we
known
three-four
days
ago
that
this
would
happen,
we
might
have
had
time
to
rethink
the
release,
but
on
Thursday,
it
was
too
late
to
pull
back."
Meanwhile,
the
makers
were
planning
to
re-release
Angrezi
Medium
in
theatres
once
the
pandemic
was
over.
However,
given
the
continuing
uncertainty,
they
finally
decided
to
go
ahead
with
the
film's
digital
premiere.
Helmed
by
Homi
Adajania,
Irrfan's
dramedy
revolves
around
a
father's
struggle
to
fulfill
his
daughter's
dream
of
studying
abroad.
The
film
also
stars
Radhika
Madan,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Dimple
Kapadia
and
Deepak
Dobriyal
in
pivotal
roles.