It
was
recently
reported
that
the
Ishaan
Khatter
and
Ananya
Panday-starrer
Khaali
Peeli
would
be
the
first
Hindi
film
to
release
in
Indian
theatres
after
months
of
lockdown.
However,
another
recent
report
has
challenged
this
and
said
that
national
chains
will
not
be
screening
the
film
in
their
theatres.
Khaali
Peeli
had
a
digital
release
on
the
pay-per-view
streaming
service
Zee
Plex
on
October
2,
and
it
was
said
that
the
film
would
have
a
re-release
on
the
big
screen
after
theatres
reopened
across
the
country.
Now,
a
report
by
Box
Office
World
Wide
is
claiming
that
this
will
not
happen
in
national
chains,
as
the
film
has
already
released
on
an
OTT
platform.
Re-releasing
it
on
the
big
screen
would
set
the
trend
of
screening
films
simultaneously
on
digital
platforms
and
theatres,
a
trend
that
certain
theatre
owners
do
not
want
to
set.
The
report
further
stated
that
none
of
the
films
which
are
scheduled
to
premiere
on
OTT,
such
as
the
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
Laxmmi
Bomb
and
the
multi-starrer
Bhuj:
The
Pride
Of
India,
and
films
that
have
already
released
on
OTT
like
the
Alia
Bhatt-starrer
Sadak
2,
will
not
be
releasing
in
theatres.
Furthermore,
the
report
stated
that
Khaali
Peeli
will
have
a
very
limited
release
in
theatres,
because
even
single
screen
holders
and
independent
cinema
chains
share
the
same
views
as
the
national
chains
of
not
screening
OTT
films,
and
sticking
by
the
long-held
norms
of
the
theatre
business.
The
Ministry
of
Home
Affairs
has
allowed
movie
theatres
to
reopen
after
months
of
being
shut
down
with
50%
occupancy,
from
October
15
in
areas
outside
containment
zones.
Coming
back
to
Khaali
Peeli,
the
film
is
directed
by
Maqbool
Khan,
and
co-produced
by
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
and
Himanshu
Mehra.
Apart
from
Ishaan
and
Ananya,
it
also
stars
Jaideep
Ahlawat.