Due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic,
no
one
can
be
absolutely
sure
about
the
immediate
future
of
the
film
industry.
Film
productions
have
been
halted
and
cinema
halls
shut.
While
some
filmmakers
are
choosing
OTT
platforms
to
release
their
films,
some
want
to
hold
on
till
they
are
able
to
release
them
on
the
big
screens.
'83
director
Kabir
Khan
belongs
to
the
latter.
In
a
recent
interview,
Kabir
Khan
said
that
his
upcoming
film
'83
has
been
made
for
the
big
screen
experience,
and
that
he
will
wait
until
audiences
are
comfortable
enough
to
return
to
theatres.
Hindustan
Times
quoted
Kabir
as
saying,
"We
will
be
ready
(to
release
when
the
lockdown
opens),
but
having
said
that,
we
will
only
come
out
with
our
movies
when
the
comfort
is
palpable.
and
when
we
feel
that
'Okay,
the
fear
has
gone
away,
and
people
might
feel
comfortable
to
put
on
masks
and
gloves,
and
go
watch
a
film."
He
continued,
"There
are
a
lot
of
efforts,
resources
and
energy
that
go
into
films
and
we
would
like
people
to
enjoy
our
films.
Both,
Rohit
and
I,
would
want
the
audience
to
enjoy
our
films
on
the
big
screen
and
therefore
we
are
ready
to
wait
it
out
for
things
to
get
better.
It's
not
like
the
lockdown
will
open
and
we
will
throw
our
films
to
test
the
waters.
No.
We
will
wait
till
we're
comfortable."
Kabir
understands
the
reasons
of
some
filmmakers
who
are
releasing
their
films
on
digital
platforms.
He
said
that
everybody
has
invested
a
certain
amount
money
in
their
films
and
they
may
be
seeing
that
in
the
near
future,
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
recover
the
costs
because
there's
no
clarity
about
when
theatres
will
open,
in
what
shape
and
form
they
will
open
and
if
the
audiences
will
go
to
theatres.
"I'm
very
clear
that
I
will
be
releasing
my
film
in
the
theatre.
I've
made
my
film
for
the
big
screens,
and
I
will
wait.
But
for
those
who
are
not
ready
to
wait,
I
think
it's
absolutely
fair
for
them
to
then
carry
on," he
added.
'83
is
a
film
based
on
India's
World
Cup
win
in
1983,
starring
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone
and
others.