Taapsee Pannu Supports Gulabo Sitabo And Shakuntala Devi’s Digital Release!
Actress Taapsee Pannu comes out in support of the makers of Gulabo Sitabo and Shakuntala Devi, who have decided to release their films on Amazon Prime Video.
Actress
Taapsee
Pannu
comes
out
in
support
of
the
makers
of
Gulabo
Sitabo
and
Shakuntala
Devi,
who
have
decided
to
release
their
films
on
Amazon
Prime
Video.
Post
the
makers'
announcement,
INOX
and
PVR
criticised
the
makers
and
said
that
such
a
step
goes
against
the
tradition
of
films
hitting
the
cinema
houses
first.
However,
Taapsee
has
backed
the
decision
of
the
digital
release.
She
said,
"I
guess
we
are
at
the
brink
of
witnessing
a
paradigm
shift.
All
I
can
say
is
it's
going
to
have
a
lot
of
collateral.
For
good
for
some
and
bad
for
others.
Let's
just
go
back
to
the
saying
'change
is
the
only
constant'.
The
question
is
who
makes
the
change
'worth
it'."
Filmmaker
Hansal
Mehta
also
agreed
with
Taapsee
and
wrote
on
his
Twitter
page,
"The
producers
and
the
director
want
the
best
for
their
film.
One
wants
investments
to
be
protected
the
other
wants
her/his
film
to
be
experienced
by
maximum
people
over
the
longest
duration
of
time.
Why
should
exhibitors
feel
threatened?
You
win
some,
you
lose
some.
Right
now,
it
is
a
battle
for
survival.
If
producers
survive,
exhibitors
will
thrive.
Live
and
let
live."
He
further
wrote,
"The
big
screen
will
not
get
replaced
by
OTT.
Audiences
will
have
more
choice.
They
will
go
to
the
theatres.
Many
films
will
find
their
audience
on
OTT.
But
that
is
the
future.
Right
now
it
is
a
battle
for
survival.
If
producers
survive
exhibitors
will
thrive.
Live
and
let
live."
Actress-turned-filmmaker
Pooja
Bhatt
also
slammed
the
theatres
chain
for
criticising
filmmakers,
opting
for
a
digital
release.
She
tweeted,
"Question-Do
theatres
run
movies
or
do
movies
run
theatres?
Content
is
king.
The
platform
is
secondary.
People's
safety
MUST
take
priority
over
profitability.
If
we
truly
care
for
our
audience,
we
need
to
take
the
movies
to
them.
Not
lure
them
to
theatres
until
we
can
guarantee
safety."