Pay Only If You Like The Content: Pawan Kumar

By Sandesh

Filmmaker Pawan Kumar, who rose to prominence with his Kannada independent film Lucia, is testing the waters with an alternative distribution system where the audience will pay for a film only if they like the content. (Kamal Hassan Bowled Over By Lucia).

"How do we know if what we are paying for is worth the money? As an answer to such opinion, we are testing this new model. You can watch the Making of Lucia documentary for free and pay for it only if you like it," Pawan posted on Facebook page.

He says if the experiment works out, it will benefit independent films. "The results from the experiment can help us make 'indie' films and work out an alternative distribution method to release it. We don't have to depend on theatres alone to reach out to you," he posted. (Lucia Impresses Vivek Oberoi)

Pawan, who collected over Rs 50 lakh through crowd-funding to make Lucia, is planning to remake it in Hindi. The Fox Star Studios, who have owned the remake rights of the movie are likely to rope in Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi to play the lead role. Meanwhile, Lucia is being remade in Tamil featuring Siddharth in the lead. Kannada actress Deepa Sannidhi is playing female lead in Tamil version.

Inputs from IANS

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