Producer Paragg Mehta Says Parinati Will Get An OTT Release, Hopes To Announce Release Date Soon
Paragg Mehta revealed that the upcoming Marathi film Parinati could be the next film to join the OTT platform, without a theatrical release, amid the lockdown.
After
waiting
for
several
months,
Bollywood
producers,
earlier
this
month,
turned
to
OTT
platform
for
film
releases.
The
makers
of
Gulabo
Sitabo
and
Shakuntala
Devi
were
the
first
ones
to
announce
the
digital
releases.
Soon
after,
several
south
films
also
joined
the
new
trend
and
announced
their
OTT
release
with
Amazon
Prime
Video.
Fans
of
Marathi
cinema
have
been
waiting
to
see
how
the
makers
decide
to
move
forward.
A
recent
report
revealed
that
the
upcoming
Marathi
film
Parinati
could
be
the
next
film
to
join
the
OTT
platform,
without
a
theatrical
release,
amid
the
lockdown.
Parinati
To
Become
The
First
Marathi
Film
Opting
For
OTT
Release
B-town's
renowned
Casting
Director
and
film
producer,
Paragg
Mehta,
talked
about
Bollywood's
decision
to
opt
for
OTT
releases,
and
said,
"As
we
all
know
how
Bollywood
big
films
have
taken
the
route
of
OTT
platforms.
The
general
pulse
in
the
market
is
that
regional
films
may
have
to
depend
on
OTT
platforms
for
the
time
being
as
we
have
to
survive
somehow
and
even
have
to
cater
good
content
to
our
audience."
Parinati
Release
Date
To
Be
Announced
Soon
He
also
revealed
that
he
hopes
to
announce
the
new
digital
release
date
soon.
"This
was
an
option
before
us
and
as
an
emergency
of
digital
evolution
someone
had
to
take
initiative
and
I
have
taken
it," he
says,
adding
"we
are
in
talks
with
a
few
of
them
and
so
far
have
got
a
positive
response
for
the
release
and
announcement
will
be
done
soon."
Stars
Amruta
Subhash,
Sonalee
Kulkarni,
And
Akshar
Kothari
Parinati reportedly
stars
Amruta
Subhash,
Sonalee
Kulkarni,
and
Akshar
Kothari
in
the
leading
roles.
It
is
directed
by
debutant
director
Akshay
Balsaraf
and
produced
by
Paragg
Mehta
&
Harsh
Narula,
co-produced
by
Amit
Dogra. Parinati could
turn
out
to
be
the
first
Marathi
film
to
release
on
an
OTT
platform,
due
to
the
ongoing
Coronavirus
pandemic.