With theatres still operation with 50% capacity across the country, most big ticket Bollywood films are taking the OTT route, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
After its theatrical release, 'Bell Bottom', Akshay Kumar’s espionage thriller will now start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from September 16.
Inspired by real-life hijacking events in the 1980s, 'Bell Bottom' has Akshay Kumar donning the hat of this undercover agent on a covert mission to free 210 Indian hostages held by hijackers.
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Vicky Kaushal's upcoming film 'Sardar Udham Singh' will also release on Amazon Prime Video. Reports say, the makers are planning to release the film on October 16, during the Dusshera weekend.
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Directed by Shoojit Sircar, in 'Sardar Udham Singh', Vicky Kaushal plays revolutionary freedom fighter, Udham Singh, who went from India to London to assassinate British General Michael O'Dwyer, the man responsible for the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.
With the cinema halls being shut in Maharashtra, India's most crucial cinema market, Salman Khan's upcoming film 'Antim: The Final Truth' might also release directly on OTT.
Reports say, the makers are planning to release the film on ZEE5. However, the team hasn't made any official announcement regarding the same.
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The Mahesh Manjrekar film also features Aayush Sharma as a gangster, with Salman Khan as a Sikh cop.