Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi, Ranveer Singh’s 83 may take digital route

Mumbai : Sooryavanshi and ‘83, two much-awaited films still holding out on a theatrical release, might be forced to turn to streaming. Speaking about the same, Reliance Entertainment CEO Shibasish Sarkar said that in the scenario that theatres fail to open up by a certain time, the films could possibly be rolled out on streaming platforms.

Peaking to Bollywood Hungama, “We are 100% inclined to take theatrical route. However, at the same time, we don’t want to delay the release further than practically possible. That means we will not like to push release dates beyond Diwali / Christmas. So the first option is to go theatrical if cinemas open up and audiences are back.”

“Basically we will not like to shift release date further.... and ideally look for theatrical or any other hybrid measure for the best possible release,” he said.

Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, is currently slated for a Diwali release. The film was supposed to arrive in March. A move to streaming would make it the second Akshay Kumar film to take the route, after Laxxmi Bomb was sold to Disney+ Hotstar.

83, a sports drama about the Indian cricket team’s underdog victory at the 1983 World Cup, starring Ranveer Singh as captain Kapil Dev, is slated for a Christmas release.