Published 20:02 IST, May 5th 2020

Arjun Kapoor reacts on the reports of 'Sandeep Aur Pinki Faraar' releasing online

Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra's upcoming film Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar was scheduled to release on March 20 but didn't due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra's upcoming film Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar was scheduled to release on March 20 but didn't due to COVID-19 pandemic. filming began in 2017 and has been waiting to release for quite some time w.

Does movie have a chance to release on OTT platforms? Taking into consideration scare and opening atres amid Coronavirus pandemic, will Dibakar Banerjee release film on a digital platform?

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Talking to an entertainment portal, Arjun Kapoor said that as an artist he believes that content should be out and medium is t important. He sees thing wrong in releasing movie digitally but having said that, he stressed that he is t involved in 'buying and selling of his films'.

He said certain films might have to choose OTT path to release ir films but big-budget blockbusters won't be able to afford same. Kapoor said that India doesn't have a big subscription base and masses are t yet totally consuming content on digital platforms.

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Concluding his point, Arjun said that he doesn't believe that releasing digitally would be future as re's a grey area where one needs to analyze how many atres would survive and what Government decides.

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Speaking to an ncy, film's director Dibakar Banerjee spoke about his attempt to make something twisted on and patriarchy. Even names are a flip on expectations as female le is kwn as 'Sandeep' while male protagonist is called 'Pinky'.

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" thought was to look at in a way we hn't looked at before. I was t really satisfied with template of a typical relationship between a man and a woman. Why make a film about it? That's when, certain things that I've always wondered about, came toger. In this case, it's ," Dibakar told PTI.

20:02 IST, May 5th 2020