Published 19:34 IST, September 15th 2020
'Laxmmi Bomb', 'The Big Bull' & others to be pushed ahead because of IPL? Read details
According to a recent media report, release dates of Laxmmi Bomb, The Big Bull, Bhuj: The Pride of India have been pushed ahead because of IPL 2020 schedule.
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Ever since lockdown was imposed in India because of COVID-19 pandemic, entertainment industry has been through major losses. Release dates of several big-budget films were postponed. During this lockdown period, several movies opted for a direct to OTT release.
In June this year, Disney + Hotstar anunced an impressive lineup of several movies which would be releasing on OTT platform. However, release dates of se movies have w been pushed ahe because of upcoming IPL 2020. Here is everything you need to kw about it.
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Laxmmi Bomb, Bhuj: Pride of India and Big Bull's release date postponed?
Disney + Hotstar h anunced that movies like Akshay Kumar’s Laxmmi Bomb, Ajay Devgn’s Bhuj: Pride of India, Abhishek Bachchan’s Big Bull, Sushant Singh Rajput’s Dil Bechara, Vidyut Jammwal’s Khuda Haafiz, Alia Bhatt’s Sak 2 and Kunal Kemmu’s Lootcase will be releasing on OTT platform.
Dil Bechara, Khuda Haafiz, Sak 2 and Lootcase have alrey released on platform but t much is kwn about remaining movies’ release dates. According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, Laxmmi Bomb release date was earlier scheduled on September 9, 2020. However, due to some last-minute patchwork shoot, release date has been pushed ahe. report ded that team at Disney + Hotstar have been trying to finalise release dates of remaining movies.
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Since IPL 2020 is one of biggest sporting events, y do t want release dates to clash with IPL 2020 as it will dilute impact of films. refore, y have w decided to hold back se three films.
se three films Laxmmi Bomb, Bhuj: Pride of India and Big Bull' will w be releasing after IPL 2020 is over. tentative Laxmmi Bomb release date will be in Diwali week while Bhuj Pride of India's release date and Big Bull's release date will be in late vember and mid-December, report ded.
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idea behind se release dates is to have a constant flow of viewers on Disney + Hotstar. IPL 2020 will be taking care of viewers in September and October and se movies will be getting viewers in next two months, report mentioned.
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IPL 2020 schedule
IPL 2020 starts from Saturday, September 19, 2020, and will be concluding in vember. viewers can watch all matches live on Disney + Hotstar. To avoid clashing with IPL, several big-budget movies h postponed ir release dates in past too.
Promo Im Credits: Akshay Kumar Instagram and Ajay Devgn Instagram
19:34 IST, September 15th 2020