Coolie No. 1 To Premiere On Amazon Prime Video During Diwali Weekend

With the covid-19 pandemic is around, filmmakers have been forced to take an OTT route due to uncertainty over the reopening of cinemas. However, the ongoing tensions in the film industry are all playing a major role in forcing them to take different platforms other than the theaters to release their films.

According to a source quoted in Republic Bharat's report, before the film was about to get finalized with the streaming platform, Vashu Bhagnani had a long discussion with the heads of some of the national multiplex chains.

In the conversation, he requested them to give him a sizeable amount of advance or MG royalty and even asked for the remuneration of the threshold period of eight weeks from the date of a theatrical premiere for his film Coolie No. 1. However, in return to his plea, the multiplex chains expressed their helplessness in advancing money to Bhagnani or 'acquiring' his film on an MG royalty basis.

Coolie No 1 is an upcoming comedy film that is a remake of a 1995 film with the same name starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the prominent roles. The latest version of the film is directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani who also teamed up for the original film. The film stars popular faces of the Hindi film industry including Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Shikha Talsania, and Javed Jaffrey.

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