Mumbai Saga Belongs To The Theaters: Director Sanjay Gupta

The past few months have been very critical for the entertainment industry. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the theatrical business has almost gone for the toss, and that resulted in, many star-studded projects including megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana-led Gulabo Sitabo, Vidya Balan-starrer Shakuntala Devi, Akshay Kumar's Laxmii, and many others have opted for direct-to-digital release.

However, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is certainly not looking for the OTT platform as of now. He on Tuesday said that his upcoming film Mumbai Saga has been made for the big screen experience, and the more they see this film, the intend is becoming even stronger to release it in the theater.



Mumbai Saga was initially supposed to bow out in June this year, but after the cinema halls were shut during the pandemic-induced nationwide lockdown, there were reports that the makers of the film were considering a digital release.

Gupta in a Twitter post said he is in the midst of post-production of the gangster drama and the film is best suited for theatres.

#MUMBAISAGA We are in the thick of final edits, VFX, BGM, SFX, DI Grading & final sound mixing. Everyday with every moment my team & I feel only one common emotion... MUMBAI SAGA BELONGS TO THE THEATRES. It's been solely & single heartedly made for the big screen experience!", he wrote.



"And the more we see it & experience it everyday the more convinced we are that it needs THEATRES. #MumbaiSaga", he added.

And the more we see it & experience it everyday the more convinced we are that it needs THEATRES.#MumbaiSaga https://t.co/FWLzD5WXuQ

— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) November 2, 2020

Set in the 1980s-90s, the movie stars John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Amol Gupte, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover, and Rohit Roy in the prominant roles while Kajal Aggarwal is the leading lady.

Being made in the budget around Rs. 100 crores, the project is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anuradha Gupta, and Sangeeta Ahir under the banners of T-Series, and White Feather Films.

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