Kamal Hassan’s Indian 2 hit the theaters on July 2 and it has been released on OTT on August 19. The Hindi version of the film has been premiered after six weeks on OTT after its theatrical release.
Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 ran into a legal soup after its OTT release. The team of the movie received legal notice by Multiplex Association of India for flouting the streaming rules. Pinkvilla have reported that the Multiplex Association of India has sent legal notice to the team for breaching the 8-week OTT rule. The Hindi version of the movie premiered only six weeks after the theatrical release.
The association said in a statement, “The Multiplex Association of India has laid a set of rules for theatrical release of films in Hindi. The rules expect the producers to follow a strict 8-week OTT window, and the ones who don’t obey the laid guidelines, won’t get a release in the top 3 national multiplex chains – PVRInox and Cinepolis. The team of Indian 2 aka. Hindustani 2 had agreed on the said guidelines and fetched a release in national chains”. Also Read – Indian 2 Trailer: Kamal Haasan Returns to the Screen, Showcasing His Fighting Prowess Shirtless and Mastering Various Disguises in His Latest Role! Watch Now
The source added further, “But the multiplex association was shocked to discover that the Hindi version of Indian 2 is streaming now on Netflix, much before the stipulated 8-week window. In an ideal world, Hindustani 2 should have streamed on September 6, but it’s already on air and this has not gone down well with the power players in the exhibition sector”.
This development have been confirmed to Pinkvilla by several other people from the association as well as the exhibitors. The Multiplex Association of India now wants to give a stern message to all the producers to follow their eight-week window rule.
Shankar’s Indian 2 is the sequel of his 1996 hit movie Indian. The film received lukewarm response after the theatrical release. The movie released on Netflix from August 9 in multiple languages. The film has been released on the platform within less than a month after its theatrical release.
Indian 2 carries forward the story of Senapathy. Kamal Haasan reprises his previous role. In the movie, the actor returns to India to fight against corruption after a group of youngsters call upon him. A group of friends use social media to expose corruption in the country and call upon him for his help. The movie also features Siddharth, Rakul Preet Singh, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Bobby Simha, SJ Suryah, and Vivek. Kajal Aggarwal also a part of the film. But Shankar announced that her character will be seen in Indian 3.
