MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, who was recently seen in ‘Border 2’, was keen on releasing his action-drama ‘Gabru’ theatrically.
The actor wanted to ditch the OTT first route, and take it to theatres considering his upcoming film ‘Ikka’ is also a direct to OTT release, a source said.
The source close to the actor shared, “‘Gabru’ was meant to be an OTT film. But after watching the movie, Abbas Mustan urged Sunny to release it in theatres and Sunny bought it”.
“The budget is Rs 45-50 crore excluding P&A. Producers of Gabru wanted an OTT release but after the screenings, Sunny Deol felt it should have a theatrical release as ‘Ikka’ also releasing on the OTT. And he was egged on by Abbas Mustan, Anil Sharma and Rahul Rawail”, the source added.
‘Gabru’ is written and directed by Shashank Udapurkar and produced by Om Chhangani and Vishal Rana. It also features actors Simran Bagga and Prit Kamani in key roles. The film’s music is composed by Mithoon, with lyrics by Sayeed Quadri and contributions from Satinder Sartaaj and Anurag Saikia.