Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has expressed his disappointment that his 2013 critically-acclaimed movie Shahid will not be out there for streaming on any OTT platform. Headlined by Rajkummar Rao, the biographical drama film was primarily based on the lifetime of lawyer and human rights activist, Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in 2010 in Mumbai.
Shahid, which had its world premiere on the Toronto International Film Festival 2012, had opened to a constructive response from each the audiences in addition to the critics.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday night time, Mehta puzzled why Shahid will not be out there on any streaming platform regardless of its many achievements.
“Sad that #Shahid will not be on any OTT platform. I don’t know who owns the rights to the movie anymore and the place it is unique model even is. It is a private tragedy for me and for all those that toiled to make this movie in opposition to all odds. It is a tragedy for Shahid Azmi,” the 53-year-old filmmaker stated.
“Premiered at #TIFF2012, gained two nationwide awards, gained quite a few different awards, traveled the world and is rated 8.2 on IMDb. But NO TAKERS?” he wrote in a subsequent tweet.
Premiered at #TIFF2012, gained two nationwide awards, gained quite a few different awards, traveled the world and is rated 8.2 on IMDb. But NO TAKERS?
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) February 9, 2022
The script of Shahid was penned by Sameer Gautam Singh and Apurva Asrani, who additionally served because the editor. The film was collectively produced by Anurag Kashyap and Sunil Bohra in affiliation with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur beneath the erstwhile banner UTV Spotboy.
Shahid additionally featured actors Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Prabhleen Sandhu and Baljinder Kaur in pivotal roles.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
