As the Covid-19 Pandemic has halted the release of movies in the theatres in the last year. Now, this year also the Covid-19 pandemic second wave has brought us to the same place where we have started in the last year. So, this year also the releases in the theatres have halted. There will be no more traditional release on the silver screen.
In this situation, many production houses and directors are opting for OTT platforms for their release. Similarly, Priyadarshan’s much-awaited Hungama 2 has also joined the list.
Priyadarshan’s Hungama 2 stars Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Meezaan Jaffrey, and Pranita Subhash.
It was recently heard that the horror-comedy movie named Bhoot Police’s satellite and digital rights have been sold to the star network for Rs. 60 crores. While digital rights call for Rs 45 crores and the satellite rights were sold for Rs. 15 crores plus. And now Priyadarshan’s comic venture is sold to Disney+ Hotstar for Rs. 30 crores exclusive of the satellite rights.
“The comic caper is sold to Disney+ Hotstar for Rs. 30 crores; however this does not include the satellite rights. While the exact figure for a TV premiere is not known yet, it is expected to be in the range of Rs. 6 to 8 crores, taking the total revenue to Rs. 36 crores,” a source told Bollywood Hungama.
Apart from this, the filmmakers have also received a reasonable sum from music and additional or collateral sources too, which seems to be a profitable venture for producer Venus. It was heard from the source that overall revenue is estimated to be around Rs. 45 crores which mean that Ratan Jain’s banner film will have a profit of Rs. 10 crores as the estimated budget of Hungama 2 is around Rs. 30 crores.
“The film is an ensemble of acclaimed actors, but none of them is a superstar and hence, Priyadarshan has been able to mount it on a big scale. The inside reports are fantastic with some calling it a laugh-a-thon,” the source further told Bollywood Hungama.
It has also come to know that previous film’s lead actor Akshaye Khanna will make a come back in this film also.
