EXCLUSIVE: Despite rave reviews, LGBT-themed film ‘Sheer Korma’ starring Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhaskar struggles to find buyers on OTT : Bollywood News

bollywood hungama has continuously reported on changing trends regarding OTT platforms. The early days of the pandemic were a fun time, with several movies being bought by the streaming giants at high prices. From 2022 onwards, the scenario has changed as direct OTT releases have become rare. Filmmakers were asked to release their films in theaters. Even with a theatrical release, there was no guarantee of a digital release.

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Amidst all this, there are movies which, perplexingly, are yet to be premiered on any OTT platform. sheer korma. The short film stars Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhaskar and is one of the late Surekha Sikri’s posthumous films. Her LGBT romantic film, directed by Faraz Arif Ansari, toured several film festivals around the world and received rave reviews.

When asked why sheer korma Faraz Arif Ansari exclusively told us that it has not yet been made available to the public online. bollywood hungama“What we have learned is that OTT platforms are not keen on buying short films. An anthology of 3-4 short films is fine. But if you buy one short film… , there is hesitancy. We have approached all the major companies. There is also reluctance to release the film directly on YouTube.”

He continued: “So we are waiting for either the market to change or a new platform to buy short films that recognizes the importance of short films.”

There are whispers that the film could hurt religious sentiments due to its themes, which is why platforms have been cautious about mentioning the film. Regarding this, Faraz Arif Ansari said: “We’ll never know the real reason. Whenever we approach a platform, the answer we always get is that he only has one line: ‘We don’t want to buy short films.’ You never know what the true intentions are. Offline, we continue to hear that the streaming giant may be wary of purchases. sheer korma Because it touches on LGBT, faith, sexuality, etc. However, such reasons have never been officially communicated, so these are just speculations. ”

He concluded: Like, “I’ve decided not to make short films anymore. I’m working on a feature right now.” sheer korma, the title of Faraz Arif Ansari’s feature film is also related to food.with title Bun Tikistarring Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman and Abhay Deol, is produced by Manish Malhotra.

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