Streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on Thursday announced an exclusive licensing deal with Yash Raj Films (YRF) that will make Prime Video the home to the studio’s upcoming theatrical releases.
The production houses four anticipated future releases include ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’, Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Prithviraj’, Ranbir Kapoor-starrer ‘Shamshera’, and Ranveer Singh-starrer ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’.
These films will be available to the Prime Video users just four weeks after their theatrical release, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, the streamer said, a report in The Hindu newspaper said.
Much-awaited heist comedy ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’, starring Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and debutant Sharvari, is slated to be released in theatres on November 19. The film is the sequel to the 2005 movie of the same name.
The historical action spectacle ‘Prithviraj’, based on the life of fearless King Prithviraj Chauhan, is scheduled to be released worldwide on January 21, 2022. Besides Kumar in the titular role, the movie also stars Sanjay Dutt, Manushi Chhillar and Sonu Sood.
Gaurav Gandhi, country head, Prime Video India was quoted by the newspaper as saying that the streamer is intently focused on bringing the biggest and the best entertainment to their customers and this partnership with Yash Raj Films is the perfect demonstration of that commitment.
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