Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi eyes digital release

'It will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends.'

Bareilly Ki Barfi and Bala actress Seema Pahwa says the producers of her directorial debut Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi are toying with the idea to release the film on a digital platform.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic-led shutdown, big ticket releases like the Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Gulabo Sitabo and the Vidya Balan starrer Shakuntala Devi are heading to Amazon Prime Video.

"The producer of the film had planned to release it in May. There were some plans in place, but now due to the current situation, things got postponed. There are plans to release it digitally," Pahwa tells PTI.

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Pahwa says it is best to release small-budget movies on OTT platforms.

"Small budget films should come on digital platforms so that the connection with the audience is not broken. Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi should come out digitally because it will be very tough to create an audience for such films after the lockdown ends," she added.

The cast of the family drama features brilliant actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak, Vinay Pathak, Vikrant Massey, Konkana Sen Sharma, and the director's husband, Manoj Pahwa.

Pahwa will next be seen as an actress in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi.

The Alia Bhatt starrer is said to be based on a chapter of S Hussain Zaidi's book Mafia Queens of Mumbai about Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura.

The shooting schedule of the film was disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it is scheduled for a September release.

"Gangubai is a beautiful film. I have had a great experience working on it so far," says Pahwa. "All I can say is it is a very different kind of role."