Page 6 - May 2021
P. 6
Emraan Hashmi bollywood
Eventually, it will
be the producers’
call where and how
they plan to exhibit
Chehre
Emraan Hashmi, whose film Mumbai Saga, As an artist, being put back in the lock and
directed by Sanjay Gupta and co-starring key must not be a great feeling. Elaborating
John Abraham, had released in March, on it, Emraan says, “I don’t want to sound
was looking forward to the release of his like this is happening to our industry or me
next, Chehre. The Rumy Jaffery-directorial alone. Even in these times, I don’t want to
with Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan, was complain. I just find myself in a fortunate
advanced to early April for release. However, place that family and friends are secure.
the pandemic’s second wave and the surge in Health is the priority right now for everyone.
the number of cases forced the film’s makers These are difficult, unprecedented times. As
to push the release ahead. an artist, you don’t know what tomorrow
holds for you. We are used to being on a
Talking about it Emraan says, “Today, set, shooting and honing our craft. It turns
everyone is dealing with the pandemic in me on to be on a set and to be able to play
their own ways. We don’t have answers to different characters. Being kept away from it
a lot of questions in our minds. Everyone is for a long time can make you insecure and
going through things. Our business is not frustrated that you can’t go back to what you
singled out and is not the only one facing love the most. But what can you do? Waiting
crisis. Just when we thought we were out of is the only thing. We have to see how this
the woods, it hit back even harder. We have resolves itself and how we see the end of this.
no option but to wait it out. Eventually, it will We’re all grappling with things. Theatrical
be the producers’ call where and how they revenues and films have taken a hit. This is
plan to exhibit Chehre. We’re all hoping and one business that works when people sit in a
wishing for normalcy to return, which seems dark room and consume content. That idea
a little distant right now. Even when theatres is at the receiving end of this pandemic since
eventually open, it will take a while for the that dark room is not a ventilated space and
audience to start rolling back to them. In such people are fearful of being in such places.
a time, the producers will decide whether That is what we are dealing with today, and
they want to wait for an opportune theatrical that is what we need to tackle.”
window or release Chehre on digital directly.”
DesiPages DFW | May 2021 VOL 27 | 6
