In March, when few filmmakers were betting big on theatres, Emraan Hashmi’s Mumbai Saga pursued a big-screen release. Five months and the second wave of the pandemic later, producers continue to take the safety net of OTT premieres. Hashmi, in contrast, is theatre-bound again with Chehre.  
  
Surely, the decision comes with its share of risks — movie halls in Maharashtra have yet to reopen — but the actor is ready to take the gamble. “Maharashtra would have been a great addition because it makes up for 30 per cent of the business. But we want to put the film out there before anything else happens. There is [little] doubt that India will go through the third wave,” he says, aware that box-office figures are of little consequence at the moment.

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