'Cinema halls will always be the place for spectacle story experience'

Actor Rana Daggubati says the theatrical experience in the country is not in danger as the spectacle movies will always find audience on the big screen Daggubatis latest actiondrama Haathi Mere Saathi is gearing up for a theatrical release in March a year after it was originally scheduled to openThe Prabhu Solomondirected film was pushed due to the coronavirusled lockdown which saw many producers heading to the OTT platform for the release of their movies When asked about the future of theatrical experience Daggubati said going forward there will be a clear demarcation between stories meant for the big screen and OTT platformsThe Baahubali star 36 said that 2020 has been a learning that irrespective of the medium films will continue to be made Pandemic has taught us that the amount of content we can consume has gone up by ten times There will be specific cinemas or stories that youll watch on OTT and there will be specific experiences youll go to the theatre forContent will continue to exist whether its in cinema halls or on OTT Cinema halls will always be the place for spectacle story experiences Now the cinemas in south India have better collection than they ever had the actor said at the trailer launch of Haathi Mere Saathi where was joined by Solomon and films other cast actors Pulkit Samrat Shriya Pilgaonkar and Zoya HussainHaathi Mere Saathi chronicles the journey of a man played by Daggubati who fights for the jungle and animals The film is described as a reflection to the environmental crisis across the world Hussain who made her film debut with Anurag Kashyaps 2017 sports drama Mukkabaaz said Haathi Mere Saathi is not only a visual treat but also offers a timely messageLast year highlighted the importance of living organically in sync with nature giving back to the environment and preserving it The film doesnt tell it shows Its an audiovisual experience to feel what it is to be one with nature Hussain said Samrat whose feature film Taish was released on OTT platform ZEE5 last year also believes that cinemas will survive the digital boomThe cinema experience is not in danger Both OTT and the big screen have their perks In our country going to a cinema hall is more of an outing We see families going out students flocking it Going to cinemas is a culture which is why it is difficult for anything to take it over he said Produced by Eros International the film will be released in Hindi Tamil and Telugu Pilgaonkar said it was a challenge for her to shoot the film in three languagesThe Mirzapur actor was clear that she didnt want to speak gibberish and hence worked closely with writers of all three languages before every shot Prabhu sir likes to improvise and a lot of times I was getting my dialogues minutes before the scene Initially it was challenging it took a while for the rhythm to set in Prabhu sir was clear that the focus had to be on the emotions and not be distracted by the languageI observed how Rana in Telegu would do something and then for Tamil he would do the same thing differently and something new again in Hindi Prabhu sir and Rana had a clear understanding of how these industries work I enjoyed observing those nuances she added Haathi Mere Saathi which has no connection with Rajesh Khannas 1971 Hindi film of the same name is slated to be released on March 26This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever