May 9 was supposed to be a big release day for Bollywood as Maddock Films’ latest title Bhool Chuk Maaf, was set to release in theatres. The film’s lead pair- Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi- had been promoting the romantic-comedy quite aggressively on social media for the past few weeks. But the film will not be releasing in theatres on Friday.
Owing to the rising tensions between India and Pakistan amid the launch of Operation Sindoor, the makers of the film have decided to release the film directly on OTT platform.
Bhool Chuk Maaf heads to OTT directly
In a statement issued on Thursday morning, Maddock Films said, “In light of recent events and the heightened security drills across the nation, we at Maddock Films and Amazon MGM Studios have decided to bring our family entertainer, Bool Chuk Maaf, directly to your homes on May 16- only on Prime Video, worldwide.
While we were eagerly looking forward to celebrating this film you in theaters, the spirit of the nation comes first. Jai Hind”