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Amazon Prime Video to premiere 7 Indian films; theatre owners miffed

The movies will premiere exclusively on Prime Video over the next three months and will be available in 200 countries and territories worldwide

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This move can be seen as an effect of the Covid-19 induced shutdown that has affected the entertainment industry

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi

Online video streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on Friday announced the online release of 7 Indian films.

These seven films, including Shoojit Sircar's 'Gulabo Sitabo', will skip theatrical release and premier directly on Amazon Prime Video.

The decision to release the films online comes after the makers of Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana movie 'Gulabo Sitabo' decided to premier it on the platform.

Spanning 5 Indian languages, the Direct-to-Service line-up features releases such as Anu Menon's 'Shakuntala Devi' with Vidya Balan in the lead.

The other five films include legal drama 'Ponmagal Vandhal,' Keerthy Suresh starrer 'Penguin,' Malayalam drama 'Sufiyum Sujatayum', Kannada legal drama