OTT platforms are always and always in competition to grab more and more buzzy titles. Perhaps that’s the reason we are seeing Netflix India grabbing Pushpa 2: The Rule instead of Prime Video which holds the rights to the first part.
The movie is going to be a massive rage amongst the audience if the content comes out to be entertaining.
Anyways, recently we saw Ajay Devgn’s Shaitaan earning lots of bucks at the box office. The movie not only earned bucks but restarted conversations on the rejuvenation of the genre of horror in India.
But, are you aware of the fact that the movie is actually a remake?
Yes, it is a remake of a Gujarati film called Vash. The movie stars Janki Bodiwala, Hiten Kumar, Hitu Kanodia and Nilam Paanchal.
It is more raw, more unfiltered than Shaitaan and perhaps that’s why it turns out to be a more scary film.
Thankfully, the release of Shaitaan has given Vash, a much needed hype and it is finally getting a digital release. ShemarooMe is a sort of popular OTT platform in the Gujarati industry and the movie will be streaming there from April 26.
It is a nice thing but also raises questions on how top OTT platforms like Netflix India, Prime Video India, Zee5, Disney+Hotstar and more let go of the film. It is probably because these platforms don’t look at the diversity of Indian cinema. They just see Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies. Sometimes Kannada, Marathi and Punjabi.
But, Indian cinema is more than that. We are not against the proliferation of smaller OTT platforms but that also censors the reach of the film for the audience. This situation doesn’t have an easy answer but that’s what it is.
Regardless, if you have a subscription to ShemarooMe, we highly recommend you to watch Vash.