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Rohit Shetty released his ambitious cop drama Sooryavanshi in 2022, right after theatres had reopened post a two-period shutdown induced by Covid lockdown. With social distancing and other Covid protocol in place, the Akshay Kumar-starrer managed to earn Rs 196 crore. However, in a recent interview, the filmmaker revealed he could\u2019ve earned thrice the money had he sold the film to an OTT platform, like most producers were doing at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was the most worried during Sooryavanshi\u2019s release. It was the biggest risk. We were reopening theatres. They were at 50% capacity. The audience was masked. We had to follow protocol, leave alternate seats empty,\u201d said Rohit. He attributed his decision to release the film in theatres instead of on an OTT platform because he wanted to help the theatre owners. \u201cSomebody had to take that risk. Otherwise I\u2019d have earned three times the profit had it released online. You can talk to Akshay also. You can ask Netflix,\u201d added Rohit.<\/p>\n

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Rohit reasoned that Sooryavanshi was made on a large scale and had big-scale action sequences, so merited a theatrical release. \u201cTheatre owners were bleeding at that time. We used to get a lot of calls. Sometimes we helped out the small theatres as well, like helping the projectionist. It went off well,\u201d added Rohit.<\/p>\n

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Sooryavanshi<\/a> was initially scheduled to release in cinemas on March 19, but it was stalled after concerns around Covid began surfacing in India in March 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 21, leading to the theatres getting shut down intermittently for over two years. \u201cI\u2019d have gotten money while sitting at home during Covid. But I thought let\u2019s not (release Sooryavanshi on OTT). Akshay also supported that. Reliance (Entertainment, co-producer) also stood by me. And the film released in theatres after two years,\u201d recalled Rohit.<\/p>\n

The filmmaker also revealed that the budget<\/a> of his latest cop drama, Singham Again<\/a> (2024), is equal to the budget of his three standalone cop films from the past \u2014 Ajay Devgn-led Singham (2011), Ranveer Singh<\/a>-led Simmba (2018), and Sooryavanshi. Singham Again had a bigger star cast too, with old players Ajay, Kareena Kapoor<\/a>, Akshay, and Ranveer joined by new entrants Deepika Padukone<\/a> and Tiger Shroff.<\/p>\n

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But the budget blew up not because of the cast, but because of the scale. \u201cIt\u2019s a very costly film. It\u2019s not because of the stars, I\u2019d say. The making was challenging. We could\u2019ve made the film with all of them within a set budget. But again, it all boils down to honesty. We wanted to up the canvas, storytelling, and action because the audience has expectations from Singham. There\u2019s an emotional connect. When the first film came out in 2011, the teenager would\u2019ve been a dad by now and a kid would\u2019ve been a teenager. So there\u2019s a responsibility when it comes to doing a Singham or a Golmaal,\u201d said Rohit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n