The coronavirus pandemic has affected the entertainment business very badly as filmmakers have to opt for the digital release of their movies. After the OTT release of movies like 'Dil Bechara', 'Shakuntala Devi', and 'Gulabo Sitabo', now, 'Sadak 2' will also be releasing on an OTT platform.

This has recently been confirmed by Mahesh Bhatt who will be making a comeback into direction after 21 years with Sadak 2. The movie stars Alia Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt, and Aditya Roy Kapur in lead roles and it was initially set to release on 10 July 2020 but had to be postponed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of cinema halls due to the lockdown.

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Confirming the news, director Mahesh Bhatt told PTI, "It (number of COVID-19 cases) is increasing day-by-day instead of subsiding. In this situation do you think the theatres will open? And even if they do and Sadak 2 is released, will people go to watch it? People have to protect their families. Today, life is more important, I am compelled to come (on the digital platform) because I don't see any light in the near future. This is the best I can do to survive. There are certain things that you do, not out of choice but out of compulsion. This is the only option left. It is a no-brainer.''

"Sadak 2", a sequel to the 1991 film starring Pooja Bhatt and Dutt, is an ambitious project created for the big screen, but the makers will have to go ahead with the digital release to "survive", the producer said. Bhatt also said "We have a two-day shoot left which we intend to begin next month. The post-production is going on in full swing simultaneously".

Sadak 2, produced by Vishesh Films and Fox Star Studious will be released soon on a digital platform once the shooting of the film is over.