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SS Rajamouli's Period Drama, RRR's Post Theatrical Release Digital And Satellite Rights Begs By Zee Group For A Record Price? Tollywood
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SS Rajamouli's Period Drama, RRR's Post Theatrical Release Digital And Satellite Rights Begs By Zee Group For A Record Price?

Hyderabad, May 21, 2021: Baahubali director, S.S. Rajamouli's upcoming magnum opus, "RRR", headed by Jr. NTR and Ram Charan is surely one of the highly awaited films of the year. The film is scheduled for October 13 release this year after getting delayed a few times due to the covid-19 pandemic. ## While the release of the film is still a few months away, the period drama film is already finding itself in media headlines for its pre-release activities. Being one of the biggest budgeted films and huge pan India demand, RRR has been the top priority of many streaming platforms for begging post-theatrical rights, including digital and satellite rights. But now, it seems the race of acquiring post-release rights of RRR has reached its conclusion. ## According to reports, leading corporate group, Zee Group has bagged the all-language post-release digital and satellite rights for a whopping 325 Crore and makes it the biggest deal in the history of Indian cinema. It is to be known that Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios had post-release satellite and digital rights for the Hindi market along with electronic for all languages, which has now reportadly been transferred to Zee group. Meanwhile, Pen Studios had also got the theatrical rights of RRR for Hindi, which is still with them. ## There was a buzz last year about the "RRR" team joining hands with Star Network for satellite and digital rights, however, after the current deal, Star is out of the race, and its Zee Group who has managed to grab gold with this prestigious project. ## RRR is a fictitious story based on two Legendary Telugu Freedom Fighters – Alluri Seetha Ramaraju and Komaram Bheem. Ram Charan will play Alluri while NTR will play the Telangana Warrior. The movie has also a Bollywood star cast with Ajay Devgn and Alia who play pivotal roles in the movie. ## Stay tuned...

Salman Khan's Radhe Fails To Impress Audience Despite The Unprecedented Response On OTT Bollywood
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Salman Khan's Radhe Fails To Impress Audience Despite The Unprecedented Response On OTT

Mumbai, May 14, 2021: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan starrer "Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai" released amid a huge buzz. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the movie opted for a hybrid release simultaneously in theaters and on multiple digital platforms via pay-per-view on May 13 in India. Overseas, it still released in theaters.## As expected, a record number of people watched Radhe on ZeePlex and Zee5. The response was Unprecedented that the server of ZeePlex was crashed multiple times due to the heavy traffic, which was fixed later. However, despite the positive response, the big mass entertainer fails to impress the viewers, who declared it among the worst movies of Salman Khan. ## Radhe has become the lowest-rated movie on IMDb for Salman Khan. The IMDb rating of Radhe is 1.7 with over 110K users rated the movie till Monday (May 17). Earlier, Saawan... The Love Season (2006) was the lowest-rated movie for the actor with an IMDb rating of 1.9. Meanwhile, the South Korean movie, "The Outlaws", which has inspired Radhe, has a good IMDb rating of 7.2 from nearly 5K votes. ## Among the all-time lowest-rated Bollywood movies, on IMDb, Radhe stands with movies like Khaali Peeli (2020), Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007), Boom (I) (2003), and others. Mahesh Bhatt directorial, "Sadak 2" 2020, which released directly on Disney Plus Hotstar last year, remains the lowest-rated Bollywood movie ever with an IMDb rating of 1.1 by nearly 66K votes. ## Directed by Prabhu Deva, Radhe also stars Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda, and Jackie Shroff in pivotal roles along with Megha Akash (Hindi debut), Gautam Gulati, Govind Namdev, Arjun Kanungo, and others in supporting roles. It is produced by Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Atul Agnihotri, and Zee Studios. ## Stay tuned...

Khaali Peeli Starring Ishaan Khatter, And Ananya Panday To Premiere On Zee Plex Bollywood
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Khaali Peeli Starring Ishaan Khatter, And Ananya Panday To Premiere On Zee Plex

Director Maqbool Khan's upcoming movie Khaali Peeli becomes the latest Bollywood film to forgo a theatrical release as Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday starrer will now premiere on recently unveiled pay-per-view service, Zee Plex on 2 October 2020. ## "Apan bhi ready hai aur apni kaali peeli bhi. Toh public, abhi tum bhi ho jao ready, aa rahi hai mad ride #KhaaliPeeli, 2nd October ko", Ishaan posted on social media, sharing a poster for the film. "Mad ride ki sawari karni hai, toh ready rehneka 2nd October ko!", wrote Ananya.## View this post on Instagram Apan bhi ready hai aur apni काली-पीली bhi. Toh public, abhi tum bhi ho jao ready, aa rahi hai mad ride #KhaaliPeeli, 2nd October ko sirf @zeeplexofficial par! 🚕💥 @ananyapanday @jaideepahlawat @macriaan @ihimanshumehra @aliabbaszafar @yash.keswani.mumbai #simaagarwal @zeestudiosofficial @offsideent @zeemusiccompany A post shared by Ishaan (@ishaankhatter) on Sep 6, 2020 at 9:30pm PDT ## Khaali Peeli is a romantic action film that is produced by Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Mehra, and Zee Studios. Apart from Ishaan and Ananya, the movie also stars Jaideep Ahlawat and Satish Kaushik in key roles. ## Via the Zee Plex service, viewers can watch the film on multiple platforms, including DTH services such as TataSky and DishTV as well as on ZEE5, at a cost. ## "While we all love to catch the latest movies at the nearest theatres, we sensed the need for a solution like Zee Plex, which gives the consumers flexibility and convenience, to catch their favorite films in the comfort of their homes, along with friends and family", Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios said in a statement. ## Stay tuned...