Animal Movie OTT Release Date: OTT Version Will Be Longer Than the Theatrical Version
Animal the OTT version will be bigger than the theatrical version. Animal The theatrical version was 3 hours and 21 minutes long. But its OTT version will be even longer. Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal was released on 01 December last year. This not only became the biggest film of Ranbir’s career, but it also broke many records. Animal became the highest-grossing film after getting an ‘A’ certificate. The latest update is that Animal is going to be released on the OTT platform on 26th January. However, there has been a lot of uproar over Animal’s OTT release and the film’s co-producer Cine 1 Studio has approached the Delhi High Court to ban Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s soon-to-be-released film on OTT.
According to the report of Times of India, Animal was made under the direction of Sandeep Reddy Vanga. It will be available on Netflix from January 26. However, till now no official information has been received regarding its streaming. An X account named OTT Guru has said that it will be released on Netflix on January 26. There is also information that Animal the OTT version will be bigger than the theatrical version. Animal The theatrical version was 3 hours and 21 minutes long. But its OTT version will be even longer. Nowadays, there has been a trend of releasing extended versions of films on OTT. Earlier, Shahrukh Khan’s ‘Pathan’ and ‘Jawan’ also premiered on OTT with an extended cut.
Animal OTT Release Date on Netflix
In an interview given to Komal Nahta, Sandeep Reddy Vanga said that he would add some scenes in the OTT version. Which could not be added to the theatre. He had said,
‘I was editing the OTT version because there were some problems in one or two of its shorts. I am using different shots for the same take. I feel that instead of three hours and 21 minutes, I should have released a three hours and thirty minutes long film. Don’t know why I edited those 8 to 9 minutes. Now I will use that extra footage.’
Animal Will be released on more than 4000 screens in India. The number of screens could have increased further. But ‘Sam Bahadur’ Due to clash with Animal The screens were divided between two films. After all the polarizing reviews, Animal took an opening of Rs 63.8 crore in India on the first day. The film has earned a total of Rs 551.9 crore in India.
Co-Producer of Animal Reaches Delhi High Court
Animal was jointly produced by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, T-Series, and Murad Khetani’s production house Cine 1 Studio. According to an NDTV report, co-producer Murad Khetani has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court and has accused T-Series of not giving him his share as per the agreement. Cine 1 Studio says that an agreement was signed between two production houses to produce this film. Cine 1 Studio claims that Animal has a 35% share of the profit of the company, hence he is entitled to 35% intellectual property. He says that the company has broken many clauses in the agreement signed with T-Series in 2019, after which he wants this film not to be released on Netflix.
He Did Not Respect the Agreement – Senior Lawyer Sandeep Sethi
Cine 1 Studio accused T-Series of spending a lot of money on the promotion and release of the film. They have no idea about whatever revenue they have received and whatever they have earned at the box office. Despite the profit-sharing agreement, the money was not given to them. Senior lawyer Sandeep Sethi, who is fighting the case on behalf of Cine 1 Studio, while defending Murad Khetani, said, “All the money has gone to T-Series, but I have not received anything from the profits of Animal. “I have had a long relationship with him, but he did not respect the agreement between us”.
