Prosit Roy

Updated: Aug 11, 2021 - 2:17 PM IST Come what may, Kannada superstar Yashs long-awaited sequel to the 2018 global blockbuster KGF, wont release on the OTT platform. As the release date keeps getting pushed ahead, there is no clear or even hazy indication of when audiences especially in the North would return to theatres.Says a source very close to Yash, They are getting extremely tempting offers to break their theatre-only resolve. Though the source wont talk numbers, I have it from a very reliable source that KGF Chapter 2 has received a lucrative offer from a major streaming platform for a digital premiere.However there is no way Yash will let down his fans by releasing KGF 2 on the digital platform. If push comes to shove, they will release the South Indian version in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil first and the Hindi version later when audiences in North India show an inclination to return to theatres, says the source close to Yash.To turn down such an exorbitant offer from the digital platform is not easy, especially when the KGF producers know getting bums on the seats in theatres would be very difficult for at least another year. However Yash is a diehard fan of his fans. Having made the commitment to release the film in theatres only there is no way Yash would backtrack, no matter what the temptation.Yash once told me, No matter how long we have to wait we will wait to release KGF 2 in theatres only. If the audience can wait, so can we.

Kannada superstar Yash is all set to turn producer. The KGF superstar has so far stayed away from all suggestions of launching a production house.Both KGF and its sequel are produced by close friends of Yash. In fact the next film that Prashant Neel is directing with Prabhas in the lead is also being produced by friends of Yash. It was these friends who suggested that Yash produce his own films after KGF, informs a source very close to Yash, adding that he will announce his next film and himself as its producer as soon as KGF 2 releases.Or alternatively, the announcement of Yashs first production may happen before KGF 2 releases depending on the Covid19 situation. Yash isnt going to wait for his next release to start the one after that, even if Covid slows down things to such an extent that KGF2 is unable to release in Summer 2021, as planned, says a source very close to Yash.

This year, on his birthday on January 8, Kannada superstar Yash wont be able to meet and greet his fans. Nor will he allow them to hold celebration all over Karnataka as they do every year. But Yashphiles need not lost heart. The KGF: Chapter 2 director Prashant Neel and Yash have a very special surprise for the superstars fans on his birthday. The first teaser teaser will be released on the occasion of Yashs birthday on January 8.A source very close to Yash informs, Thats the big surprise that director Prashant Neel has been talking about. Now that the shooting of KGF: Chapter 2 is almost complete with just a few scenes remaining to be shot, it is time to start releasing the teasers and then the trailer. The first teaser will be released on January 8.The source adds that this is Yashs way of compensating his fans for the birthday disappointment due to Covid-19 social distancing.Yash wants his fans to feel happy on his birthday. However, he will announce publicly that he wont be in town on his birthday and then proceed to an unknown distance. Two years back, on his birthday in 2019, a fan immolated himself in front of Yashs home when he couldnt meet his idol. This time Yash will make a public announcement before leaving town for his birthday.