India, Nov. 17 -- Anurag Kashyap's directorial Nishaanchi, starring Aishvary Thackeray, Vedica Pinto, Monika Panwar, among others, had released in theatres in September this year. The result had not been impressive, with low box office collections. It had ended on a cliffhanger, promising a second installment. But now, two months later, Nishaanchi 2 has quietly been dropped on a streaming platform instead.

We reach out to Anurag about this decision, and he says, "It was my suggestion, and our collective decision between Amazon (producers) and us."

He attributes it to the underwhelming support from viewers, "Had the audience turned up for part 1, there is no way the second part wouldn't have been released in cinemas. And since most of th...