India, June 9 -- For long, there has been chatter about producers and distributors feeling begrudged about how OTT platforms have also become a major player in deciding film release dates. It looks like this is true because producer Suniel Narang of Asian Cinemas, in an interview with Gulte, claimed that Prime Video threatened to cut Rs.10 crore from their deal when it comes to Sekhar Kammula's Kuberaa. (Also Read: Dhanush's short hair and moustache look from Tere Ishk Mein set has fans going: 'Is that you Hardik Pandya?')

When asked about how an OTT window of 4 weeks has become unavoidable, even for films that are faring well in theatres, Suniel said, "Yes, Telugu films come on OTT platforms in 28 days, sometimes we drag it to 30 days. ...