'Gulabo Sitabo' headed for a digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video

Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Gulabo Sitabo is set for a direct digital release on Amazon Prime Video, the makers announced recently. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the Lucknow-set satire will start streaming from June 12. The film will be available in 200 countries and territories worldwide. It was originally scheduled to hit theatres on April 17, but the Indian government's directive to close all cinemas as part of a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, halted the release.

Shoojit Sircar previously directed the critically acclaimed film Piku, starring Amitabh Bachchan, alongside Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan.

Ayushmann Khurrana's debut film, Vicky Donor, a major hit in 2012, was also directed by Sircar.

Gulabo Sitabo will feature Bachchan and Khurrana together for the first time. The film tells the story of two scheming men, a landlord and a tenant, who try and one-up each other in increasingly outlandish ways.