Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 08, 2022, 07:48 AM
Bollywood | Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah starrer film Darlings has recently been released on the OTT platform Netflix. This dark comedy film is getting a tremendous response from the audience and it is the first film produced by Alia Bhatt. Where the decision of going into profit or loss of any film is based on the earnings made by it at the box office, while on OTT the deal with the makers of the platform and the response it gets from the audience tells everything.The deal was done with Netflix for so many crores?Alia Bhatt's film Darlings and Netflix had a deal of Rs 80 crore for this film. Yes, according to a TOI report, Netflix paid Rs 80 crore to the makers for this film. Let us tell you that these days films are not able to collect as much at the box office as they are earning through OTT.Movies are not doing well at the box officeMost of the Bollywood films that have been released at the box office in the recent past have been able to do business just fine. At the same time, South's films are doing tremendous business and they are also getting immense love from the public. Vijay Varma has also played a very special role in Alia Bhatt's film Darlings.Alia Bhatt had said this about the filmThe story of the film is woven around a middle class family. Jasmeet K Reen has directed the film and it is her directorial debut. Talking about the film, Alia Bhatt said, "I am very excited to make Darlings my first film in production, that too with my favorite Shah Rukh Khan."