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Sanjay Gupta: Mumbai Saga belongs to the theatres

Murtuza Iqbal

Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai Saga starring John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, and Kajal Aggarwal was slated to release in June this year. But due to the pandemic, the film has been postponed. While many filmmakers are planning to release their movies on OTT platforms, Gupta recently tweeted that Mumbai Saga belongs to theatres.


The filmmaker in a tweet wrote, “#MUMBAISAGA We are in the thick of final edits, VFX, BGM, SFX, DI Grading & final sound mixing. Everyday with every moment my team & I feel only one common emotion... MUMBAI SAGA BELONGS TO THE THEATRES. It's been solely & single heartedly made for the big screen experience!”

In another tweet, Gupta wrote, “A good meal at YOKO'S or KOBE'S can only be enjoyed there. You cannot bring it home & lose the sizzle which is the USP of that meal. The same is the case of some movies that have been conceived & made to be enjoyed with 100s of others in unison in cinema halls. #MumbaiSaga.”

In the last tweet about the movie, he mentioned, “And the more we see it & experience it everyday the more convinced we are that it needs THEATRES. #MumbaiSaga.”

While in India Central government has allowed theatres to reopen with 50 percent occupancy, a few state governments are yet to allow theatres to reopen.

Talking about Mumbai Saga, the film is set in the 80s and 90s and also stars Suniel Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Rohit Roy, Amole Gupte, Samir Soni, Gulshan Grover, and Mahesh Manjrekar.

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  • A Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering reviewing its support for UK sovereignty over the Falklands.
  • Downing Street said sovereignty "rests with the UK" and the islanders' right to self-determination is "paramount".
  • Report emerged just three days before King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to meet Trump at the White House.
A report suggesting the US may be rethinking its position on the Falkland Islands has sparked a strong response from Downing Street, coming just days before King Charles and Queen Camilla head to Washington to meet president Donald Trump.
An internal Pentagon email, reported by Reuters, suggested the US was looking at ways to put pressure on Nato allies it felt had not supported its war in Iran.
One of the options discussed was a review of American backing for British sovereignty over the Falklands.
No 10 was quick to respond, with the prime minister's spokesman saying the government "could not be clearer" on its stance.
"Sovereignty rests with the UK and the islanders' right to self-determination is paramount," he told BBC, adding that this had been "expressed clearly and consistently to successive US administrations."
He was firm that "nothing is going to change that."
The Falkland Islands government backed London's position, saying it had "complete confidence" in the UK's commitment to defending its right to self-determination.
Previous US administrations have recognised Britain's administration of the islands but have stopped short of formally backing its sovereignty claim.

Political reaction grows

The report triggered sharp reactions from across British politics. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the reported US position "absolute nonsense", adding: "We need to make sure that we back the Falklands.

They are British territory." Reform UK's Nigel Farage said the matter was "utterly non-negotiable" and confirmed he would raise it with Argentina's president Javier Milei when they meet later this year.

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