HIGHLIGHTS
* Varun Dhawan’s Bhediya was expected to release on JioCinema on April 21st
* Bhediya’s OTT release is now delayed due to unknown reasons
* Bhediya stars Varun Dhawan in the lead along with Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee, and Saurabh Shukla
Amar Kaushik-directed Bhediya, which was expected to release on OTT a few days ago, is still nowhere to be seen online. For a long time, the internet was buzzing with reports regarding the unusual delay and then an expected OTT release date of the Varun Dhawan movie.
As per reports, Bhediya’s OTT release was supposed to happen on JioCinema on April 21st this year.
However, to fans’ utter dismay, the movie has still not been released on OTT and JioCinema hasn’t officially issued any statement regarding the same.
Since then, fans haven’t stopped expressing their disappointment and frustration with the scheme of events over the internet.
The reason why fans are extremely disappointed over the delay in the Bhediya OTT release is because generally, the movies release on OTT platforms within eight weeks of their theatrical releases. However, in the case of Bhediya, it’s been more than five months now since the movie’s theatrical release in November 2022. One fan was even seen asking over Twitter that “Will Bhediya ever release on OTT.”
Fans have been constantly asking JioCinema about the delay and calling the platform out for not informing the viewers even until now about the unexpected delay.
Fans angry at Jio Cinema over Bhediya OTT Release Delay
A user wrote, “BHEDIYA movie was scheduled to be available on jio cinema app from 21st April. But it’s 22nd April and I cannot find the movie to watch on your OTT platform. Btw I am using jio cinema on Android mobile and TV and both have been updated to latest version.”
“@JioCinema what time bhediya is releasing on ott today ?” asked another user.
Another user asked, “@JioCinema when will bhediya release on OTT ?”
Bhediya Cast
Bhediya is a comedy horror Hindi language film that stars Varun Dhawan in the lead role as Bhaskar Sharma along with Kriti Sanon as Dr. Anika, Deepak Dobriyal as Panda, Abhishek Banerjee as Janardan “Jana”, and Saurabh Shukla as Bagga.
Although, the movie didn’t perform quite well in terms of its box office collection yet it created much-awaited hype amongst Dhawan’s fans with respect to its OTT release as the fans want to watch the movies in the comfort of their home.
Let’s see when the movie will finally go air on JioCinema.
About Bhediya
Bhediya is a multi-starrer horror-comedy starring Dhawan in the title role. The horror comedy follows Bhaskar (Varun), who transforms into a werewolf after he is bitten by a mythical wolf.
Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film opened to positive to mixed reviews upon its theatrical release in November last year. Notably, despite of the fact that Bhediya did not perform well at the box office, the makers announced its sequel during a Jio event.
Apart from Bhediya 2, Stree 2 was also announced. To be precise, the announcement of the release date of Bhediya 2 in 2025 was made at an event of Jio Studios, called Infinite Together.
The movie was first released in theaters in November 2022 but failed to cross the coveted Rs 100 crore mark at the box office.
However, looking at the anticipation that was generated by the reports about the movie’s digital release, it’s clear that it’s one of the most-awaited movies in the OTT space.
The standard practice for new movies is to be released on streaming platforms within eight weeks after their initial theatrical release.
With Bhediya’s theatrical release being almost five months ago, fans expected to watch the movie online by now.
Despite the confusion and disappointment, fans will have to wait until JioCinema decides to release Bhediya on its platform. It remains to be seen when this will happen.
Bhediya is helmed by Amar Kaushik from a script written by Niren Bhatt. It’s a horror-comedy and it follows the adventures of an Average joe who becomes a werewolf after being bitten by a wolf. The movie also stars Kriti Sanon, Deepak Dobriyal, and Abhishek Banerjee among others.
While the fans were eagerly waiting for the OTT release of Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon starrer Bhediya on Jio Cinema, the movie mysteriously was not available for streaming.
Bhediya was among the top movies which were slated to release this weekend on Jio Cinema, however, the Varun Dhawan starrer horror comedy was nowhere to be found on Jio Cinema.
For the unversed, it was reported that the Bhediya OTT release date will be April 21, 2023, and it will be released on Jio Cinema. Ever since then, fans were eagerly waiting for Bhediya’s OTT release. With April 21 is already gone, fans are now questioning Jio Cinema why the film is not released or at least reveal the Bhediya OTT Release date.
It is pertinent to mention here that multiple fans took to their Twitter handle and asked Jio Cinema on point black why Bhediya was not released despite the fact that it was announced that it will be released on April 21. However, Jio Cinema did not even reply to a single query on social media.
In general, any movie which is first released in theaters takes at least 90 days to be dropped on the streaming platform. In case, the movie is doing great at the box, office the time period may be stretched.
However, Bhediya was first released in theaters in November 2022 but failed to cross the coveted Rs 100 crore mark at the box office. However, despite its poor theatrical run, Bhediya was among the awaited movies on OTT and the reaction of fans on social media proves it.
Faqs on Bhediya
1) Whats the story of Movie Bhediya? What is the cast of the movie Bhediya? What’s the IMDb Rating & Where can I watch it on OTT?
Ans) The movie’s plot revolves around Bhaskar, who is bitten by a wolf and starts to change into a shape-shifting werewolf. He and his friends look for answers and try to stop the transformation. Along the way, they experience many twists and turns, laugh a lot, and learn more about themselves.
IMDb rating – 7.7
Where to watch – JioCinema
2) What is the Starcast of Bhediya ?
Ans) Cast-Varun Dhawan, Abhishek Banerjee, Kriti Sanon, Abhinay Raj Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Bhavesh Lohar, Sharik Khan, Joynal Abedin, Mugadas Farooq Awan, Prabhat Singh Bhadauriya, Prashant Kumar, Joynal, Ammar Taalwala, Krupesh Patoliya.