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Alpha On OTT: Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor star in YRF’s first female-led spy film Alpha. The movie arrived amid low hype as the advance bookings stood below ₹3 crore. Day 1 collection was ₹9 crore and hopes are that the opening weekend collection will be over ₹30 crore. However, the reviews for Alpha have been mixed, and it might affect its run over the remaining weekend and thereon.
While Alpha is running in cinema halls, many are inquiring about its OTT release.
Alpha arrived in theatres on July 3. The movie is currently battling low audience interest and below par footfalls. It is also the lowest opener for a Spyverse title, a franchise which boasts of superhits like Pathaan and Tiger and War franchises. It is confirmed that Alpha will stream on Netflix. The streaming has bagged its post-theatrical OTT rights for a good sum. Unlike War 2, which also starred Jr NTR in a pivotal role, Alpha has only released in Hindi and not Telugu. This could be a cautionary measure on behalf of the makers since the Telugu version of War 2 was a flop. It is not known if dubbed versions of Alpha will stream on Netflix or not.
Since Hindi movies premiere on OTT 8 weeks after theatrical run, Alpha is expected to arrive on digital only in August end and not before.
Billed as an origin story, Alpha stars Alia Bhatt as a lethal assassin Sita and Bobby Deol as her mentor-father Fateh. Alpha is a secret program designed to breed the “first, fastest and strongest” soldiers. These soldiers possess superhuman abilities and a heightened sense of perception, courtesy of a special serum labelled Alpha. How Sita and her partner Durga (Sharvari) attempt to foil Fateh’s plans forms the rest of the story. Hrithik Roshan features in the movie in a cameo role.
