The pandemic has caused some planned theatrical films to opt for the digital medium of release. Several mainstream film have taken this route and latest one in the list is horror comedy flick 'Bhoot Police'. The film having an ensemble cast of Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam is set to premiere directly on Disney+ Hotstar. Although the streaming network hasn't made an official announcement quite yet, producer Ramesh Taurani confirmed the deal.

The film was made on a budget of 40 crore and the digital rights were sold for 45 crores. Another 15-20 crore were paid for the satellite rights by the star network which brought the whole deal to around 60-65 crore. A source shared, "The satellite and digital rights of Bhoot Police have been sold to Star Network for a sum in the range of Rs. 60 to 65 crores as compared to the budget of Rs 40 crores. With this deal, the producer, Ramesh Taurani, has made an easy table profit in the range of Rs. 20 to 25 crore with some more income expected from the sale or exploitation of music and other rights.”

The source further added, "Being a horror-comedy featuring reasonably big names, Bhoot Police is expected to do well even on television. Hence, Star Network has got blanket rights around Rs. 60 crore mark."