New Delhi, April 9 -- How long are you willing to wait to see Dhurandhar: The Revenge or Project Hail Mary, both released in March, on your favourite streaming platform? Eight weeks or four? That's the question that filmmakers and theatre owners are grappling with.

Stakeholders across India's film business are even discussing whether a standard gap between a film's release and its streaming debut would work for movies across languages.

Universal Pictures set a precedent by mandating an eight-week theatrical window globally before its films can be streamed. Several theatre owners in south India are demanding that films follow the eight-week window for OTT premieres instead of four weeks now.

Studio executives and cinema owners said the ...