Streaming platforms reportedly pull back on pre-release deals for major Indian films

Ragalahari News says Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have reportedly halted record-setting pre-release acquisitions. It puts offers for Rajamouli’s Varanasi at ₹200 crore, against an expected ₹500 crore, and says Prabhas’s Fauzi and Spirit and Allu Arjun’s Raaka face strict valuation caps. It asks whether producers will have to cut star pay and production costs.