Mumbai: With people across the country practicing social distancing by staying at home, Disney+Hotstar is organising a virtual red carpet event for The Lion King on their app with celebrities such as Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif and others participating.
The premiere on Thursday evening will be an interactive watch party where users will be able to watch the premiere of The Lion King in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu along with their favorite celebrities.
Other than Hrithik and Katrina, the celebrities who are a part of the virtual watch party are Tiger Shroff, Sonam Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Shahid Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Rana Duggabatti, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet and Dulquer Salman.
Users will be able to interact on the social feed on the platform during the premiere. They can chat with their friends and family, share photos and badges with them and the rest of India, and also interact with some of their favourite celebrities attending the red carpet premiere event with them from the safety of their homes.
The premiere will be available exclusively to Disney+ Hotstar VIP and Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscribers, a release from the company said.
Hrithik said he has been keeping his chidren busy while adhering to isolation rules and the virtual premiere of 'The Lion King' "couldn't have come at a better time".