MUMBAI: Karan Johar & Ranbir Kapoor along with Reliance BIG Home Video released the home video of Wake Up Sid on 19 December, 2009 at Crossword, Juhu.
Others present at the event were Reliance BIG Home Video chief operating officer Sweta Agnihotri and UTV Motion Pictures chief executive officer Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Wake up Sid stars Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, and Rahul Khanna and is directed by debutant Ayan Mukerji.
Johar said, “Wake Up Sid, is an extremely special film to all of us at Dharma. It marked the debut of Ayan Mukerji who is dear to us and made a film full of heart & soul. The coming of age genre is rarely tapped in Indian cinema and we are glad to have ventured into new cinematic territory.”
Roy Kapur says, “Wake Up Sid has been a huge commercial and critical success for us and we are sure that movie fans will enjoy and appreciate this movie at home as they have in the theatres. Universal admiration and appeal for Wake Up Sid makes this DVD the perfect gift for the 2009 holiday season.”
“Wake Up Sid is one of the rare movies that is a combination of commercial success and critical acclaim and we are proud to be associated with it. The film’s concept, direction, screenplay, music and indeed all other technical aspects are among the finest. With our pan-India distribution network we ensure that our products reach the right audience. We are sure that the Wake Up Sid home video, with its exclusive and special features will make it a true collector’s copy,” added Agnihotri.
Reliance BIG Home Video has launched a premium collector’s edition – a 2-DVD pack. Apart from the film, the Special Features disc features never- before-seen content. The disc contains specials like Making of the Movie, Making of Iktara, Making of Life Is Crazy, Making of Wake Up Sid, Making of Kya Karoon, Wake Up Sid (remix) music video, Making of Wake Up Sid remix video, Bloopers, Deleted Scenes and Date with Sid’
The DVD pack is priced at Rs. 399 and 2 VCD pack at Rs. 149.