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Amazon Prime Video Channels users will now be able to subscribe to many channels from a single hub; Netflix, Disney to face tough competition India’s streaming arena is flush with a variety of services and customers have been queueing up to subscribe to almost all of them. The latest on that front that is sure to get headline space is a move by Amazon which is aimed at winning customers in the country by the thousands. Amazon has rolled out a new platform christened Prime Video Channels in India, and it enables customers to subscribe to eight streaming services, all at one go. The streaming services that customers can subscribe to from the single hub of Prime Video includes popular ones such as Discovery + and Mubi. Customers will now be able to log in and pay for additional streaming services from the Amazon Prime Video website or app, said a TechCrunch report. Further, Amazon…

Mark your calendars as the highly anticipated Manoj Bajpayee starrer drama 'The Family Man' Season 2 is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 4, 2021.

Amazon Prime Video on Friday unveiled the official trailer of its first-ever Indian supernatural crime series ‘The Last hour Packed with heavy doses of suspense, mystery, and unexpected twists and turns, the upcoming show stars Sanjay Kapoor, Karma Takapa, Shahana Goswami, Shaylee Krishen, Raima Sen, Robin Tamang, and Mandakini Goswami in prominent roles. The trailer captures the viewer’s attention with its intriguing cinematic shots. Viewers can see Arup, a newly transferred seasoned city cop (essayed by Sanjay Kapoor) put in charge of tracking down a mysterious killer in a small Himalayan town.Unable to get to the bottom of the investigation, he ropes in Dev, a mysterious, young Shaman (played by Karma Takapa) as his local informant, who has a secret gift of communicating with the dead in their last hour, to solve the case.Arup finds himself lost in a maze only to find out that there exists a host of hidden secrets that will change…

‘The Wilds’ follows a group of young girls who become stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes The makers of Amazon Prime Video’s ‘The Wilds’ announced that the second season of the series went on floors on Wednesday.Confirming the news that they have begun filming, makers took to their Instagram handle and shared a BTS picture from the sets of the series. “We’re back baby. The Wilds Season 2, Day 1 of production,” the caption read. ‘The Wilds’ follows a group of young girls who become stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. The first season consisted of 10 episodes, which released on the streamer on December 11, last year. We didn’t have time to write a caption because we’re too busy doing a group scream. #TheWilds Season 2, Day 1. pic.twitter.com/Oqbt0tCbcF— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) April 12, 2021 ‘The Wilds’ was created by Sarah Streicher and stars Rachel Griffiths (Gretchen Klein),…

‘Hush Hush’ marks the digital debut for Juhi Chawla as well as for Ayesha Jhulka On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Amazon Prime Video is all set to announce its upcoming series ‘Hush Hush’ (working title), led by an all-women cast and crew.Not only is Amazon Original ‘Hush Hush’ (working title) a story with strong female protagonists, but it is also helmed by some of the finest female talents behind the camera. Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra (‘Qarib Qarib Singlle’, ‘Dushman’, ‘Sangharsh’ fame) will serve as the Creative Director and Executive Producer, and Shikhaa Sharma screenwriter of ‘Shakuntala Devi’, ‘Toilet – Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Sherni’ will double as Executive Producer and original story writer.Kopal Nathani, one of the most promising names in the advertising films industry will direct episodes in the show. National Award-winning writer Juhi Chaturvedi (‘Gulabo Sitabo’ and ‘Piku’) has been roped in to pen the dialogues for the series written by Ashish Mehta.…

Amazon Prime Video unveils character posters from political drama ‘Tandav’ After creating a storm with its first teaser, the Amazon Original series ‘Tandav’ is all set to introduce fans to the cast of this riveting political drama.The online streamer on Monday unveiled some character looks of the ensemble cast including Saif Ali Khan as Samar Pratap Singh, Dimple Kapadia as Anuradha Kishore, Sunil Grover as Gurpal Chauhan, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub as Shiva Shekhar and Kritika Kamra as Sana Mir. The nine-episode series marks the creator and director Ali Abbas Zafar’s exciting debut in the digital streaming world. Source: Social Media Set in the capital city of the world’s largest democracy, ‘Tandav’ will take viewers inside the closed, chaotic corridors of power and uncover the manipulations, charades as well as dark secrets of people who will go to any lengths in pursuit of power.The series will be available for Prime members in India and in more…

Amazon Prime Video unveils first look of its upcoming medical drama ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11’ New Delhi [India]: In what is dubbed as a homage to frontline heroes, online streamer Amazon Prime Video on Thursday unveiled the first look of its upcoming medical drama ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11.’The first look of the new series comes on the 12th anniversary of the horrific Mumbai terror attacks. Set against the backdrop of the terror attacks of November 26, 2008, ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11,’ plays out in a hospital and depicts the untold story of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and hospital staff, who worked tirelessly to save lives during the attacks that ravaged the city.The show will launch on Amazon Prime simultaneously across 200 countries and territories. On the 12th anniversary of the dreadful Mumbai terror attacks, Amazon Prime Video unveils the first look of its upcoming medical drama Mumbai Diaries 26/11!#26november | #MumbaiTerrorAttack | #2611Attack https://t.co/0essu4pwmF— SpotboyE (@Spotboye) November 26, 2020…

‘Palm Springs,’ starring Cristin Milioti besides Samberg will stream exclusively Amazon Prime Video Washington [US]: Andy Samberg’s upcoming romantic comedy ‘Palm Springs,’ starring Cristin Milioti besides Samberg will stream exclusively on online video streamer Amazon Prime Video.According to Variety, the film will release on the platform in select territories including Australia, New Zealand, France, Netherlands, Canada and the UK. The film will debut first in Australia and New Zealand on November 20 followed by Canada where it will be released on December 18.Netherlands, France, and the UK will see the film releasing in early 2021.“‘Palm Springs’ is the perfect addition to Prime Video’s extensive collection of entertaining films, brought directly and exclusively to Prime members around the world,” Variety quoted Brad Beale, vice president for worldwide content acquisition at Prime Video.The ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ actor also expressed his excitement as his film is reaching audiences outside the US.“We’re thrilled that ‘Palm Springs’ is finally going to…

Prime Video premieres Sharmaji Namkeen, Rishi Kapoor’s last onscreen portrayal, on March 31 When Amazon Prime Video commences the exclusive world premiere of Hindi flick Sharmaji Namkeen, it would be a tribute to the late actor Rishi Kapoor. Prime Video has announced that it will premiere Kapoor’s last film directed by Hitesh Bhatia, starting March 31. Legendary actor Rishi Kapoor had passed away after being troubled by leukaemia in April, 2020. He was 67. Sharmaji Namkeen is his last onscreen portrayal, and is said to be the tale of an ordinary man and his extraordinary pursuit to find a new meaning in life. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainment in association with Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey of MacGuffin Pictures, Sharmaji Namkeen comes with an ensemble cast, and it stars Paresh Rawal, Juhi Chawla, Suhail Nayyar, Taaruk Raina, Satish Kaushik, Sheeba Chaddha, and Isha Talwar. Significant about the…

The Tomorrow War, helmed by Chris McKay, will release on the streaming platform on July 2 American actor Chris Pratt‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller ‘The Tomorrow War’ is set to debut on Amazon Prime this summer.As per Variety, the time-travel movie, helmed by Chris McKay, will release on the streaming platform on July 2, this year. The streaming platform reportedly shelled out USD 200 million for rights to ‘The Tomorrow War’, which was developed and produced by Skydance Media. Paramount Pictures was originally set to distribute the film.McKay, who made his feature-film directorial debut with ‘The Lego Batman Movie’, praised the filmmaking team behind the big-budget tentpole.“I’m so proud of this incredible cast and crew who worked under challenging circumstances to create a unique, original sci-fi action movie, something that’s increasingly rare,” McKay said.He added, “Watching this team of actors and artisans effortlessly blend action, horror, comedy, and drama was a dream come true for me…and…

Amazon To Adapt ‘Things I Know To Be True’, Nicole Kidman To Star Washington [US]: Actor Nicole Kidman is all set to re-collaborate with online streamer Amazon Prime Video and will star in a drama series ‘Things I Know To Be True’.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kidman will also be executive producing the drama series. The show is her third project with Amazon, following ‘The Expatriates’ and ‘Pretty Things’ which is currently under development.The drama series is based on the play ‘I Know These Things To Be True’ by Andrew Bovell and it revolves around the story of a married couple who watch as their adult children make decisions that change the course of their lives. Amazon To Adapt ‘Things I Know To Be True’, Nicole Kidman To Star – Deadline https://t.co/zGV3ZuQYs0— Nicole Kidman News (@KidmanUpdates) October 28, 2020 “I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those…

Jai Bhim, directed by T J Gnanavel and starring Suriya, had surpassed The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption on IMDb Jai Bhim, the legal drama helmed by T J Gnanavel, had been making waves not just in the local and national circuits, but the international arena too ever since it started streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film has been in the news ever since people began watching it as it was streamed in various geographies. Soon the Suriya-starrer found its place above classics such as ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ on IMDb holding high a rating of 9.6. The film, which was based on a true life incident that shook the people’s conscience in Tamil Nadu, came about as a game changer in all respects, and brought with it the hope of better films to come. The film has now bagged yet another honour. Jai Bhim has become India’s first Tamil film to…

Suriya’s ‘Like’ for H. Raja’s tweet against Jai Bhim is seen by many as a mature statement. Jai Bhim, starring Tamil actor Suriya, is a raging hit. The film which was released on Amazon Prime Video on November 2 is in the midst of applause, with raving reviews being written for it. However, not everyone is applauding the flick. Picking on the film’s release in five languages, Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja has come out with an attack on the film and its lead actor. Calling Suriya ‘selfish’ for releasing the movie in five languages, Raja ridiculed the movie’s release in various languages by a ‘person who is against the state’s children learning three languages’. He tweeted thus: “The person who says that our children shouldn’t study three languages (under NEP) will release his movie (Jai Bhim) in five languages. Let’s understand the selfish lot.” நம் குழந்தை 3 மொழி படிக்கக் கூடாது என்றவர் தன் படத்தை…

Nawazuddin Siddiqui doesn’t want to be part of productions made for OTT streaming as he thinks quality has taken a back seat. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is not a very happy man these days. And his unhappiness centres around the way the OTT platforms are churning out stuff. Siddiqui, who had created a splash with his OTT presence in one of the most applauded series called ‘Sacred Games’, is now averse to working in productions made for the streaming market. Sacred Games, a Netflix original production was nominated for the Emmy Awards. It had also garnered much international fame when it came out in 2018. The much-celebrated actor with a special jury award at the National Awards seems to have put an end to work for productions that are specific for the streaming arena. Quality-quantity mismatch irks Nawazuddin Siddiqui The drop in quality and the rise in quantity and the mismatch between them is said to have…

As cinema houses reopen in Kerala, theatre owners are striving hard to secure the theatre release of the Priyadarshan-directed mega movie Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham With restrictions imposed on film screening in cinema houses now lifted in Kerala, audiences who had been waiting for long to rush back to theatres are a happy lot. Starting Wednesday, theatres in Kerala have reopened and are allowing 50 percent occupancy for each show following Covid-19 protocols. The film distributors and film exhibitors who had been pinned down by the restrictions are beginning to see some hope with theatres now ready to screen films. Over the lockdown period, most of the films that would have garnered a sizable audience had opted for OTT releases, as there wasn’t any possibility of being shown in theatres. With the lockdown and allied restrictions now off, the film bodies are expecting some good crowd pullers to opt for the theatre release format. Among the…

Kangana Ranaut effortlessly transforms into J Jayalalithaa and delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of the late actress-turned-politician in Thalaivii. The multilingual biographical film “Thalaivii” starring Kangana Ranaut, Aravind Swamy” in the lead roles will release worldwide on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Ranaut plays the role of J. Jayalalithaa, actress and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu six times. But by no means, “Thalaivii” is a political film. It is a sentimental movie at heart. Shot Simultaneously in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages, the flick is directed by A. L. Vijay. Kangana Ranaut effortlessly transforms into J Jayalalithaa and delivers a pitch-perfect portrayal of the late actress-turned-politician in Thalaivii To get a pitch-perfect portrayal of Kangana Ranaut, prosthetic expert Jason Collins, who worked on “Captain Marvel,” was hired to design Ranaut’s looks. Kangana will sport four looks in the film. Screening Controversy The makers of Thalaivii announced a two-week window for the Hindi…

There have been reports of suicides from the Malayalam film industry over the past one year. Lives were lost owing to the loss of livelihood options. Restrictions brought about by the spread of the coronavirus has hurt the film industry to hitherto unheard-of levels. With cinema houses remaining shut for months together, the release of new movies has been put on the backburner. Though many of the producers decided to grab whatever returns were made available by selling their products to OTT platforms, many films made on huge budgets continue to stay in the boxes hoping for good times to return. The film industry in Kerala has had a mixed year, with the Covid-19 pandemic playing in gay abandon. While many films saw the light of the day through OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Zee 5, Disney+Hotstar, SonyLiv and the like, there are others who decided to stay put expecting the times…

‘Modern Love’ brings to life a collection of stories about relationships, connections, betrayals and revelations Amazon Prime Video released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of Amazon Original anthology series ‘Modern Love’ on Friday.The eight-part second season of the popular series ‘Modern Love’ brings to life a collection of stories about relationships, connections, betrayals and revelations. Each episode showcases love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, all inspired by true events from the beloved New York Times column of the same name. The eight different love stories include ‘An Old Flame Reignited’, ‘A Test of Friends vs. Lovers’, ‘A Night Girl and Her Day Boy’, ‘A Romance With An Ex’s Ex’, ‘A One-night Stand’, ‘An Impossible Promise’, ‘A Ghost of a Lost Lover’, ‘An Exploration of Sexuality’, all revolving around the same message: ‘love breaks all the rules’. .@PrimeVideo released the trailer of #ModernLove Season 2. It will stream on the…

Vidya Balan is currently being lauded for her stellar performance in Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Sherni Bollywood actor Vidya Balan, on Friday, announced that her short film ‘Natkhat’ will be coming out on July 24.Slated to premiere on the OTT platform Voot, as part of their ‘Film Festival’, the movie brought India to the 2021 Oscar party after being highly acclaimed by international audiences. Vidya took to her Instagram handle and shared the news of the film’s premiere, along with a poster of the movie.In the caption, she wrote, “What are you doing on 24th July? Mark your calendars because we are bringing you #Natkhat exclusively on @vootselect premiering at the #VootSelectFilmFest! #VootSelect #MadeForStories.” The Voot Select Film Festival, which is a direct-to-web curated cinematic experience, seeks to honour diverse filmmaking voices in the country. It will stream more than 15 critically acclaimed movies over eight days from July 24. The forces of a patriarchal society…

Priyamani, Karthik Rathnam, and Rajsekhar Aningi are also a part of ‘Narappa Veteran actor Venkatesh Daggubati- starrer Telugu film ‘Narappa’ is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 20.Directed by Srikanth Addala, and jointly produced by D. Suresh Babu and Kalaippuli S. Thanu, the upcoming movie narrates a story of a regular man’s sacrifice for his family in a world filled with chaos and uncertainty.It is an adaptation of the Tamil hit film ‘Asuran’. #VenkateshDaggubati’s #Narappa to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 20 as part of Prime Day Line-uphttps://t.co/zfV07In5vq— BollyHungama (@Bollyhungama) July 12, 2021 “It is an extremely stimulating and enriching experience to work with such talented stars and a highly creative crew,” producer D. Suresh Babu said.“The story of Narappa is not only close to my heart but also narrates a social commentary on the system as a whole and this is our attempt to breathe life into this…

Rudra – The Edge of Darkness’ is an engaging dark, gritty crime-drama series that would bring together a unique storytelling format and powerful characters Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn recently announced that Esha Deol Takhtani has joined the cast of the upcoming series titled ‘Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness’.The ‘Drishyam’ star took to his Twitter handle to welcome Esha to the crime-drama series’ team. He wrote, “Happy to share the news that @Esha_Deol will be joining the journey of Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness. Welcome aboard Esha.” The forthcoming series marks the digital debut of both the stars, who have shared screen space in movies like ‘Yuva’, ‘LOC: Kargil’, ‘Cash’, ‘Main Aisa Hi Hoon’, ‘Insan’ and ‘Kaal’.The series will soon go into production and will be shot across Mumbai. Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India, the series is the Indian adaptation of the Idris Elba-starrer hit British series ‘Luther’. Happy…