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Disney+ Hotstar unveils a trailer of India’s first sci-fi comedy thriller ‘OK Computer’. Disney+ Hotstar on Tuesday unveiled the trailer of ‘OK Computer’, which is a first-of-its-kind sci-fi comedy thriller series in India, starring Radhika Apte, Jackie Shroff, and Vijay Varma.The official Twitter handle of Disney+ Hotstar dropped the news of the trailer release along with a tweet that read, “Kitna hi control kar loge future ko jab future hi aapko control karne waala hai? Watch the Trailer now.”The nearly two-and-a-half-minute-long trailer opens in 2031 Goa, where a self-driving taxi named NKHL, crashes into a human pedestrian. The cyber cell agent Hari Kundu, played by Vijay Varma, thinks that it is attempted murder, while Laksmi, played by Radhika Apte, who is the head of a private organisation called PETER, which is there for the ethical treatment of robots, believes that AI is incapable of harming humans. Kitna hi control kar loge future ko jab future…

‘Loki’ is the third of Marvel’s scripted TV series to debut on Disney+ Disney+ has renewed the insanely popular Marvel television series ‘Loki’ for a second season.The announcement was made during the end credits of the sixth episode and season one finale on Wednesday. The credits revealed a case file with a red stamp reading, “Loki will return in season 2.” No additional details about the upcoming season were shared. The live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe series stars actor Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as the fan-favorite ‘Avengers’ villain Loki.The storyline picks up after the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and follows Loki, the God of Mischief, as he steps out of his brother Thor’s shadow. Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, and Richard E. Grant also star in the show, reported People magazine. Our favorite god of mischief will officially return for a second season! #Loki is the very first MCU series to…

Ms Marvel, with Farhan Akhtar in the cast, will start streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in India, from June 8 onwards. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) just got richer with an astounding Indian presence. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar being roped in to play a role in MCU’s upcoming web series Ms Marvel. Though an official announcement hasn’t been forthcoming as yet, a post by Farhan’s wife Shibani Dandekar revealed the roping in of the Indian actor to play a part in the web series.  There had been speculations on Farhan being signed in for a role in the upcoming series, but the confirmation came through Shibani’s post in this regard. Significantly, the show also stars Pakistani actor Fawad Khan alongside Farhan. For those who aren’t aware, Ms Marvel is a Marvel Cinematic Universe venture based on a character named Kamala Khan. Kamala Khan, incidentally, is Marvel’s first teen Muslim superhero. A die-hard fan of the Avengers, Kamala…

In the modern Indian movie business, the burden of making more successful spin-offs, prequels and sequels have mostly contributed to its current stature Though it is captivating and revenue-generating, spin-offs, prequels and sequels have often missed the audience appreciation. The year 2021 has witnessed a lot of yesteryear’s blockbuster movies announcing and releasing their spin-off, prequel and sequel. However, movie fanatics have come out of the theatre disappointed. A recent example is Bunty Aur Babli 2. After COVID-19 halted shoots and promotions of new movies, filmmakers have now decided to spur a line of sequels and prequels of their own blockbusters. The trend of making spin-offs, sequels and prequels is not new. Bollywood’s relationship with this method of movie-making saw its peak after Sholay became a cult blockbuster. The art of spin-offs, prequels and sequels Before plunging into the history of Indian spin-offs, prequels and sequels, let’s understand these terms. Spin-offs are intentionally written on…

However, neither Hotstar nor the series’ makers have released an official statement about the leaked trailer. The trailer of the popular web series Special Ops 1.5 of Krishna Kumar Menon, who is known by the stage name Kay Kay Menon, has reportedly been leaked on social media. An Instagram user named ‘ViralBhayani’ has released a video from his Instagram account claiming that the trailer of the second season of Hotstar Special series Special Ops has been leaked. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani) However, till now no official statement has been issued by the Hotstar or the makers of this series. Special Ops 1.5 teaser released few days ago Earlier, a small teaser of this series was released on October 14 for the audience and it was said that this series will be released soon. Himmat Singh is back! And this time we’re going back in time with him.…

The Empire’, which is touted as a monumental period, will be launched on Disney+ Hotstar Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani’s Emmay Entertainment is all set to come up with a new web show, titled ‘The Empire’.Directed by Mitakshara Kumar, ‘The Empire’ will showcase the life story of a warrior, adventurer, survivor, and king.Speaking more about the project, Nikkhil, who is best known for his movies ‘D-Day’ and ‘Batla House’, said, “Putting together ‘The Empire’ has been a huge challenge but also a massive honor for me. Bringing alive a visually stunning world with a solid story narrative was the main aim for me, Mitakshara Kumar our director and everyone at Emmay Entertainment.” #TheEmpire: India’s biggest digital magnum opus directed by #NikkhilAdvani coming soon on #DisneyPlusHotstar@DisneyplusHSVIP #HotstarSpecials #TheEmpire #ComingSoon @nikkhiladvani @mitaksharakumar @monishaadvani @madhubhojwani @EmmayEntertain https://t.co/YRgHX1dcCp— Box Office Worldwide (@BOWorldwide) July 9, 2021 “Right from the story, to the star-cast and high production value – our ambition was to…

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…

Saif Ali khan who last appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series ‘Tandav’, also has ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ in the pipeline Actor Saif Ali Khan‘s first look as ghostbuster Vibhooti from the upcoming film ‘Bhoot Police’ has been revealed. The ‘Cocktail’ star’s wife and actor Kareena Kapoor Khan shared his first look from the horror-comedy on social media.Kareena took to her Instagram account to share the first look poster of Saif’s character. Sporting a leather jacket paired with a black shirt, the poster features Saif in a cool yet intriguing avatar. In the first look poster, he is seen holding a weapon that seems to help him in catching ghosts.Sharing the character poster of Saif Ali Khan from the film, Kareena captioned it in a quirky way.“Don’t fear the paranormal and feel ‘Saif’ with VIBHOOTI. #BhootPolice Coming soon on @disneyplushotstarvip,” she wrote. ‘Bhoot Police’, also featuring Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam, is…

Kajal Aggarwal was last seen in Disney+ Hotstar series ‘Live Telecast Actor Kajal Aggarwal, who will be playing the lead role in Tathagata Singha’s upcoming directorial ‘Uma’, has begun shooting for the film in Kolkata.The start-to-finish schedule of the film started in the city today. Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on his Twitter handle. He tweeted, “KAJAL AGGARWAL: ‘UMA’ SHOOT STARTS TODAY… #Uma – starring #KajalAggarwal – has commenced start-to-finish shoot in #Kolkata today… Directed by ad filmmaker Tathagata Singha… Produced by Avishek Ghosh and Mantraraj Paliwal [#Miraj Group].”Along with the tweet, Taran also shared an image that revealed the cast of the film. Apart from Kajal Aggarwal, it stars Tinnu Anand, Harsh Chhaya, Meghana Malik, Gaurav Sharma, Shriswara and Ayoshi Talukdar. The upcoming film is a feel-good drama, set in an aristocratic household with a wedding backdrop where the entire family assembles. The movie unfolds through the multifaceted…

Marvel Studios’ ‘Loki’, which features the God of Mischief himself will take place right after the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were ecstatic after the official social media handle of ‘Loki’ dropped a clip of Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson announcing the brand-new series.After starting 2021 on a high note with Marvel and Disney‘s phenomenal ‘WandaVision’ series and also the release of ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ this week, Marvel dropped yet another surprise for their fans. The official Twitter handle of ‘Loki’ dropped a short video, announcing the upcoming brand-new series.The caption of the video read, “From one powerful duo to the next, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson of #Loki deliver a message to Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, as well a surprise for the fans. Don’t miss the premiere of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier tomorrow on @DisneyPlus. #FalconAndWinterSoldier.” Marvel's Loki series will be available on…

Bollywood’s dimple queen Alia Bhatt on Wednesday treated her fans to an adorable no-makeup picture of herself The ‘Gully Boy’ actor took to Instagram to share the picture that sees her engrossed in thoughts while she cutely nibbles on the fingernails of one of her hands. As the picture only captures the actor’s face, her attire is not properly visible but she is seen embracing the winter with a white-coloured muffler wrapped around her neck. Keeping the caption simple, the ‘Highway’ actor shared that she is currently in no mood to have long conversations and hence she, “took a flight mid convo.” Meanwhile, on the work front, last seen in her father and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s directorial ‘Sadak 2’ which was released on Disney+ Hotstar. Instagram/Alia Bhatt Alia will be next seen in ‘Brahmastra’, alongside her rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor. The film, directed by Ayan Mukerji, also stars megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Produced under Karan Johar’s…

Cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to thrill audiences with his role in mythological sci-fi web series Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has always thrilled cricket fans across the world with his amazing contributions to the game, is all set for a new avatar. The swashbuckling cricketer’s new role is already sending fans and the social media to new levels of excitement. Dhoni will be seen playing a prominent role in the upcoming web series titled ‘Atharva: The Origin’. A motion poster of the web series graphic novel was unveiled by Dhoni himself and the internet is going crazy. ‘Atharva: The Origin’ is a mythological sci-fi web tale based on Ramesh Thamilmani’s work, and it will Dhoni fighting demonic creatures. Dhoni look in web series gets fans’ love Donning the role never-seen-before role, M S Dhoni struck a chord with netizens immediately after the first look motion poster was outed. There have been comments…

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…

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…

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…

Ajay Devgn will be making his digital acting debut in the titular role of ‘Rudra’ on Disney plus Hotstar Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn‘s production house ADFFILMS has received a good response on international streaming platforms and 2020 has proved to be a winner for his films at the box office.ADFFILMS began 2020 with ‘Tanhaji-The Unsung Warrior’ directed by Om Raut which went on to cross the 275-crore mark at the box office. In a more restrained and conservative atmosphere in 2021, due to the unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic, like most big production houses, ADFFILMS turned their focus to online content and very easily made their mark with their January 2021 release ‘Tribhanga’ directed by Renuka Shahane, starring Kajol Devgn, Tanvi Azmi, and Mithila Parker on Netflix.Three months later, ADFFILMS ad Anand Pandit’s ‘The Big Bull’ directed by Kookie Gulati with Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D’Cruz, Nikita Dutta and Sohum Shah once again tasted success by reigning at…

Rudra-The Edge of Darkness’ will soon be going into production and will be shot across iconic locales of Mumbai Foraying into the digital space, Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Tuesday announced his first-ever OTT project with crime-drama series ‘Rudra-The Edge of Darkness’ set to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.The show will reportedly be a remake of the Idris Elba-starrer hit British series ‘Luther’. Ajay took to his Instagram handle and shared the first look of his debut web series Rudra-The Edge of Darkness’, along with the caption, “Happy to announce the crime thriller of the year Hotstar Specials ‘Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness’. This one’s going to be ‘killer’ @disneyplushotstarvip.”In the first look of ‘Rudra – The Edge Of Darkness’, a silhouette of Ajay can be seen standing in front of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The silhouette then turns frame by frame towards the screen, revealing Ajay’s face, as the title of the show appears…

The Big Bull, inspired by the life of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, will stream on Disney Plus Hotstar from April 8 The release date of Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan‘s next outing ‘The Big Bull’ was revealed along with the intriguing teaser of the film. The movie, inspired by the life of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, will stream on Disney Plus Hotstar from April 8 this year.Abhishek shared the teaser of the film on his Twitter handle on Tuesday. He wrote, “Introducing The Big Bull… The mother of all scams!!! Trailer out on 19th March. #TheBigBull releasing on 8th April only on @DisneyplusHSVIP, stay tuned! #DisneyPlusHostarMultiplex.”The 30-second teaser gives a glimpse of Mumbai in the 80s and how the humble broker went on to become the most powerful bull in the stock world. In the teaser video, producer Ajay Devgn’s voice plays in the background as he introduces the lead character of the highly-anticipated film.The recently-released teaser features…

Sushmita Sen announced that shooting has begun for the second season of her much-anticipated thriller drama series ‘Aarya’ Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen on Thursday announced that shooting has begun for the second season of her much-anticipated thriller drama series ‘Aarya’.The ‘Main Hoon Na’ actor took to her official social media accounts to share the news. She posted an extreme close up picture of her eyes where are luscious locks are seen covering half of her face. She went on to compliment the post with a short note dedicated to the film and its team and wrote, “She sees a storm coming…in the mirror!!! #Aarya #season2 ‘your wish is our command’ I love you guys!!! Let’s do this @madhvaniram @officialrmfilms @disneyplushotstarvip #TeamAarya #duggadugga.” Ticking off our #AaryaSeason2 checklist and welcoming our Showrunner and Director, @RamKMadhvani! Stay tuned… pic.twitter.com/TxBxJcbLCM— Ram Madhvani Films (@OfficialRMFilms) February 25, 2021 To which the director of the series,…

The makers of Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan starrer ‘Coolie No. 1’ on Saturday announced that the movie will neither be released on single screens in India, nor it will get a theatrical release overseas. The romantic-drama has been scheduled for a Christmas release on Amazon Prime.Film critic and movie trade analyst Taran Adarsh announced the news on Twitter. “XCLUSIV… While #CoolieNo1 premieres on #Amazon this #Christmas, an update on its *theatrical* release…” tweeted Adarsh. “#India: Won’t release at single screens, puts all speculations to rest. #Overseas: No theatrical release, unlike #Laxmii [released in select markets simultaneously],” he added. XCLUSIV…While #CoolieNo1 premieres on #Amazon this #Christmas, an update on its *theatrical* release…⭐ #India: Won't release at single screens, puts all speculations to rest.⭐ #Overseas: No theatrical release, unlike #Laxmii [released in select markets simultaneously]. pic.twitter.com/FD1JXcZoXR— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 19, 2020 The film critic also noted that Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Laxmii‘ also directly released…

Ahead of the release of their upcoming film ‘Laxmii,’ actors Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and producers Tusshar Kapoor and Shabina Khan on Saturday arrived in New Delhi for promoting their film. Producer of the film Tusshar Kapoor took to Twitter to share a picture right after the arrival of the team in Delhi. The picture shows Kumar, Advani, Kapoor, and Khan alighting from airplanes.“The team of #Laxmii has arrived in style! Stay tuned! #FoxStarStudios #DisneyPlusHotstarMultiplex #YehDiwaliLaxmiiWali,” Kapoor wrote in the caption.While Akshay is seen wearing a camouflage sweatshirt, Kiara is seen dressed in an all-green ensemble.