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Veteran actor Ranjeet, known for his roles as an on-screen villain in numerous films, will make his digital debut in a comedy web series. Titled "Becharey", the series also stars Amita Yadav, Prateek Chaudhary, Sambhav Jain, Himanshu Bhatt, and Rahul Datta.## "I was looking at various scripts and ideas. I wanted to do an episodic series first. I really liked the idea of me acting with a young talented team in a story of their generation. I really enjoyed the shoot. It is a comedy and there was freedom to create", said the veteran actor. ## "Becharey" will focus on four boys and a girl struggling in personal and professional lives. Their landlord has a service apartment where people come as guests.## "I play myself in the show. He is sent by the landlord to the house because he needs to stay with some commoners for a role. And then the fun begins. 'Becharey' is pure comedy entertainment. There are crisp episodes", said Ranjeet.## Stay tuned...

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The Filmfare Awards for the entertainment industry are among the most prestigious awards in the country. Digital mediums have become the most preferred way for people to consume content. And some outstanding work has been seen in the last few years. To honour the best in the OTT, the first-ever Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards were held on December 19 and the deserving candidates took home the Black Lady.## The shows and films which were considered, released between August 2019 and July 2020, on the platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Zee5, AltBalaji, etc made in the nominations list. ## Among the nominations for the different categories, Jaideep Ahlawat won the Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) for Paatal Lok while Sushmita Sen won Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) for Aarya. While Panchayat won Best Comedy (Series/Specials), Paatal Lok which was produced by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh Ssharma's Clean Slate Filmz was deemed as the Best Series.## Take a look at the full list of winners below - ## Best Series - Paatal Lok## Best Director (Series) - Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy (Paatal Lok)## Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man## Best Director (Critics) - Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru (The Family Man)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) - Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) - Sushmita Sen (Aarya)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics) - Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man)## Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) - Priyamani (The Family Man)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male) - Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female) - Mithila Palkar (Little Things Season 3)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Critics) - Dhruv Sehgal (The Little Things – Season 3)## Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Critics) - Sumukhi Suresh (Pushpavali – Season 2)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male) - Amit Sadh (Breathe: Into The Shadows)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female) - Divya Dutta (Special OPS)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male) - Raghubir Yadav (Panchayat)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female) - Neena Gupta (Panchayat)## Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special) - Times of Music## Best Comedy (Series/Specials) - Panchayat ## Best Film (Web Original) - Raat Akeli Hai## Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Male) - Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Raat Akeli Hai)## Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) - Tripti Dimri (Bulbbul)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Male) - Rahul Bose (Bulbbul)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Female) - Seema Pahwa (Chintu Ka Birthday)## Best Original Story (Series) - Sudip Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra (Patal Lok)## Best Screenplay (Series) - Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lok)## Best Dialogue - Sumit Arora, Suman Kumar, Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK (The Family Man)## Best Cinematography (Series) - Sylvester Fonseca and Swapnil Sonavane (Sacred Games Season 2)## Best Production Design (Series) - Rajneesh Hedao (The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye)## Best Editing (Series) - Praveen Kathikuloth (Special OPS)## Best Costume Design (Series) - Ayesha Khanna (The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye)## Best Background Music (Series) - Alokananda Dasgupta (Sacred Games Season 2)## Best Original Soundtrack (Series) - Advait Nemlekar (Special OPS)## Stay tuned...

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After giving the blockbuster Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor has become one of the bankable stars in Bollywood. He has been on a signing spree after Kabir Singh. The actor recently wrapped the filming of the Hindi remake of the Telugu movie, Jersey which is directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri who also helmed the original movie. ## Now, he has plans of beginning an Amazon Prime Video's original series which will be helmed by the Family Man director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK aka Raj & DK. The web series also happens to be Shahid's big debut on the digital medium.## While the web series is yet to go on floors, Amazon Prime Video is set to make the show big as one of the top Tamil stars, Vijay Sethupathy has reportedly signed the series and will play an important role in the show. ## According to a source quoted in Bollywood Hungama, "Vijay Sethupathi has been roped in for a pivotal role in the series. Raj and DK wanted someone of his stature to join the cast of the action thriller. The team plans to kickstart the shoot of the same from January in Mumbai and Goa. The action thriller will be an episodic series and have both Shahid and Vijay in a never seen before role. The untitled show will also mark Vijay's debut in a series on the OTT platform". ## The series will also star, South actress, Malavika Mohanan in the female lead. Malavika will next be seen alongside Thalapathy Vijay and Vijay Sethupathy in Tamil biggie, Master, which is supposed to hit theaters on Pongal 2021. ## Also Read - Shahid Kapoor To Mark His Digital Debut With Amazon Prime Series! ## Stay tuned...

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Tamil star Dhanush has joined the ensemble cast of Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas for Netflix's upcoming action thriller 'The Gray Man', which will be helmed by Avengers: Endgame director duo Anthony and Joe Russo.## The announcement was made by Netflix recently via a tweet. Warner Moura, of Narcos fame, Jessica Henwick, and Julia Butters have also been revealed to be the newest additions to The Gray Man cast which gets bigger with the addition of an Indian actor.## THE GRAY MAN cast just got even better.Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, and Julia Butters will join Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in the upcoming action thriller from directors Anthony and Joe Russo. pic.twitter.com/SJcz8erjGm— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) December 17, 2020 ## The script of The Gray Man has been written by Joe Russo, with Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely taking a final pass.## The Gray Man is based on the 2009 Mark Greaney novel of the same name and is about a freelance assassin and former CIA operative named Court Gentry (played by Gosling). The movie will follow Gentry as he is hunted across the world by Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a former member of Gentry's CIA team.## The movie will be released in 2022. ## Stay tuned...

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Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar will make his digital debut with Amazon Prime Video's original web series, Tandav, which he says will focus on the various aspects of the power-hungry world of politics where nothing is wrong or right. ## Created and directed by Zafar, the nine-part political series features an ensemble cast headlined by Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia, and Sunil Grover along with Gauhar Khan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra, and others. Zafar has produced the web show with Himanshu Kishan Mehra.## "Through 'Tandav', we take audiences into the power-hungry world of politics. As you watch the show, you'll realize that there is no right or wrong, there is no black or white; the world of power is about the world of greys", the Tiger Zinda Hai director said to IANS.## "I believe that content must be backed by credible performances and I am fortunate to have such heavyweights in the show. I'm excited that my debut as a creator-director in the digital domain is with a streaming platform, which will take this intriguing and gripping story of 'Tandav' to millions across the world", Ali added.## The power-pact teaser of the series was released today. Set in Delhi, Tandav will take viewers inside the closed corridors of power and uncover the manipulations. The show will premiere on January 15, 2021.## Tandav Teaser#TandavOnPrime releasing on Jan 15 @PrimeVideoIN pic.twitter.com/D4f8szYvOP— ali abbas zafar (@aliabbaszafar) December 17, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

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Actor Raaj Singh Arora, who is currently seen in the recent Netflix released film Torbaaz, notes how the film's leading actor Sanjay Dutt has a way with children. He recalls how well Dutt bonded with children on the sets of the film while shooting in Kyrgyzstan.## "In the film, Sanjay sir takes up the challenge to protect kids from the shackles of religious terrorism. In fact for the shooting that took place in Kyrgyzstan, we had taken kids from various places all over the country to portray an ethnic mix. Sanjay sir and the kids bonded really well", Raaj who plays cricket coach in the movie said to IANS. ## "After the shooting hours, all of us would play games and engage in various fun activities. One could notice the playfulness of a mega actor then. I am sure that he is a doting father to his kids. The kids did not get intimidated with him, be it the beard, the voice, or the height", Raaj added.## "Having worked with young people a lot, Sanjay sir knew how to create the perfect environment. The kids being kids, at times do not understand what is happening. We soon began to eat and spend most of the time together. We were all gloomy on the last day of the shoot, especially Sanjay sir and the kids, now that the journey would be paused", Raaj recalled.## Directed by Girish Malik, Torbaaz is about child suicide bombers in Afghanistan, who have been trained to believe that killing the enemy is a virtue and glory in the afterlife. Sanjay Dutt plays the role of a medical professional that lost his wife and son while he was placed in the Indian Embassy in Kabul. ## Apart from Sanjay Dutt, and Raaj Arora, the movie also stars Rahul Dev, Nargis Fakhri, Gavie Chahal, and Kuwaarjeet Chopraa in the key roles. It streams on Netflix on December 11 skipping the originally planned theatrical release due to the covid-19 pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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While the year 2020 hasn't been great in many aspects, it has been a pathbreaking year for the over-the-top (OTT) platforms which are largely benefitted by the closure of the cinemas in India duo the covid-19 pandemic. ## Now, as the year is coming to an end, people look back at the year gone by and try to pick the best thing that happened. Netflix, one of the leading streaming platforms, has made Indian and international shows and movies public which the audience in India loved the most. ## Among the movies on Netflix, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Ludo, Guilty, Bulbbul, Malang, Extraction, The Old Guard, and Raat Akeli Hai clocked the record views while Masaba Masaba, She, Never Have I Ever, Indian Matchmaking, Mismatched, Too Hot To Handle, and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives were among the most-watched shows. ## Among the documentary series, Bad Boy Billionaires, The Social Dilemma, and Money Heist: The Phenomenon along with international shows like Money Heist, Dark, and The Protector were the most loved in the country. ## For the Hindi content, Netflix India premiered 10 web-series, 17 films including the upcoming AKvsAK starring Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap, and two Standup Specials this year. With so much to offer, one will see what Netflix has in its store for 2021. ## Stay tuned...

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Amid the rise of digital platforms in India, Discovery Plus, after stepping in India in March this year, has announced its foray into creating original content for its streaming service in the country with three new originals featuring the stars like Manoj Bajpayee, Rana Daggubati, Neeraj Pandey, and Randeep Hooda. ## The launch of the originals starting from December 9 has been planned. The line-up includes shows such as "Ladakh Warriors: The Sons Of The Soil" narrated in Hindi by Randeep Hooda, "Mission Frontline" featuring Rana Daggubati, and "Secrets Of Sinauli: Discovery Of The Century" that is presented by filmmaker Neeraj Pandey with Manoj Bajpayee as the host.## "Ladakh Warriors: The Sons Of The Soil" showcases the grueling training of the warriors. It will start streaming on December 9. Talking about the show, Randeep said as quoted by Zee News, "With 'Ladakh Warriors: The Sons of the Soil', we celebrate the snow warriors of India and I couldn't be happier to be associated with a project like this. To be able to lend my voice to take the story of these heroes to the masses is an honor".## "Ladakh! Land of majestic beauty & home to the Snow Warriors. It's an honor to narrate Ladakh Warriors: The Sons of the Soil which showcases the grueling training of these warriors at the highest Regimental Centre in the world @discoveryplusIN #IndiaKeLiye", Hooda tweeted. ## Ladakh! Land of majestic beauty & home to the Snow Warriors. It's an honor to narrate Ladakh Warriors: The Sons of the Soil which showcases the grueling training of these warriors at the highest Regimental Centre in the world @discoveryplusIN #IndiaKeLiye #DiscoveryPlusOriginals pic.twitter.com/4KIQxHhmlK— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) December 3, 2020 ## "Mission Frontline" highlights the life of Military Forces, fighting at the border to keep the country safe. The special episode features actor and producer Rana Daggubati, who will experience the difficult life of a soldier and live with the border men at the Border Security Force, Jaisalmer.## "It was an experience of a lifetime spending a day with and as a BSF Jawan in Jaisalmer. Stories of war & first-hand experiences have left a mark on me and I shall cherish them forever. Thank you @discoveryplusIN for Mission Frontline! #IndiaKeLiye", Rana tweeted.## It was an experience of a lifetime spending a day with and as a BSF Jawan in Jaisalmer. Stories of war & first-hand experiences have left a mark on me and I shall cherish them forever. Thank you @discoveryplusIN for Mission Frontline! #IndiaKeLiye #DiscoveryPlusOriginals pic.twitter.com/tzZLqAYGgS— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) December 3, 2020 ## Meanwhile, "Secrets Of Sinauli: Discovery Of The Century" uncovers the mysteries behind the excavations of Sinauli (a village in UP). The show will cover the timeline of the finds, the artifacts, and the people involved across each stage of the discovery.## "Being a part of 'Secrets Of Sinauli: Discovery Of The Century' was enriching in many ways because I got to learn so much more about ancient India. I have been able to see ancient Indian history from a new perspective and to know that this excavation is just the tip of the iceberg, and there is lots more to be discovered in the timeline of Indian history with regards to the Sinauli excavation is certainly exciting", Manoj Bajpayee said. ## I have been able to see ancient Indian history from a new perspective through ‘Secrets of Sinauli: Discovery of the Century’ coming soon on @DiscoveryPlusIn @FridayStorytel1 @neerajpofficial#IndiaKeLiye #DiscoveryPlusOriginals pic.twitter.com/Aufb1NSPNY— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) December 3, 2020 ## Apart from the upcoming three Indian originals, the streaming platform has planned more than 200 shows in the first half of 2021 including the local and global titles. ## Stay tuned...

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ALTBalaji's hit series, Broken But Beautiful will soon be back with its third season. Recently, Ekta Kapoor took to social media to announce that the new season of Broken But Beautiful won't have Veer (Vikrant Massey) and Sameera (Harleen Sethi) and introduced new characters, Rumi and Agastya via a short video which spoke about incomplete love stories and broken hearts. ## Now, the producer of the web-series, Ekta Kapoor has unveiled the much-anticipated cast of this romantic series and presented Rumi and Agastya to the fans. Within days of Ekta's announcement of the new season, it was revealed that Bigg Boss 13 winner, Sidharth Shukla will play the main in Broken But Beautiful 3 and now, it has been confirmed and he will romance Sonia Rathee in the much-loved series. Sonia is the sister of Ankur Rathee, who became a household name with Four More Shots Please 2. ## "Ekta wanted to cast actors who can justify the plot and appeal to the audiences in the same way that the previous leads did. While a lot of names were thrown on the table, Sidharth Shukla has been finalized to carry on the baton. The search for the female lead is on", a source quoted in India Today had said earlier. ## Sidharth took to social media and shared a teaser of his debut web series. "Every end leads to a new beginning! Meet Rumi & Agastya, the broken hearts that will mend us all with their beautiful love. #BrokenButBeautiful Season 3 filming begins soon!", he wrote in the caption. ## Every end leads to a new beginning! Meet Rumi & Agastya, the broken hearts that will mend us all with their beautiful love story😍#BrokenButBeautiful Season 3 filming begins soon! @ektarkapoor @altbalaji @ZEE5Premium #SoniaRathee @SaritaTanwar @nirajkothari @yukti86 pic.twitter.com/I5pg2Xfk9Y— Sidharth Shukla (@sidharth_shukla) December 3, 2020 ## Earlier, there were rumors floating on social media that Sidharth's housemate of Bigg Boss 13 and his dear friend, Shehnaaz Gill will share the screen space with the actor while Rashmi Desai was also in the race to grab the main role. However, most of the fans were demanding Shehnaaz Gill and Siddharth Shukla in lead roles. This pairing has a huge fan following ever since their appearance on the television reality show, Bigg Boss 13.## However, later they were squashed as Ekta Kapoor was looking for a fresh face to pair up with Sidharth. Sonia is known for projects like Night Encounters, 100: The Tribute, and The Rat. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erk❤️rek (@ektarkapoor) ## Stay tuned...

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Nishant Singh Malkani, who appeared in the ongoing Bigg Boss season 14, will be seen portraying an army officer in the upcoming web film, titled 'LAC'. Out of the Bigg Boss house a while back, Nishant is currently shooting for the film in Kargil.## "The story focuses on a frontline soldier in the Galwan Valley. The Chinese are trying to occupy Indian territory and this soldier is key to disarming the Chinese army", Nishant said to The Pioneer. ## "I am playing an army officer and the character is very patriotic. He is always ready to give up his life for his country and he is somebody who doesn't think twice before getting into the battle with the enemy. He is a very daredevil kind of character - he's not afraid of death and is an ideal Indian army officer. I have so much respect for the Indian Army and it's an honour for me to play an army officer", he added.## On shooting in Kargil, the Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega actor said, "It is so cold here. Shooting in such conditions is very difficult. I have an extreme amount of respect for the Indian forces for guarding our country in such conditions. I always did, but I realized it after experiencing Kargil in real life. On set, we still get some luxuries and comfort. But these soldiers protect us in cruel weather conditions and rough terrains".## Directed by Nitin Kumar Gupta, the movie is expected to release in January 2021.## Stay tuned...

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In what comes as a proud moment for India, Delhi Crime - the web-series won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmys on Monday. Delhi Crime, a seven-part series written and directed by Richie Mehta, features Shefali Shah in the lead role. ## The International Emmy Awards Twitter handle announced the news of the significant achievement. It read, "The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to "Delhi Crime" produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia, #India!#iemmys #iemmyWIN". ## The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to “Delhi Crime” produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia, #India!#iemmys #iemmyWIN pic.twitter.com/kA5pHCuTC4— International Emmy Awards (@iemmys) November 23, 2020 ## The Netflix series is based on the horrific 2012's Delhi gang-rape. Shefali plays the role of DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, who leads a thorough search for the culprits of the gang-rape and murder, in the web-series. The series also stars Rajesh Tailang, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain, Vinod Sherawat, Mridul Sharma, Gopal Datt Tiwari, Gaurav Rana, Yashaswini Dayama, Jaya Bhattacharya, Anurag Arora, and Sidharth Bhardwaj, among many others.## After the series win big, Shefali Shah couldn't hold her excitement and spilled it onto Instagram. She wrote, "OMG, OMG, OMG", after Delhi Crime became the first web-series from India to win an International Emmy Award.## The video, recorded by Shefali, shows director Richie Mehta delivering a quick speech after winning the award. In the background, Shefali can be heard screaming "Oh my god" with joy.## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shefali Shah (@shefalishahofficial) ## Stay tuned...

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Amid the growing effects of the digital platforms, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui isn't hopeful about the future of OTTs in India. The actor feels OTT platforms in India are getting cramped and herd mentality is seeping in. He says OTT used to be a platform for unique content but not now, it is turning into a business. ## "Frankly speaking, OTT used to be a platform for content that was different from the typical Bollywood form and had a distinctive character. I am not talking about social content, but content for the audience who want something apart from the regular Bollywood", Nawazuddin told IANS.## "At the moment, there is an overload. We have a tendency of herd mentality. With that, there will be a decline and there is no doubt about it. There is a possibility of going below the set level", he added. ## "We turn art into the trade. Initially, it is an art and then eventually turns into a business. I fear the trend of showing anything and everything in the name of a business will seep OTTs. It will happen, in fact, it has already begun", shared the actor.## "For example, I didn't expect that these types of films will be released on Netflix, which I won't be able to watch. But they are being released on Netflix, especially in India. Netflix and other OTT services have a very different set of the audience", he added, without naming the films.## There was a time when the Sacred Games star, whose Serious Men, Raat Akeli Hai, and Ghoomketu released on streaming platforms this year, was hopeful about the OTT wave in India, but not anymore.## "I thought there would be a change for the better. I thought that it would go a step ahead from the bar which we had set on OTT. Now, I don't think so. I am not hopeful. That is just declining", added Siddiqui. ## Explaining his point, he said, "Because that is what happens when people come from all directions and do business in the name of creativity. Woh decrease hi hoga (it is bound to decrease)".## "I feel everyone wants to do something or the other on OTT at the moment. This is because of business. (When things are done) for the sake of business and not for art, then it will be hopeless. I don't think there would be much development in India in this sphere", he shared.## Stay tuned...