Amazon Sets Licensing Deal for Bollywood Blockbusters With India’s Yash Raj Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran The first series from leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ streaming arm YRF Entertainment will be an as yet untitled investigative thriller, Variety has learned.Set in Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state Madhya Pradesh, the series is budgeted at INR1 billion ($13.4 million) and will be a four-hero project, Variety understands.

Rahul Dholakia To Make Debut Digital Series

It’s been 16 years since Bollywood star Rani Mukerji played the role of Vimmi, an infamous con-artist in Bunty Aur Babli, a local hit which took $3.4M at the box office This week, the multiple-award winning actor returns to the role for Bunty Aur Babli 2, the much-awaited sequel that hits Indian theaters on November 19 after its original release last year was delayed by the pandemic.

Naman Ramachandran Leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) is to enter India’s burgeoning streaming market, Variety has learned.YRF’s streaming business (alternatively know as over-the-top or OTT) will be called YRF Entertainment and is being set up with an initial investment of INR5 billion ($67.1 million) Variety understands.

Naman Ramachandran Comic book characters Archie Andrews and his friends are set for an Indian film version on Netflix.

Netflix movie “Serious Men” and Vir Das for his Netflix comedy special “Vir Das: For India” -- have also been nominated for this year’s International Emmys.Netflix show “Delhi Crime,” a fictionalized version of a brutal New Delhi gang rape, won the best drama series last year, signaling the arrival and recognition of Indian internet content on the global scene.Streaming platforms have significantly increased their investment in producing or licensing Indian shows over the last few years, signing

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAlibaba co-founder Joe Tsai and business partner Arthur Wang are facilitating the expansion into Asia of London and Los Angeles-based independent studio The Ink Factory.The Ink Factory has previously delivered adaptations of author John le Carré’s novels including “The Night Manager” and the “The Little Drummer Girl.” It is currently working on a series adaptation of “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.”Already working on an Indian adaptation of “The Night

Naman Ramachandran Ram Madhvani, creator of Emmy-nominated Disney Plus Hotstar series “Aarya” and director of upcoming Netflix original film “Dhamaka,” is now prepping series “The Waking of a Nation.”The series is set against the backdrop of an infamous event in Indian colonial history, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which took place on Apr. 13, 1919.

Chrissy Teigen celebrated Diwali in style this year. The cookbook author, 35, wore a vibrant purple sari from Indian fashion label Papa Don’t Preach to celebrate the annual festival of lights with husband John Legend. The two celebrated the five-day festival with Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas on Thursday, Nov. 4.

Happy Diwali to all! Nick Jonas, 29, showed that he was celebrating the annual festival, which is observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists alongside his wife Priyanka Chopra, 39. The Jonas Brother rocked a red outfit that seemed inspired by some of the traditional men’s dresses in India, along with a black vest, while Priyanka looked gorgeous in a white sari, as she smiled with her husband on Thursday November 4.

Diwali is a festival which is spread across five days, and is predominantly celebrated by those of Hindu faith. It is both a cultural and religious festival, and is celebrated widely across India as well as the rest of the world as the festival of light.

Bollywood’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ Breaks Overseas Records

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood blockbuster “Sooryavanshi” will receive a wide international release across 1,300 screens and 66 countries on Nov.

Puneeth Rajkumar has died suddenly after having a heart attack while at the gym. He starred in more than 29 films and won the national award for "the best child artist" earlier in his career.

NEW DELHI -- An Indian court on Thursday granted bail to Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son in a high-profile drug case that led to the actor finding himself at the center of a boycott campaign on social media.The Bombay High Court said it will release a detailed order on Aryan Khan's bail on Friday, which means he is expected to spend another night in jail.Khan, 23, and seven others were detained on Oct.

Come Fall In Love, a new musical based on the acclaimed 1995 Bollywood blockbuster film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, will open on Broadway during the 2022-23 season after a world premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe Theater in September 2022.

Aditya Chopra’s immensely popular 1995 Bollywood film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” commonly abbreviated to DDLJ, is being adapted as a Broadway stage musical titled “Come… Fall In Love. The DDLJ Musical.”Set between the U.K.

A stunning new temple with architectural features crafted in India is now standing proud in Tameside.