Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan To Voice Amazon’s Alexa Device

Naman Ramachandran As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in India, boutique producer Yoodlee Films has managed to complete production of four projects while adhering to COVID-safe guidelines.Kanu Behl, known for “Titli” which played Cannes in 2014 and “Binnu Ka Sapna” that won Clermont-Ferrand in 2019, is now is post-production on “Agra,” starring Rahul Roy (“Aashiqui”) and Priyanka Bose (“Lion”).

Naman Ramachandran Video streaming giants, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have stepped up their efforts to penetrate the Tamil-language market by announcing release of anthology films in the language by leading filmmakers.Tamil is one of the dominant film, TV and streaming markets in India and content in the language is also consumed in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K., U.S., Canada, the Middle East, Western Europe and Australia, where there are significant segments of Tamil

Watch Video: 'The Glorias' Trailer: Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander Are Both Gloria Steinem in First Look at Julie Taymor FilmUntil Moore takes over the role, “The Glorias” lurches back and forth through her early life, pinballing from memories of Steinem’s charming but unreliable father (Timothy Hutton) and emotionally fragile mother (Enid Graham, “The Sinner”) to post-college Steinem traveling through India and going undercover as a Playboy bunny to write the investigative piece that

Angelique Jackson Actor and comedian Vir Das, who was named to Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” list in 2017, has enlisted UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Das’ latest comedy special, “Vir Das: For India” debuted on Netflix in January. He has a long history with the streamer, becoming the first comedian from India to have a stand-up special on the platform when his show “Abroad Understanding” premiered in 2017.

Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan were questioned by India's narcotics agency on Saturday as part of a widening investigation linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Padukone, who featured in Hollywood film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, is the most high-profile star to be quizzed by India's Narcotics Control Board (NCB).

NEW DELHI -- Three Bollywood actors, including top star Deepika Padukone, were questioned by India’s narcotics agency on Saturday as part of an investigation into the movie industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers and cartels, officials said.Padukone was the first to arrive at the Narcotics Control Board's office in Mumbai.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorSinger Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed Nightingale of India, turns 90 on Sept. 28 and in honor of the woman who made the Guinness Book of World Records for 25,000 songs recorded we at Variety chose 25 of our favorite tunes from Bollywood.

that he would stop voicing the Indian American convenience-store proprietor Apu Nahasapeemapetilon after taking heavy criticism, including in a 2017 documentary titled “The Problem With Apu” by comedian Hari Kondabolu.“My eyes have been opened,” Azaria said in an interview about the criticism at the time.

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” states a Jamaican proverb, inspiring the title of “Small Axe”, an upcoming anthology series from director Steve McQueen for Amazon Prime Video.

Hanna Flint Guest Contributor“Shut Up Sona” was originally conceived as a showcase of Indian singer Sona Mohapatra’s music and artistic heritage, but after three years of filming, Deepti Gupta’s film morphed into something more.The 90-minute documentary is an empowering exploration of the singer’s pursuit of gender equality, across India and in the music industry, in the face of deep-rooted misogyny and religious adversity.Mohapatra was born in Cuttack in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, in

As Netflix's Indian Matchmaking reality show stirs debate around the Indian custom of arranged marriages, David Garrett and his U.K.-based Mister Smith Entertainment banner is attached to produce Dating After Marriage, a true life drama written by and starring Prem Singh and Michael Pugliese, via their Running Tiger Films banner.

Olivia Colman and Sir Anthony Hopkins star in the new trailer for the much-talked-about upcoming movie “The Father”.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPicture Tree International has picked up the global sales rights to Prithvi Konanur’s social thriller “Where Is Pinki?”. The film has its world premiere next month at the Busan International Film Festival, in its World Cinema section.Written and directed by Prithvi Konanur, “Pinki?” (aka “Pinki Elli?”) is a hard-hitting social commentary on contemporary Indian society and female identity.

The buzz around Steve McQueen's five-part BBC/Amazon anthology film series Small Axe is crescendoing ahead of the world premiere of three episodes at the New York Film Festival later this month, and The Hollywood Reporter now has an exclusive first-look photo from the film entitled Alex Wheatle.

Naman Ramachandran Veteran Indian producer Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP is set to restart shooting “Sitara” in November. After a brief schedule in Mumbai, the shoot was paused in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.The film, starring Sobhita Dhulipala (“Made in Heaven”) and Rajeev Siddhartha (“Four More Shorts Please”), is a love story between a fiercely independent, feisty, young interior designer and a young aspiring chef.

Diana Rigg, best known for her starring role as Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s and commanding character Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game Of Thrones, died on Thursday at her home in England. She was 82.

Father's Day was celebrated a few days back but Elsa Pataky is making sure to celebrate Chris Hemsworth for being an amazing dad, even though it's a belated wish of sorts. Hemsworth and Pataky, who will be completing a decade of marriage in 2020 have been blessed with three gorgeous children: eight-year-old daughter India and six-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.

Lauren Conrad has launched a shop of handcrafted artisan products on Amazon Handmade. A selection of items from the former reality TV star's non-profit organization and fair trade shop, The Little Market, is now available on Amazon.The collection features reusable bags, candles, towels and jewelry created by six local artisan groups around the world including Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines, Rwanda, the United States and India.