Disney Plus Hotstar Reveals First Trailer for Moghul Era Epic Series ‘The Empire’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorVeritas Entertainment Group has optioned the rights to the upcoming novel “Dava Shastri’s Last Day” with an eye toward a premium series adaptation as a “Succession”-style dynastic saga revolving around an ultra-wealthy Indian family.The book set for release Nov. 30 by Hachette’s Grand Central Publishing is the debut from Kirthana Ramisetti, a former entertainment journalist for New York Daily News and Newsday.

EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, Paramount+ has won rights to and will be developing Yellow Bird, a one-hour drama series based on Sierra Crane Murdoch’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country. The project hails from Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo and writer-director Erica Tremblay, Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis’ Westward Productions and Michael London’s Groundswell Productions (Snowfall).

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India has revealed a first look and trailer for “Call My Agent: Bollywood,” the Indian adaptation of popular French series “Dix Pour Cent.”The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Banijay Asia.

EXCLUSIVE: Zoë Kravitz is set to star in and executive produce Phatty Patty, an animated series from writer India Sage Wilson (CW’s Dynasty). Will Smith and Jada Smith’s Westbrook Studios will produce the project which will be shopped to networks and streaming platforms in the coming weeks.

s Jenny is standing by her fiancé, Sumit, despite all the obstacles they've faced and her waiting to marry him for eight years.

a whole lot of drama in India. ET's Melicia Johnson spoke to the couple ahead of the premiere of the new season of, and they talked about where their relationship currently stands.Sumit said that he and Jenny, who got engaged last season, have actually been trying to tie the knot since 2013.

Naman Ramachandran Streamer Disney Plus has commissioned epic live-action adventure drama “Nautilus,” based on Jules Verne’s classic novel “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.”The 10-part series will tell the origin story of Captain Nemo and his legendary submarine, The Nautilus, told from his point of view. An Indian prince robbed of his birth right and family and a prisoner of the East India Company, Nemo is bent on revenge against the forces which have taken everything from him.

EXCLUSIVE: Season two of mythological fantasy animated series The Legend Of Hanuman is making waves in the competitive Indian streaming market, having topped all other shows and movies on paid VOD services over the last week, according to Mumbai-based consultancy Ormax Media.

The mother of all mother-in-laws just moved in. Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh exclusively told Us Weekly about their continued struggles with Sumit’s disapproving family ahead of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 3.

Naman Ramachandran When “Bellbottom,” starring Akshay Kumar, releases on Aug. 19, it will be the first major Bollywood film to release in Indian cinemas after a quarter devastated by the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Only 50% of screens in India have reopened and many of them are operating at reduced capacity.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India has revealed quirky romance “Plan A Plan B,” directed by Shashanka Ghosh (“Veere Di Wedding”).The cast includes Riteish Deshmukh (“Marjaavaan”), Tamannaah Bhatia (“Baahubali”), Poonam Dhillon (“Jai Mummy Di”) and Kusha Kapila (“Ghost Stories”).The film follows a matchmaker who believes marriage is for everyone except herself, and a successful divorce lawyer with a secret, who cross paths, and explores if opposites coexist or attract.The film is written by Rajat

Naman Ramachandran Indian Media Entertainment Network (IMEN) has revealed a robust film and series slate that will keep it busy through 2023.First up is action film, Nilesh Sahay’s “Squad,” introducing Rinzing Denzongpa, which was shot extensively in Belarus.

The past comes back to haunt one man in the new trailer for “Wild Indian.” Years after covering up his classmate’s murder and holding in that secret, Michael has moved off his reservation and started a new life with his wife, son, and a new job. But when the one person who knows his secret reemerges in his life, Michael has to do what he can to protect his new life.

“Skater Girl,” she read the script for the upcoming Disney Channel original movie “Spin.” Soon after, she signed on as director of the project, the first in the channel’s history with an Indian American lead.“Spin” follows Rhea (Avantika Vandanapu), an Indian American teen with a passion for music and DJing.

Disney Channel's marks the network's first original movie centered on an Indian American family.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, known for his grand, operatic style of filmmaking, will now train his sights on the small screen with Netflix series “Heeramandi.” The series is set in pre-independent, undivided India, in the Heeramandi area of Lahore, which is now in Pakistan. “It is a huge saga about the courtesans of Lahore, it is something I was living with for 14 years,” Bhansali tells Variety.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker, singer and actor Farhan Akhtar is returning to direction after a decade with feature film “Jee Le Zaraa,” starring Bollywood A-listers Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. The film is due to start shooting in Sept.

Binky Felstead has shared the first snap of herself with her new husband Max Darnton on a mini-break, after tying the knot earlier this month. Former Made in Chelsea star Binky, 31, is currently enjoying her first holiday as a newly-married woman with her husband Max and her two children India, four, and Wolfie, two months.

Ayrshire Indian restaurant has gone viral after becoming the first Scots takeaway to install a kebab-slicing robot.Zain's Curry House in Dalry uploaded a video of their new gadget in action to Tik-Tok which has racked up almost half a million views.Now customers are going daft for the doner shredding device dubbed the Kebabinator.Owner Khurum Jabbar imported the machine — which uses a futuristic robotic arm and sensors to shave off perfect slices of meat — from Turkey as part of a revamp at his