India’s Tamannaah Bhatia Talks Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plus Hotstar, ‘Baahubali,’ ‘MasterChef’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Indian streamer SonyLIV is continuing its planned global expansion with a Canada launch on Oct.

Naman Ramachandran As India’s Viacom18 Studios completes “Laal Singh Chaddha,” its Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan-starring Bollywood adaptation of “Forrest Gump,” plans are afoot to further mine Paramount’s IP.“There are a couple of other titles that we are evaluating closely, but of course a lot of our focus and bandwidth is currently consumed by ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’,” Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Studios told Variety.” The film’s production was impacted by COVID-19.

Paula Patton is ready to take the reins on her new BET+ series, and she's looking fierce while doing it!The actress leads the streamer's upcoming series, , playing dangerously cool entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez and in ET's exclusive sneak peek of the first season, fans get their first look at the fascinating cast of characters in her world.Based on the BET+ original movie of the same name, the series follows Daniella's life in the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles as she mitigates the

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Indian actor, and past Busan visitor, Adil Hussain (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “Life of Pi”) will headline “Riding on the Moon Boat,” one of the projects being introduced at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market.

Naman Ramachandran Anupam Tripathi, the India-born, Korea-based breakout star of Netflix’s global series phenomenon “Squid Game” is only just coming to terms with the success of the show.Tripathi plays Ali Abdul, a Pakistani economic migrant to Korea who is one of hundreds of deep-in-debt people roped into a deadly contest based on Korean playground games.“We felt that it will be received well, but when it became a phenomenon and sensation, it was not expected – I was not prepared,” Tripathi

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorTelepool’s Global Screen has sold the miniseries “Dark Woods” to further international territories, including Japan (NHK Enterprises), CIS (Mauris Film), Poland (Canal Plus), Czech Republic (Ceska Televize), Slovenia (RTV Slovenija), Latvia (Latvian Television), Lithuania (LRT), India and sub-continents (BookMyShow), and French-speaking Switzerland (RTS).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLongstanding Indian animation firm Toonz Media Group has teamed with digital R&D firm Guardianlink to launch a NFT design lab, creating digital assets for brands and celebrities.

that followed that catastrophic earthquake. My friends there say it’s completely desperate.”Her favorite destination? “I tend to fall in love with each last place I’ve been to,” she said.

Naman Ramachandran Leading Indian actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui (“Sacred Games”) is buzzing. He has just been nominated for a best actor international Emmy for Sudhir Mishra’s Netflix film “Serious Men.”Siddiqui’s next big international splash is with Bangladeshi director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “No Land’s Man,” where he plays the lead.

Naman Ramachandran Hoichoi, an Indian streaming company which specializes in Bengali-language content, has revealed plans for a 30-strong 2022 slate.  It also has expansion plans for Bangladesh, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.Operated by leading studio SVF Entertainment, Hoichoi was launched in 2017.

Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its content offering in India with the launch of Channels, which will feature a variety of add-on streaming services available at additional cost to subscribers.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video Channels has landed in India, where the streaming platform’s a la carte service is now available with eight of the country’s popular networks, and more to come.Already available in 11 territories, including the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K.

Netflix India’s Ray Donovan Adaptation

Naman Ramachandran Telugu-language cinema stars Venkatesh Daggubati (“Narappa”) and his nephew Rana Daggubati (“Baahubali”) will star in Netflix India crime drama series “Rana Naidu,” an adaptation of Showtime series “Ray Donovan.” Produced by Locomotive Global Inc., the action drama will follow the life of Rana Naidu, the go-to person for everyone in Bollywood when they have a problem.The format rights are licensed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group.

Sony Pictures Films India has set out a calendar of 17 releases for the next 12 months, including local Hindi, regional and international fare.

The end of  is near, and Anthony Anderson is anticipating a rough time.ABC renewed its Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated sitcom for an eighth and final season on May 14, an announcement that creator and executive producer Kenya Barris called «both exciting and bittersweet.» Anderson finds that description very apt as production on the final installment nears an end.«It's still in the bittersweet stage, we're halfway done with the season,» he told ET's Kevin Frazier on the red carpet of the 2021

While it was thought, very early on, that Peter Jackson could potentially be involved in Amazon’s “Lord Of The Rings” series—maybe as a consultant— eventually, he ended up having no participation in the series. A new take on J.R.R.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is teaming up with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on the spy thriller Khufiya.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNoted producer and director Vishal Bhardwaj is directing Indian star Tabu in spy thriller film “Khufiya” for multinational streaming firm Netflix.Inspired by true events and based on the espionage novel “Escape to Nowhere” by Amar Bhushan, the film’s story follows Krishna Mehra, an operative at Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing, better known as R&AW.