Netflix Acquisition ‘A Suitable Boy’ Sparks Police Complaint In India Over Hindu Temple Kissing Scene

Naman Ramachandran India has the highest consumption of films on Netflix globally. During 2020, 80% of subscribers in the country chose to watch a film every week, revealed Monika Shergill, VP, content, Netflix India.The information is part of year end viewership data that Netflix has published for several territories across the Asia region.

Former Disney Channel star Nick Jonas and actress Priyanka Chopra are one of Hollywood’s hottest power couples. The pair, whose love story began when the Jonas Brothers singer slid into her DMs, look more in love every time we see them! Having recently celebrated their wedding anniversary, two years after their lavish ceremonies in India, we’re looking back at the timeline of their romance!

There’s a lot going on in “A Suitable Boy” — but the British import takes its time to unravel.And it’s worth the wait.The six-episode series, which premiered in July on BBC One, has now landed in the US on AMC-owned Acorn TV, which has exclusive American and Canadian rights.

Naman Ramachandran Rising Indian star Ishaan Khatter believes that North American audiences will respond strongly to Mira Nair’s newly-launched six-part series “A Suitable Boy” because of its universal themes and the filmmaker’s globally appealing storytelling.The series, based on Vikram Seth’s novel, is set against the backdrop of the Indian general elections of 1951, and features Khatter as one of the leads.

In his nearly 1,500-page post-Partition epic A Suitable Boy, one of the longest novels in the English language, author Vikram Seth weaves the stories of two upper-middle-class North Indian families navigating ardor, marital negotiations and politicized religious conflict as their newly independent nation sloughs off the stink of colonial British rule.

Traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge slowed to a crawl Saturday afternoon because of a protest caravan supporting the struggles of farmers in India, according to reports.  The jam was reported just before 2 p.m. PT and had started to ease up around 5:30 p.m., according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Naman Ramachandran A fascination with Vice-President elect Kamala Harris could drive American audiences towards Mira Nair’s mini-series “A Suitable Boy,” the director says.Based on Vikram Seth’s epic 1993 novel, the series follows the Mehra family and their associates as they go about the process of finding a husband for 19-year-old university student Lata Mehra (newcomer Tanya Maniktala), against the backdrop of the 1951 general elections in newly independent India.The series aired on the BBC

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has inked a multi-million dollar deal for near-global rights to sci-fi survival thriller Stowaway, starring Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0) and Shamier Anderson (Wyonna Earp).

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 5 announces Season 2 of “All Creatures Great and Small,” BAFTA backs Indian talent, CJ ENM commissions format deals for “I Can See Your Voice” and Newen hires a new distribution executive.Channel 5 in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of its hit period drama “All Creatures Great and Small,” including six new episodes and a Christmas special.

Gigi Hadid had recently revealed she hosted her first Thanksgiving since the arrival of her little one. The model took to her Instagram Stories late Thursday night (in the US)/ early Friday morning (in India) to share glimpses of her Thanksgiving set up.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix series “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives” delivers exactly what it promises: a glossy window into the lives of four wealthy, glamorous women celebrating their enduring friendships on screen. Bravo may have gotten there first with its “Real Housewives” franchise, but the streaming giant’s take is the first of its kind out of India.The chemistry between the four women — all of whom are married to actors — is palpable.

The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThai producer Soros Sukhum (“By The Time It Gets Dark,” “Concrete Clouds”) was Thursday honored with the FIAPF Award for outstanding achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region.

Mark Drakeford expressed concerns that non-native species could have impacts on the health of both animals and humans if used improperly on the ITV show.Police are investigating the programme to check whether they are releasing non-native wildlife into the countryside in Wales during filming.The programme has defended the methods it uses.Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, Mr Drakeford said: "We worked carefully with the production company to make sure that all the rules are being

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Davis and Eli Roth’s Crypt TV, backed by Blumhouse, has rounded out the cast on its first Indian production, the Hindi horror Chhori, which it is producing with local outfit Abundantia Entertainment.

CNN reported.Narottam Mishra, the minister of home affairs in the government of Madhya Pradesh state, said Saturday that he had “asked the police to examine this controversial content.”“This has extremely objectionable content which hurts the sentiments of people of a particular religion,” Mishra wrote on Twitter.“I have requested authorities to examine why, and with what intentions this program and this theme has been restarted on [streaming] platforms.”Gaurav Tiwari, who is a Hindu nationalist