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Kartik Aaryan to play a pilot Hansal Mehta's 'Captain India'

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Pushing the envelope and constantly innovating and reinventing the space of entertainment, RSVP and Baweja Studios are all set to revisit one of the most successful rescue operations in history with ‘Captain India’. Helmed by National award laureate Hansal Mehta, and Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Harman Baweja, this inspiring action-drama will star Kartik Aaryan as he steps into the shoes of a pilot who showed exemplary bravery and courage. The story is inspired from India’s biggest and most successful rescue missions from a war-torn country. Says Kartik Aaryan, “Captain India is inspiring and thrilling in equal measure and it gives me great pride & honour to be a part of such a historic chapter of our country. I have immense respect for Hansal Sir’s body of work and this was the perfect opportunity to collaborate with him.” Says filmmaker Hansal Mehta, “ ‘Captain India’ which is inspired by true events will revisit a moment in time where a man goes beyond his own pain

Parents Day: 5 web series that showcases the beautiful bond of love and togetherness!

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For the longest time, family shows have created a sense of togetherness when web shows have showcased the very ideal and relatable aspects of a typical family as well as emotions each family member goes through as well. Family shows have binded families together while each member enjoys the fun elements and facts of these stories as well. From classic shows like ‘Hum paanch’ to ‘Full house’ or ‘Modern Family’ shows have connected with families over decades. This Parent’s Day, while lives are cooped up at home, here is a list of shows you should not miss out on watching with your parents to celebrate the day while spending time with them as well. 1. What The Folks! What the Folks is a heartwarming show that showcases beautiful bonds of a family. The show focuses on strengthening relationships, be it daughter or son-in- law or the mother/ father, each of them take a step to understand one another and grow closer to each other day by day. The talented star cast includes Anita Eisha Ch

Amazon Prime Video launches the music album for the recently released Amazon Original Series Hostel Daze Season 2

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One of India’s most-loved and watched new-age campus series, Hostel Daze is finally back with Season 2 that premiered today in 240 countries and territories. Along with the launch of the series on the streaming service, Amazon Prime Video gives one more reason for fans to be excited. Viewers can now enjoy and listen to the original soundtrack created for the Hostel Daze Season 2. The music album comprises of four melodious songs - You Gotta Rise, Don’t Hold Back Now, Coming Home and Jeans Daaru Sutta Love – that are now available on Prime Music. The album is a mixed bag of emotions as it takes one through the highs and lows one feels in college life. You Gotta Rise is a peppy and motivational track with more bass and jazz that is surely going to make you groove to the beat. Jeans Daaru Sutta Love is a song that sums up college days in 4 words. While, Don’t Hold Back and Coming Home are soft and soothing melodious numbers. Listen to the soundtrack here Watch the trailer here

As a debutant director, I am nervous and excited : Nivedita Basu

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Director Nivedita Basu’s directorial venture Tandoor is all set to release on 23rd July on Ullu app. Starring Rashami Desai, Tanuj Virwani and Amitriyaan, the trailer has already got a great response from the audience. The captain of the ship Nivedita is super excited and she shares her emotions with us. “Tandoor will be my most cherished project always. This marks my debut as a director. I have learnt direction in school and college and after that I turned producer and then writer. Direction is a learning process, there is always a scope for betterment. I have worked with my closest friends Rohini, Chitra and Tanuj in Tandoor so the set was always full of positivity.  Also thanks to Vibhu Agarwal from Ullu who has given us this opportunity. This is also the debut of Rashami Desai in a webspace so her fans are also excited. Tanuj at OTT space is extremely popular. And that works in favour of Tandoor. Yes I am nervous and at the same time excited as finally Tandoor is seeing the light

Salman Khan’s Eid treat for his fans, Unveils the first promo of India’s Biggest Reality show – BIGG BOSS OTT ON VOOT

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Seems like the actor is back yet again to treat his fans on Eid!! Salman Khan always ensures that his fans get their Eidi from Bhai every year. This year, Salman Khan released the promo of India’s most sensational reality-show - Bigg Boss OTT as his Eid 2021 treat for fans. Voot recently announced the premiere of Bigg Bos OTT and the first six weeks of this highly anticipated reality show will be accessible to fans in the palm of their hands 24X7. Ever since the announcement, fans have been brimming with excitement and are waiting to witness the biggest show in all its glory and with the break of its first promo featuring the one and only - Salman Khan, the anticipation will increase two-fold. In the promo, witness Salman Khan bursting with joy has he declares and warns the audience to gear up for the craziest, most sensational season ever. The ‘janta’ factor this time will be Over The Top by giving the common man the uncommon powers. It will give audience a chance to enjoy di

Nikhil Bhambri gets slapped over 30 times to perfect a shot for Punchhbeat

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Nikhil Bhambri starrer ‘Puncchbeat’ season 2 has been receiving good reviews, but it wasn’t an easy shoot for the cast especially Nikhil Bhambri. Not only was it sub-zero temperatures when they were shooting, but Nikhil was also slapped over 30 times by Mrinmai Kolwalkar for a particular shot. Talking about the same Nikhil Bhambri said, “Though I enjoyed my time during the shoot, there was 1 day which was very difficult. In a scene, Mrinmai Kolwalkar had to slap me, however, due to the continuous retakes my cheek was red at the end of the scene. To top it up, it was a mid-night shoot and the temperatures were below sub-zero as were shooting in Uttarakhand.” Adding further he said, “We gave almost over 30 takes for this one short, every time something or the other would go wrong. To get the scene right I had told her to keep it real so that my reaction comes naturally. She was apologetic by the end of it, but all these things are a part and parcel of shoots and was taken in good spiri

Himesh Reshammiya to release Terii Umeed, from the album Himesh Ke Dil se on his birthday!

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The momentous song has been announced on the occasion of the maestro's birthday! Himesh Reshammiya is on an all time career high. It started with his album Surroor 2021, and then was followed by songs like Tere Bagairr from the album 'Moods with Melodies' and Sanseinn from the album 'Himesh Ke dil Se' followed by Dagaa. All the songs have been composed by Himesh himself. Surroor 2021- 65 million views and 26 million audio streams , tere Bagairr from the album moods with melodies sung by pawandeep and arunita Kanjilal is 17 million views and 4 million audio streams , and sanseinn sung by sawai Bhatt from the album Himesh ke dil se is 37 million views and 4 million audio streams and dagaa from the album Himesh ke dil se sung by mohd danish is 16 million views and 2 million audio streams , all 4 songs have been trending on you tube and reels also and each song is growing even more each day. Himesh has single handedly launched talent after talents like Pawandeep,

The Singapore Tourism Board, in partnership with Voot Kids, presents “Chhota Bheem – Adventures in Singapore”

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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has joined hands with Voot Kids and Green Gold Animation to take Indian audiences on a virtual adventure in Singapore with the iconic Indian comic character, Chhota Bheem. Titled ‘Chhota Bheem – Adventures in Singapore’, the series brings the destination closer to audiences in an innovative format and engages families and children across India, who are on summer school vacation or studying from home, in a bid to keep safe indoors. In an endeavor to deliver engaging and entertaining content for its young users, VOOT Kids has been fortifying its rich content slate with international premium animated legends and home-grown desi superheroes. The partnership with the STB and Green Gold Animation further strengthens its content library as India’s one-stop destination for favorite characters. Starting 17th July, the mini-series entertains children across India in three languages – English, Hindi and Tamil. The web-series also marks the 11th anniversar

5 Reasons why Fahadh Faasil Starrer 'Maalik', out on Amazon Prime Video is a must watch for the weekend

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The eagerly-awaited crime drama Malik has released. The film brings together the blockbuster Director-actor duo, Fahadh Faasil with Mahesh Narayan, which made the wait for the film more worth it. In the past, the duo has treated the audiences with superhit films like 'C U Soon', 'Take Off', and now 'Maalik'. Here's a look at 5 reasons why Fahadh Faasil starrer is a must-watch film.  1. Intriguing trailer and storyline: Mahesh Narayanan is known for not making commercial masala films. He likes keeping everything realistic and as unconventional as possible. In Malik, the director addresses the border issues of the people. The narrative of the film journeys through the life of Sulaiman Malik, a charismatic leader who goes an extra mile to help the people of his community and provide them support to stand up against the corrupt forces, shielding them from their greedy agenda of colluding and encroaching lands illegally for their benefit. 2. Mahesh Narayana

Hostel Daze S2 Trailer: Ahsaas Channa, Ayushi Gupta, Luv Vispute, Nikhil Vijay and Shubham Gaur's fun-filled camaraderie promises double the fun and trouble!

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As a part of the exciting entertainment slate for Prime Day 2021, Amazon Prime Video announced the season two of the much-loved Amazon Original Hostel Daze. The trailer that dropped today, offers a sneak peek into the new fun adventures, unlimited masti and madness of next semester. Created by TVF, written by Harish Peddinti, Saurabh Khanna, Suprith Kundar and directed by Amir Musanna and Sangram Naiksatam, the quirky comedy drama features young talent including Adarsh Gourav, Ahsaas Channa, Ayushi Gupta, Luv Vispute, Nikhil Vijay and Shubham Gaur. Hostel Daze Season 2 is set to premiere in India and across 240 countries and territories on 23rd July,exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. In the trailer, we witness the 6 juniors - Ankit, Jaat, Chirag, Jhantoo, Akanksha and Nabomita – are now seniors. They embark on a new journey – entering the second year of college and exploring the notorious and ever challenging life in a college hostel. Packed with twists and turns and highs and low

From Ashish Chanchlani to Dolly Singh, Saloni Gaur, India’s top comedians bring exclusive content to minitv for free

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Lights, Camera and a heady bout of laughter is on your away as Amazon’s free video entertainment service, miniTV, announces its exclusive line-up for comic content on the service. With sketches specially curated for miniTV customers, India’s most loved content creators - Ashish Chanchlani, Prajakta Koli, Amit Bhadana, Dolly Singh, Saloni Gaur and Be YouNick are set to entertain viewers with laugh out loud videos. Reiterating miniTV’s vision of serving a broad spectrum of Amazon shoppers, the content pieces will make for snackable videos that blend humour with relatable topics. As part of this association, India’s most loved creators will make sketches out of highly relatable daily life situations which will first be exclusively released on miniTV for all Amazon customers. While Dolly Singh’s humorous sketch will tell you about the 7 stages of getting over a break-up, Prajakta Koli will guide you on how to perfect the art of ‘middle class hacks’. In his inimitable style, Ashish Chanchl

Netflix Launches Kids Recap Email and Kids Top 10 row

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Shows and movies are an important way for kids to connect with the world - helping to teach them about new places, create bonds with family or friends and understand other perspectives. So we’re launching two new features to help families connect around their favorite series and films or discover their next favorite - whether it’s a fantasy film like Wish Dragon or an action-adventure series like Ridley Jones. First, bi-weekly kids recap emails to give parents a better understanding of their child’s preferences and news ways to engage those interests, like: Recommendations based on your child’s favorite shows and movies; Printable coloring sheets and activities inspired by your kid’s favorite characters; Top themes or topics charts that show the types of programs your child enjoys most (i.e. science, friendship); and Tips for how to use our Kids features on Netflix. We’ve seen how Top 10 rows help our members find something to watch, and helping families make the best decisi

Netizens and Rana Daggubati lauds Amazon Prime Video’s Narappa trailer; see reactions

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Amazon Prime Video today launched the thrilling trailer of Venkatesh Daggubati and Priyamani’s much anticipated Telugu action-drama film, Narappa. Netizens from all over have given a thumbs up to the trailer, along with Rana Dagubatti and Filmmaker Anil Ravipudi who loved the trailer! Rana Dagubati, showered the trailer with praises and love. He took to his social media, and shared, "What a fierce trailer 🔥🔥🔥 @VenkyMama #NarappaOnPrime on July 20 !" https://twitter.com/RanaDaggubati/status/1415206383893450756?s=20 Anil Ravipudi shares, “What a Fierce Trailer this is..Venky sir as #Narappa 🔥🔥 #SrikanthAddala 👌 Can't wait for July 20th. https://twitter.com/AnilRavipudi/status/1415232011866755074?s=20 Not just the celebs, netizens and critics have hailed the storyline and called it as one gripping, thought provoking and must-watch story. The critics too have applauded the strong and solid plotline, that the film will offer, by the looks of the trailer.

Shaheer Sheikh pens down an emotional note after getting to play Manav which was essayed by the late Sushant Singh Rajput

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Life throws different things at you but how do you take is what matters. Nation’s heartthrob Shaheer Sheikh after being chosen for the role of Manav pens down an emotional caption on Instagram. He uploaded a picture with the kids alongside and comments started to pour down. This is what Shaheer has written, ‘When I was first approached for PR2, I was taken aback. Who in their right frame of mind, would dare to play a character immortalised by Sushant Singh Rajput.. I too was reluctant. Then I thought, knowing Sushant he was one to take every challenge head on. And so I decided that while it is scary to step into his shoes & live upto audience expectations… it is scarier to NOT even try. And so I did what I felt he would do, if he was in my position. I took the challenge. When the team told me they wanted someone who was earnest so that we could all tell a story that was a fitting homage to Sushant’s legacy… I decided to give it my all and leave the rest to the audiences and to Th

'Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya 2': Krishna shifts to guestroom after Pratigya tells him she is his wife

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Krishna of "Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya 2" is stuck in emotional turmoil. He has feelings for Pratigya which makes him feel that he is cheating on his wife Meera. When Krishna was questioning Aadarsh about how he knows Pratigya, Meera made a big fuss saying Krishna is having an affair with Pratigya. This was all her plan to divert Krishna's mind. But Pratigya couldn't take it any more and she tells Krishna that she is his wife. She questions him that why he only sees her face in all the flashbacks and has never seen Meera's. Just then Meera comes and they both start to argue. Hearing all that Krishna faints. When the doctor comes he tells them that they shouldn't put any kind of mental pressure on Krishna. In the upcoming episode, we will see that Krishna tells Meera and Amma Ji that he is shifting to the guestroom until he gets to know the truth. Will Krishna get to know the truth soon? To know what happens next keep watching "Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya 2"

First look: Sidhika Sharma to play love interest of Jassie Gill in the Punjabi film 'Fuffad Ji'

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The stunning, Sidhika Sharma has made an impression on-screen before and has started shooting for her debut Punjabi film 'Fuffad Ji'. The actress 'Sau Sau Wari Khat Likhe' alongside Omkar Kapoor and to add further to her buzz, her previous singles have been outstanding, ‘Na Ji Na’ alongside Hardy Sandhu, 'Phulkari', "Love Conquers", and "Tauba Tauba". The shooting of the Punjabi Film 'Fuffad Ji' starring Sidhika Sharma is currently ongoing, which is directed by Panjak Batra and the cast includes Gurnam Bhullar and Binnu Dhillon. It is now revealed that Sidhika Sharma will be seen alongside Punjab's sensation Jassie Gill. Sidhika Sharma will evidently be seen as a bride as she is seen wearing wedding attire which is a salwar suit in bright red with a dupatta on her head with golden borders, to add on the jewellery there is mang tikka and bangles with chuda latkhan which is mostly worn by Punjabi brides. While Jassie Gill is spot

From Farhan Akhtar's Toofaan to Fahadh Faasil's Malik, among other, shows to binge watch this month on Amazon Prime Videos

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From the coasts of Kerala to the bylanes of Mumbai, it’s all about immersive entertainment on Amazon Prime Video as it readies up for the launch of two star studded global premieres this week, among a host of other exciting titles spanning multiple genres. Amazon Prime Video brings to your screens the soul-touching spirit of resilience in the riveting journey of a ‘Bhai’ turned ‘Boxer’ in its sports drama film- Toofaan. Boasting of a stellar star cast including Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, Supriya Pathak Kapur, and Hussain Dalal, Toofaan is a story of love, strength, hope, and the undying spirit of true sportsmanship. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the much-awaited film is all set to stir the inner fighter in you on 16th July. Follow the extraordinary life of Sulaiman Malik and his quest in aiding his community to fight against the illicit activities of the high and mighty in the upcoming Malayalam crime drama Malik. Directed by Mahesh Narayanan and produced b

5 Romantic shows and films to binge watch on Netflix this monsoon!

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As they say, all we need is love. Romance is a genre that will never go out of fashion. From deep love stories to heart tugging romantic comedies, Netflix is home to some of the best romantic movies and shows. Audiences have showered immense love on these stories, in fact, the viewing of romantic stories in India increased by roughly 250% during 2020 as compared to 2019. As we gear up for the second half of the year, here are some of Netflix's most loved and awaited titles to provide you with the much-needed rom-com fix. Mismatched He's searching for his happily ever after. She dreams of being a tech wizard. Over three months, this mismatched couple must build a fantastic app while navigating an oddball bunch of friends, nasty bullies, a snooty professor and each other. Mismatched during 2020 was among the most loved romantic series on Netflix and to up the excitement among audiences, Netflix earlier this year also announced the part II of this series. So wait for the seq

Introducing GudSho - the first OTT platform to premiere all South Indian languages

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GudSho, the first OTT platform to exclusively premiere content in South Indian languages. Currently in India, there are 260 mn active OTT users and is expected to reach 500 mn by 2023. This growth will be in part due to viewers who consume content in regional languages. GudSho is the first one-stop OTT platform which caters exclusively to Consumers, Broadcasters, Distributors, and Content Owners across all four South Indian languages. GudSho was founded in April 2021 by serial entrepreneur Sriram Manoharan and already has 100+ movies in its library across the four South Indian languages (Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada). Some of the recent releases on GudSho include The Great Indian Kitchen, Mojin and Papas.

Watch: Don’t Breathe 2 Trailer is Out! One of the most iconic villains of all time is back

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Don’t Breathe 2, directed by Rodo Sayagues is the sequel to an incredibly well-crafted 2016 horror thriller that was a huge hit in India and had grossed unbelievable numbers worldwide. This sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him. Sayagues has written the script with Fede Alvarez who directed the first film. Other cast includes Brendan Sexton ||| and Madelyn Grace and Sony Pictures Entertainment India will be releasing the film in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Releasing only in cinemas in August 2021. Synopsis: He has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave the hiding to save her.