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Here's a look at highlight films, shows, and series that are scheduled to drop in the digital space this week. Starting from Bingo Hell (film on Amazon Prime, October 1), Cast: L. Scott Caldwell, Adriana Barraza, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Direction: Gigi Saul Guerrero. The American horror film is the fifth instalment in the anthological 'Welcome to the Blumhouse' film series.

Helmet (film on ZEE5, Sept 3), Cast: Aparshakti Khurana, Pranutan Bahl, Abhishek Banerjee, Direction: Satramm Ramani, A quirky comedy from the heartland of India, it touches upon the topic of condoms that is considered embarrassing for most people in India and will showcase the same in a hilariously entertaining manner.

He has often been called the "king" of the digital space. The 44-year-old actor credits the audience for all the love they have showered on him. "I am humbled and it feels really good to be so loved. I'm thankful to all the viewers who decide whom to make the 'King' and the 'Queen' from among us actors - we actors call such viewers the intelligent and thinking audience - and I'm very thankful to them," Pankaj said.

India is a land of politics and Indians lap up political news everytime -- seeing that as an added advantage, content makers over the last few months have come out with successful and talked about stories such as "Tandav", "City Of Dreams" and "Madam Chief Minister", "Maharani" to name a few.

India's OTT entertainment industry is cannibalising on the established bastion of traditional television, radio and cinema forms of media and entertainment. The size of the OTT market in the financial year 2020 was around $1.7 billion (both video and audio), and in the next 9-10 years, this industry has the potential to grow to become a $15 billion opportunity.

"The title song 'Toofaan' has really picked up. For us, it's been a musical release after one year. Our fans were looking forward to it," Ehsaan Noorani told IANS. The film is produced by Farhan Akhtar's production house Excel Entertainments and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. After "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", "Toofaan" happens is the second sports film of Farhan and Rakeysh with the trio.

"Theatres are very less of an option right now. People are not considering (visiting theatres). Producers and distributors themselves are not considering doing theatre (release) because there is so much at risk. The world is in such a transit right now that it can really be a huge loss if the theatre thing does not work," Kirti told IANS.

Explaining the role of a showrunner, Suparn Verma, co-director of popular web series "The Family Man 2", explains: "The creation of shows on OTT platforms is a bit different from films and television. You have showrunners because multiple directors sometimes come on a show and direct various episodes.

Limelight in showbiz as we traditionally know it has all but been hijacked by two different breeds of artistes on two very different platforms. The first is OTT, which has become a playground for a set of actors who have been living in the shadows of our superstars for long. Spurred by the advent of streaming culture, these actors have found due space to shine.

In "The Tomorrow War", the world is stunned when a group of time travellers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. To infuse the character with additional nuance and emotional depth, Pratt incorporated elements from his personal life.