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What to look out for in these five much-awaited OTT shows, starting Aug 25
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The first to land on the OTT platform is the second season of the Huma Qureshi-starrer political drama 'Maharani'. The multi-season drama tells a fictional story, but is inspired by the political upheaval in Bihar in the 1990s when the then Chief Minister Lalu Prasad made his homemaker wife Rabri Devi his successor.
'House of the Dragon' premiere registers close to 10 million views
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HBO says 'House of the Dragon' drew the largest audience in the pay TV channel's history, including content that debuted before the streaming era, as well as HBO shows that have since premiered on defunct digital platforms HBO Now and HBO Go, as well as their successor HBO Max.
Vijay Varma spent a lot of time in 'agony' for 'Darlings'
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In the film, Vijay plays a drunkard husband and a domestic abuser to Alia's character of Badrunissa 'Badru' Shaikh. One fine day, when things get to a breaking point, Alia's character snaps and avenges the humiliation and pain from Vijay's character of Hamza.
Dan Levy to star in 'Sex Education' Season 4
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Joining Dan Levy are six new series regulars, who are: Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, and Imani Yahshua. Filming on the new season is currently underway, reports Variety. Levy will play Thomas Molloy, a famous author and Maeve's (Emma Mackey) U.S. course tutor at her Ivy League college.
Finally, a Bill to cleanse OTT content (IANS Column: B-Town)
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The censorship of films has been severe and for the smallest of things in some scene or sequence that is found objectionable. There was no definition of the term 'objectionable material' and it was widely dependent on the whims and wishes of the various examining committees who watched the films. At times, even the chairpersons were found to be overbearing and indulged in nitpicking. The censors never worked on precedents and its own decisions were never uniform.
'Stranger Things' writers start working on final season
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Stranger Things Season 4 of Matt and Ross Duffer's nostalgic sci-fi series ended on a major cliffhanger, with the season's main villain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) temporarily defeated, but succeeding in his scheme to merge the dark otherworld of the Upside Down with the sleepy Indiana town of Hawkins.
Cyndi Lauper to star as private investigator in 'Horror of Dolores Roach' series
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According to 'Variety', Lauper will appear in the show opposite previously announced lead Justina Machado as well as cast members Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike, K. Todd Freeman, Marc Maron, Jean Yoon, Judy Reyes, and Jeffery Self.
Sikandar Kher doesn't think twice before pushing his boundaries
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Elaborating on the same, Sikandar says, "I feel that characters and roles are written with certain artists in mind. Most of the time, the team isn't able to bring the ideal actor (according to them) on-board for their projects, but others still work out and manage to impress the audiences quite well - that's where we, as performers, step in.
Mahatma Gandhi's life to be captured in a web series by Hansal Mehta
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Hansal Mehta talks about directing the web series and says: "When you speak of a historic and iconic figure like Mahatma Gandhi, there is already a great deal of responsibility on you as a filmmaker. Our vision with the series is to make it as true-to-life as possible and supported by Ramachandra Guha's work, we are confident and enthusiastic that we will bring audiences something to remember."
Here's why police landed up on the sets of 'Rangbaaz 3'
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'Rangbaaz 3' is filled with drama, politics, corruption, crime and power-games. Narrating the incident, lead Vineet said: "UP elections were just around the corner and we were filming a scene which had artificial cash lying around." "The police were tipped off about a rumour that cash was being distributed for votes on set and a huge team reached to investigate the situation.
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