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'Game Of Thrones' star Lena Headey to make directorial debut
'Game of Thrones' and '300' star Lena Headey is to make her feature directorial debut on psychological thriller 'Violet'. Based on the successful recent novel by SJI Holliday, the story follows two solo female travelers who immediately hit it off and decide to team up for the next leg of their adventure, reports 'Deadline'.
Madhuri Dixit: OTT platforms allow artistes to explore global stories
Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene, who recently made her OTT debut with the series, 'The Fame Game', feels that the medium of OTT makes a film artiste one with the global platform as the distribution of content on OTT is worldwide.
Vidya Balan: 'Jalsa' will change the way people look at life
Actress Vidya Balan, whose film 'Jalsa' releases on OTT on Friday, revealed that the film will trigger a change of arc in the audience as well on some level. Linking it to the challenges that life throws at people, the actress said that every achievement calls for a 'jalsa' (celebration).
After years of toil, OTT gives these actors their due credit
Web series give storytellers a chance to get into nuances of the narrative, explore and establish each character with their corresponding backstory. This gives an advantage to the actors in the supporting cast as they get to exhibit their acting prowess with the progression of the narrative thereby earning greater recognition within the masses.
Geetika Mehandru to play a college girl in 'Roohaniyat'
Actress Geetika Mehandru has already bagged a big project as she will be playing the character of a journalist in the movie 'Jersey' starring Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in lead. Now, the 'Chotti Sarrdaarni' actress is all set to be seen in upcoming web series 'Roohaniyat' on MX Player. First promo has been released already.
Arjun Bijlani, Kanika Mann-starrer 'Roohnaiyat' trailer out
The trailer of the upcoming web series titled 'Roohaniyat' starring Arjun Bijlani and Kanika Mann was released on Friday. The story of the web series revolves around the love journey of two characters and deals with the elements from the first date, moments of intimacy, first fight, the spark of jealousy and the journey of realising if this is love for life.
The industry has not been able to stereotype me: Manoj Bajpai
Making it a point to do diverse films across genres in the last two years, actor Manoj Bajpai says that it is important that he works with different directors willing to explore newer themes and not afraid of new treatments. Even as many books are being adapted into films, Bajpai opines that it is not fair to compare the two once the movie has been made.
Puja Agarwal: OTT as a platform excites me more
"I have worked in a couple of short films. Recently, my film 'Mirror' got released. My focus is more on OTT. I feel a lot of amazing content is being made for various OTT platforms and I would love to be part of some. It's a medium which allows you to experiment as an actor," she says.
Women's Day: Female creators talk about liberation brought about by OTT
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, female content creators Sonam Nair, Ashvini Yardi, Gazal Dhaliwal, Ayesha Sood, and Karishma Kohli recently spoke with IANS on the sidelines of Netflix's women's day special programme 'Now Stree-ming', about the changing landscape of the content industry, the new rules within the framework of digital content, the challenges faced by female content creators and the gate-keeping culture prevalent in the content industry.
'Rudra' title track takes audience to dark place
The track with Hindi lyrics, ominous tones and noir-inspired soundscape, complements the storyline of the psychological drama and encompasses the essence of the show which is a Hindi remake of the Idris Elba-starrer British show 'Luther'.
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