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WATCH | Rasika Dugal sports short hair and bangs for upcoming series
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Taking to Instagram, Rasika shared her look. With shorter hair and stylish bangs, the actress radiates a sense of freshness. She posted a video and wrote: "Fringe Benefits #NewWork #NewLook” However, she did not share details about what the character is or what the series is called. 
'One Piece' live action adaptation teaser looks sure to please fans
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Based on the popular manga series written by Eiichiro Oda, the show follows Monkey D. Luffy, on a grand high-seas pirate adventure as he sets out to find the treasure of a legend known as the 'One Piece'. To embark on this quest, Luffy finds a ship and assembles a crew to sail out to the oceans to find the treasure, in order to become King of the Pirates.
YouTuber Jogindar to open up on Rs 18 crore scam on 'MTV Roadies Karm Ya Kaand'
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Jogindar, who has 1.32 million subscribers on YouTube and 5 million followers on Instagram, will be seen revealing his shocking story of a scam worth Rs 18 crore that he was involved in while helping a child affected with spinal muscular atrophy. He also will be seen engaging in arm-wrestling with Rahul Madan.
Harman to Tejaswini, Bollywood actors who've got a second life on OTT
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Of late, a number of senior actors, who had virtually retired from the industry or had limited theatrical releases, are now being reinvented and getting a hugely positive response to their work, courtesy of streaming platforms. Here's the IANS list of nine actors who are back in the reckoning in their second innings because of OTT.
Season 2 of 'The Wheel of Time' to premiere on OTT on September 1
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'The Wheel of Time' also stars Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran, Zoe Robins as Nynaeve al'Meara, Madeleine Madden as Egwene al'Vere, Marcus Rutherford as Perrin Aybara, Donal Finn as Mat Cauthon, and Ceara Coveney as Elayne Trakand.
The OTT space wars
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Jio Cinema started at about the same time when Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime entered the Indian market. Through one of its arms, Viacom18. It is one of those mazes the corporate world creates. There is so much hurry to expand when the already acquired or set up enterprises have not even been settled and rooted yet. But the competition is always welcome.
Loss of IPL rights weighs heavy on Disney+ Hotstar, loses 4.6 million subscribers
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Disney+Hotstar's subscriber base decline to 52.9 million accompanied by a fall in ARPU to Rs 48 led by lower per subscriber advertising revenue. Disney+Hotstar's subscriber loss and ARPU drop were due to the loss of Indian Premier League (IPL) digital rights from 2023, CLSA said.
Part 2 of Anil Kapoor-starrer OTT series 'The Night Manager' drops on June 30
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The series stars Bollywood star Anil Kapoor, who plays an arms dealer, and Aditya Roy Kapur essaying the titular role of an agent planted by the government to dig out information about an international arm syndicate. The Hindi adaptation ended with a cliffhanger and its Part 2 is being awaited with much anticipation. Talking about the show, Anil Kapoor said: "I am overwhelmed with the love and support that our fans have shown for 'The Night Manager'. Their enthusiasm has pushed us to work harder.
OTT series 'Dancing On The Grave' to tell story of Shakereh Khaleeli murder case
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The gruesome murder was committed by her own husband, who buried her remains in her own house and evaded the legal procedure for close to three years as he maintained that his wife was on a perpetual holiday. In May 1994, the police of Karnataka uncovered the skeletal remains of Shakereh's body buried deep in the courtyard of her own house.
Nana Patekar set to make OTT debut as streaming space gets more crowded
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The project was unveiled on Wednesday as a part of the content slate of Jio Studios. The star-studded event was held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Over 100+ stories in multiple languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Bhojpuri and southern languages, across genres of films and original web series are lined up for release.
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