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Harman to Tejaswini, Bollywood actors who've got a second life on OTT
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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.
Donal plays clinical psychologist who's herself vulnerable in 'Tu Zakhm Hai 2'
In the web series, 'Tu Zakhm Hai 2', she is playing the character of Kavya Grewal, who is a clinical psychologist. She said: "I am playing a girl who may not appear to be but is very vulnerable. She's stout-hearted and knows the tricks to deal with situations. She goes beyond her limits without any full stop. In Season 2, you will see her fight.
Guneet Monga's 'Gutar Gu' is all about teenage love and its complications
It features Ashlesha Thakur of 'The Family Man' fame and Vishesh Bansal from 'Yeh Meri Family'. After casting Ashlesha and Vishesh in the short film, 'Gupt Gyan', she has collaborated with director Saqib Pandor for this web series with the same cast nd witnessing similar teenage romance between Ritu and Anuj.
Popular OTT action thriller series 'Night Agent' renewed for Season 2
The action thriller series debuted on the streaming service less than a week ago, on March 23. It proved to be popular immediately, rocketing up to the top of Netflix's weekly Top 10 chart with 168.71 million hours viewed. "The last week has been a whirlwind as we've finally been able to share 'The Night Agent' with the world.
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