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Amazon Prime Video's new web series, Tandav has lent in big trouble after an FIR against the makers of the series and the streaming platform for insulting Hindu gods, lodged in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The case was filed hours after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting reportedly sought a response from Amazon Prime on a complaint filed by Maharashtra BJP MLA Ram Kadam.## The director, producer, and writer of the Saif Ali Khan-Dimple Kapadia starrer "Tandav" and Amazon's head of India Original Content have been accused in the case of promoting religious enmity and defiling a place of worship. The complaint has been filed at Lucknow's Hazratganj police station by a sub-inspector who is also posted there.## Soon after the case was registered, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's media adviser Shalabh Mani Tripathi shared a copy of it on Twitter on Monday, January 18. ## "There is no tolerance for playing with people's sentiments in Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh. A serious case has been registered against the entire team of Tandav, which is spreading hate in the guise of cheap web series. Prepare for arrest", he wrote in Hindi.## जन भावनाओं के साथ खिलवाड़ बर्दाश्त नहीं, घटिया वेब सीरीज की आड़ मं नफरत फैलाने वाली वेब सीरीज तांडव की पूरी टीम के खिलाफ योगीजी के उत्तर प्रदेश में गंभीर धाराओं में मामला दर्ज, जल्द गिरफ्तारी की तैयारी !! pic.twitter.com/V9ZewGNOHw— Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) January 18, 2021 ## The complaint states that 17 minutes into the first episode, "people dressed up in a very bad manner to represent Hindu gods and goddesses and have been shown to speak in a very uncalled for language... that hurts religious sentiments".## In the same episode, there are "conversations that lead to caste conflict, there are similar scenes in many other episodes. In the web series, the character of the person occupying the high post of India's Prime Minister has been shown in a very indecent manner... The series depicts lower and higher castes and scenes that insult women, and the intent... seems to be to hurt the religious feelings of one community and to spread conflict", the complaint reads.## Tandav is a political thriller series that is created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Apart from Saif Ali Khan, and Dimple Kapadia, the series also stars Sunil Grover, Kumud Misra, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sarah Jane Dias, Gauahar Khan, Dino Morea, and others in key roles. The series started streaming from 15 January 2021 on Prime Video. ## Stay tuned...

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One of the leading streaming platforms, Netflix is ensuring that during this covid-19 pandemic, people won't have to step out since they are bringing high-level content on its platform. And now, the streaming giant is all set to take one step ahead by bringing some of the biggest stars of Hollywood in 2021. ## On Tuesday (January 12), Netflix, with a promise to bring "a new movie every week", announced the titles that will be premiering on the streaming service in 2021. The streamer shared the news on its official Twitter page in a video featuring some of the stars attached to these projects.## The titles include action movie "Red Notice", starring Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson along with Zack Snyder's zombie film "Army of the Dead", political satire "Don't Look Up", featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, and musical "Tik, Tik… Boom!" which is Lin Manuel Miranda's directorial debut, among others. The list also includes acquisitions like Halle Berry's directorial debut "Bruised" and "Malcolm & Marie", starring Zendaya and John David Washington.## The line-up also comprises the third chapters of the hit Netflix franchises — "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" and "The Kissing Booth". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streamer's current 2021 originals slate consists of 70 titles – including one trilogy, with the RL Stine adaptation "Fear Street". Among these, 52 are English language live-action, eight are animated and 10 are non-English films.## ## Apart from these, Amy Poehler's "Moxie", Jennifer Hudson's "Monster", Amy Adams' "The Woman in the Window", Jason Momoa's "Sweet Girl", Jennifer Garner's "Yes Day", and Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao's "The White Tiger" will also be premiering on the platform in 2021.## This is the first time Netflix has announced a yearly features slate from the streamer's original film division, headed by Scott Stuber since 2017.## Stay tuned...

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From the last 24 hours, comedian Kapil Sharma left wondering his fans about his cryptic post, in which he shared that he was going to announce a piece of good news but wasn't sure of whether to covey it in Hindi or English. He asked his fans what is good news called in English and everyone on social media including celebrities were started speculating about the arrival of his second child. ## शुभ समाचार को इंग्लिश में क्या कहते हैं ? कृपया बतायें 🙏 Shubh samachaar ko English me kya kehte hain ? Kripya bataye’n 🙏— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) January 4, 2021 ## The response to his cryptic tweet was amazing and hilarious at the same time as people started speculating many things. Have a look - ## 1. Mashur Gulati is back2. The new member in your family has arrived3. You got the Covid vaccine4. TKSS will run 7 days a week5. Sourav Ganguly recovered by watching TKSSAb aap bata do which one— deepanjan jha (@deepanjanjha) January 4, 2021 ## Subh samachaar ko english mein kahte hai "Congratulations for another child" 🙊— 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙮𝙖𝙢 🥺 (@SATYAM_K9) January 4, 2021 ## Good news 😂😂😂 Sir Google translate ne btya haii Sir show mera naam le lena Jonu pandit from Alwar rajasthan 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/TPLzZdU5mt— Jonu Pandit (@JonuPandit) January 4, 2021 ## Their is no such word in English as subh samachar or good morning. It's congratulations or morning. Good is an Indianism which we apply when trying to convert statement from Hindi to English. Khataack....— Suraj Kanojiya (@suraj7688) January 4, 2021 ## Well, all those speculations can be laid to rest now as Kapil has announced the good news in his own style. With a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek announcement video, Sharma announced that he is soon coming to the streaming platform, Netflix with yet to be known project and we can speculate that it will be going as funny as the Kapil Sharma Show. ## Don’t believe the rumours guys, only believe me. I’m coming on @NetflixIndia soon 🤩🥳 this is the auspicious news 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wkdJgOXfrx— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) January 5, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Director Sriram Raghavan, who is known for making films with hard-hitting themes such as Andhadhun, Badlapur, and others, is all set to make his digital debut with a series based on one of India's unforgettable and horrifying incidents that took place in 1999 in the forms of Hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814. (according to LetsOTT) ## The series will narrate the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight AC-814 by Pakistan based terrorist group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in 1999. The incident forced India to release three Islamist terrorists in return for the safety of 176 passengers and crew of the flight before five masked terrorists fatally stabbed one and wounded several others. ## Raghavan and his team are said to have started researching the project and are talking to crew members and passengers who were on the flight for their source material. Raghavan is apparently planning to make it as a taut thriller and mount it next year. The OTT platform for the project is not decided yet. ## Talking about the incident, Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked on December 24, 1999, when it was en route from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi. The airbus was hijacked by five masked gunmen shortly after it entered the Indian airspace. The hijackers ordered the aircraft to be flown to a series of locations such as Amritsar, Lahore, and Dubai before they forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the Taliban. ## The Kandahar hijacking has been the subject of a few films in past. Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan starrer 2010 Malayalam film Kandahar, Nagarjuna's Gaganam, and Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu starrer Zameen (2003) were loosely based on this incident. ## Meanwhile, Sriram Raghavan was supposed to shoot for Ekkis with Varun Dhawan last year. However, the film could not go on floors because of the covid-19 pandemic. The film which is based on the life of Second Lieutenant Arun Kheterpal is now said to go on floors in September. ## Stay tuned...

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The last year which was largely halted by the covid-19 pandemic, proved to be a pathbreaking year for the OTT platforms in India. The OTT platforms were not only able to attract the Indian filmmakers but also brought content orient desi web shows which were the highlight of the pandemic year. The streaming giant, Amazon Prime Video premiered shows like Paatal Lok, Mirzapur 2, Panchayat, and Bandish Bandits. However, it was Scam 1992 on SonyLIV which was the biggest hit amongst all. ## Disney+Hotstar also put its best foot forward and brought Aarya and Special Ops which garnered a lot of praises. Now, the new year has arrived, and streaming platforms have lined up an exciting array of Indian web shows for which the fans have been eagerly waiting for quite some time.## Here are the TOP 5 Indian web series to watch out for in 2021 -## 1. Tandav ## The political drama stars Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sunil Grover, Kritika Kamra, Sandhya Mridul, Sarah Jane Dias, Hiten Tejwani, and Annup Sonii. The show, touted to be India's House of Cards, revolves around the fictional political dynamics of the country. It is created and directed by "Tiger Zinda Hai" director Ali Abbas Zafar, who makes his digital debut with the series. The Amazon original series arrives on January 15. ## 2. Broken But Beautiful Season 3## Ekta Kapoor is bringing season 3 of her hit romantic show, Broken But Beautiful. While the previous two seasons starred Vikrant Massey and Harleen Seth in the lead, season 3 will see a fresh pair in Sidharth Shukla and Sonia Rathee. The first two seasons showcased a love story of two individuals who meet in the most unexpected circumstances and soon become a support system for each other. It will be interesting to see what season 3 has in store for the fans. It will soon stream on ALTBalaji.## 3. The Family Man Season 2## The Family Man Season 2 is one of the most-awaited shows. It is expected to be more gripping than the first one. Season 2 marks the digital as well as Hindi debut of South Indian star Samantha Akkineni who will join Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Darshan Kumar, Sharad Kelkar, and Shreya Dhanwantary in the prominant roles. It is created and directed by Raj&DK and set to premiere on February 12 on Amazon Prime Video. ## 4. Jeet Ki Zid## Jeet Ki Zid which marks the digital debut of producer Boney Kapoor, tells the story of a couple whose never-give-up attitude helps them overcome various impossible situations. Starring Amit Sadh, Sushant Singh, and Amrita Puri, the show includes action sequences and Army missions. Amit Sadh will be seen playing the role of a real-life war hero in the show which is set to stream on Zee5 from January 22. ## 5. Mumbai Diaries 26/11## An Amazon Prime Original series, Mumbai Diaries 26/11 is set against the backdrop of the terror attacks of November 26, 2008, on Taj Hotel, Mumbai. The show depicts the untold story of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and hospital staff, who worked tirelessly to save lives during the attacks. Created by Nikkhil Advani, the show stars Mohit Raina, Konkona Sen Sharma, Tina Desai, and Shreya Dhanwanthary in lead roles. The series will premiere in March. ## Stay tuned...

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With the covid-19 pandemic is still around, many filmmakers are hesitating to release their movies in theaters. Recently, we show many films such as Coolie No 1, Laxmii, Soorari Pottru, and others skipped theatrical release to take the direct OTT route to ensure on-time release. ## Now, according to reports, John Abraham-led crime thriller movie, Mumbai Saga is also going for the direct to digital release. The screening of Mumbai Saga reportedly took place last week where makers signed the deal with Amazon Prime Video. ## Amazon Prime Video has reportedly bought the streaming rights in INR 80 Crores which makes the highest priced film for John Abraham. After finding a suitable date for release, the streaming giant will make an official announcement. ## Significantly, director Sanjay Gupta recently had hinted for a theatrical release of Mumbai Saga. He had said that this movie is made for the big screen experience and it belongs to theaters. Read more about what he had said. ## Directed by Sanjay Gupta, Mumbai Saga is filled up with some of the famous Bollywood names including John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, Rohit Roy, along with Sharman Joshi, Prateik Babbar, Amole Gupte, and Samir Soni. Kajal Aggarwal who recently got married is the only female lead in this film. ## It is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anuradha Gupta, and Sangeeta Ahir under the production banners of T-Series, and White Feather Films. ## Stay tuned...

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Actor Harshvardhan Kapoor got a chance to share screen space with his father Anil Kapoor in the new film AK Vs AK, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.## Harsh Varrdhan plays a fictionalized hyperactive version of himself in Vikramaditya Motwane's film that stars Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap as versions of their real selves in a fictional story.## "I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with Vikramaditya Motwane again. who is one of the finest filmmakers we have, the scenes we shot were completely crazy and a lot of fun", Harsh said.## "It was great working with dad and Anurag for the first time and I got to learn a lot from them. I felt very comfortable with Vikram's vision and improvised a lot of my lines which was a blast!", he added. ## AK Vs AK also has cameos by Anil Kapoor's daughter Sonam and brother Boney Kapoor as themselves in the film, which released on December 24 on the streaming platform, Netflix. ## Stay tuned...

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It was recently revealed that Bollywood superstar, Hrithik Roshan has been approached by Disney+Hotstar to play the lead role in the Hindi adaptation of the British TV series, "The Night Manager". Now, as per the latest development, the superstar has signed the show and will begin the shooting for it in March next year. ## According to the reports, Hrithik has signed on the dotted line and will kick it off almost after two years of his last release, War. The Night Manager will see him playing the role of a luxury hotel night manager and former Indian soldier who is recruited by a government agent to infiltrate the inner circle of a ruthless arms dealer.## As reported, Hrithik is apparently being paid a whopping 75 crores for what would be his debut on the OTT platform. The show is reportedly being planned on a large scale and will be as stylish as the original that starred Tom Hiddleston, who is widely known for playing supervillain Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. ## Marathi film, Chumbak director, Sandeep Modi, who also co-directed Sushmita Sen starrer "Aarya" with Ram Madhvani earlier this year, is on board to helm the OTT debut series of Hrithik. Modi will start the pre-production for this project after finishing the work on the second season of Aarya. ## Meanwhile, on the other hand, Hrithik Roshan has also reportedly been approached to star in the Hindi remake of Vijay Sethupathi and R Madhavan starrer Tamil movie, Vikram Vedha that will go on floors in the second half of next year. If everything goes as plan, he will be seen playing a gangster against a righteous police officer which will be played by Saif Ali Khan. ## Read More Here - Hrithik Roshan And Saif Ali Khan On Board To Star In The Hindi Remake Of Tamil Blockbuster 'Vikram Vedha' ## Stay tuned...

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Veteran actor Ranjeet, known for his roles as an on-screen villain in numerous films, will make his digital debut in a comedy web series. Titled "Becharey", the series also stars Amita Yadav, Prateek Chaudhary, Sambhav Jain, Himanshu Bhatt, and Rahul Datta.## "I was looking at various scripts and ideas. I wanted to do an episodic series first. I really liked the idea of me acting with a young talented team in a story of their generation. I really enjoyed the shoot. It is a comedy and there was freedom to create", said the veteran actor. ## "Becharey" will focus on four boys and a girl struggling in personal and professional lives. Their landlord has a service apartment where people come as guests.## "I play myself in the show. He is sent by the landlord to the house because he needs to stay with some commoners for a role. And then the fun begins. 'Becharey' is pure comedy entertainment. There are crisp episodes", said Ranjeet.## Stay tuned...

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The Filmfare Awards for the entertainment industry are among the most prestigious awards in the country. Digital mediums have become the most preferred way for people to consume content. And some outstanding work has been seen in the last few years. To honour the best in the OTT, the first-ever Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards were held on December 19 and the deserving candidates took home the Black Lady.## The shows and films which were considered, released between August 2019 and July 2020, on the platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Zee5, AltBalaji, etc made in the nominations list. ## Among the nominations for the different categories, Jaideep Ahlawat won the Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) for Paatal Lok while Sushmita Sen won Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) for Aarya. While Panchayat won Best Comedy (Series/Specials), Paatal Lok which was produced by Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh Ssharma's Clean Slate Filmz was deemed as the Best Series.## Take a look at the full list of winners below - ## Best Series - Paatal Lok## Best Director (Series) - Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy (Paatal Lok)## Best Series (Critics) - The Family Man## Best Director (Critics) - Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru (The Family Man)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) - Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) - Sushmita Sen (Aarya)## Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics) - Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man)## Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics) - Priyamani (The Family Man)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male) - Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female) - Mithila Palkar (Little Things Season 3)## Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Critics) - Dhruv Sehgal (The Little Things – Season 3)## Best Actress in a Comedy Series (Critics) - Sumukhi Suresh (Pushpavali – Season 2)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male) - Amit Sadh (Breathe: Into The Shadows)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female) - Divya Dutta (Special OPS)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male) - Raghubir Yadav (Panchayat)## Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female) - Neena Gupta (Panchayat)## Best Non-Fiction Original (Series/Special) - Times of Music## Best Comedy (Series/Specials) - Panchayat ## Best Film (Web Original) - Raat Akeli Hai## Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Male) - Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Raat Akeli Hai)## Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Female) - Tripti Dimri (Bulbbul)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Male) - Rahul Bose (Bulbbul)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Web Original Film (Female) - Seema Pahwa (Chintu Ka Birthday)## Best Original Story (Series) - Sudip Sharma, Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra (Patal Lok)## Best Screenplay (Series) - Sudip Sharma (Paatal Lok)## Best Dialogue - Sumit Arora, Suman Kumar, Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK (The Family Man)## Best Cinematography (Series) - Sylvester Fonseca and Swapnil Sonavane (Sacred Games Season 2)## Best Production Design (Series) - Rajneesh Hedao (The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye)## Best Editing (Series) - Praveen Kathikuloth (Special OPS)## Best Costume Design (Series) - Ayesha Khanna (The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye)## Best Background Music (Series) - Alokananda Dasgupta (Sacred Games Season 2)## Best Original Soundtrack (Series) - Advait Nemlekar (Special OPS)## Stay tuned...

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After giving the blockbuster Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor has become one of the bankable stars in Bollywood. He has been on a signing spree after Kabir Singh. The actor recently wrapped the filming of the Hindi remake of the Telugu movie, Jersey which is directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri who also helmed the original movie. ## Now, he has plans of beginning an Amazon Prime Video's original series which will be helmed by the Family Man director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK aka Raj & DK. The web series also happens to be Shahid's big debut on the digital medium.## While the web series is yet to go on floors, Amazon Prime Video is set to make the show big as one of the top Tamil stars, Vijay Sethupathy has reportedly signed the series and will play an important role in the show. ## According to a source quoted in Bollywood Hungama, "Vijay Sethupathi has been roped in for a pivotal role in the series. Raj and DK wanted someone of his stature to join the cast of the action thriller. The team plans to kickstart the shoot of the same from January in Mumbai and Goa. The action thriller will be an episodic series and have both Shahid and Vijay in a never seen before role. The untitled show will also mark Vijay's debut in a series on the OTT platform". ## The series will also star, South actress, Malavika Mohanan in the female lead. Malavika will next be seen alongside Thalapathy Vijay and Vijay Sethupathy in Tamil biggie, Master, which is supposed to hit theaters on Pongal 2021. ## Also Read - Shahid Kapoor To Mark His Digital Debut With Amazon Prime Series! ## Stay tuned...

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Tamil star Dhanush has joined the ensemble cast of Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas for Netflix's upcoming action thriller 'The Gray Man', which will be helmed by Avengers: Endgame director duo Anthony and Joe Russo.## The announcement was made by Netflix recently via a tweet. Warner Moura, of Narcos fame, Jessica Henwick, and Julia Butters have also been revealed to be the newest additions to The Gray Man cast which gets bigger with the addition of an Indian actor.## THE GRAY MAN cast just got even better.Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Dhanush, and Julia Butters will join Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in the upcoming action thriller from directors Anthony and Joe Russo. pic.twitter.com/SJcz8erjGm— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) December 17, 2020 ## The script of The Gray Man has been written by Joe Russo, with Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely taking a final pass.## The Gray Man is based on the 2009 Mark Greaney novel of the same name and is about a freelance assassin and former CIA operative named Court Gentry (played by Gosling). The movie will follow Gentry as he is hunted across the world by Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a former member of Gentry's CIA team.## The movie will be released in 2022. ## Stay tuned...