The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
Its success script: Investing more in local content ecosystem; growing its partnership footprint.
In the mood for romance but don't know which movies to watch? Tamil cinema has a lot to offer on OTT, and Arjun Menon lists his favourites.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Wednesday.
Many films and shows go back in time to bring alive so many fading and forgotten memories.
'I don't think I was prepared for a platform like Bigg Boss.'
Thematically riveting, but inept execution lets Kafas down, complains Mayur Sanap.
'When I looked closely at people and stories from that region, I realised that the landscape contributes a lot to how people behave.'
Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
A week before Tanaav starts streaming on SonyLiv, the makers invited the cast and their friends for a special screening.
'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.'
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
Of late, war films -- particularly those that tell stories of the 1971 War and Kargil -- have been produced.
It's not uncommon for performers to become bigger than the stories they are placed in and Sreehari Nair would happily pay to watch Isha Talwar and Paramvir Singh Cheema riffing on love, bad life choices, psychology, rhythm, and oven-baked Kulchas in Chamak.
The series is held together by a superbly astute performance by Gagan Dev Riar, who moves from cheerful conman to menacing criminal with remarkable skill, observes Deepa Gahlot.
There is nothing of the level of Yes Minister, House Of Cards, Madam Secretary or Veep but there are at least 10 Hindi series and an OTT-released film or two, to whet the viewer's appetite for power-mongering, corruption and intrigue.
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
Her cotton, chiffon and Chanderi saris score high on comfort and drape like a dream.
Kangana Ranaut plays an Air Force pilot in Tejas, joining an increasing list of films and shows centered around women playing significant roles in their careers.
Joginder Tuteja lists the interesting titles coming up in February.
As the second season of The Night Manager hits the OTT screen, Deepa Gahlot looks back at the top spy thrillers on streaming platforms.
The Jharkhand left-hander became the fourth Indian batter to score a double hundred.
Critics and audiences have been comparing Abhishek Bachchan in The Big Bull with Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992.
Along with Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Keanu Reeves' action blockbuster John Wick: Chapter 4, we have Nawazuddin Siddiqui's rom-com Tiku Weds Sheru releasing on OTT this week and much more.
Deepa Gahlot lists some interesting made-for-OTT hostage dramas that you can watch.
Ten sequels that either complemented the first or surpassed it.
India's schedule on Day 4 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on August 1, Monday.
Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make progressive points (No Made in Heaven-type diddling, here), notes Sreehari Nair.
'I hope more shows highlight the unsung heroes of our rich history.' 'As for bringing the trophy home, a man can hope, but truly I am just excited to be there.'
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
Crime, climate change and cool Oscar winners dominate the OTT menu this week.
'...you start running after the star.' 'If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.' 'The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.'
Stories of rural India, campus capers, realistic family dramas and urban romance that are no longer picked up by film-makers, find their way to the Web, and the viewing experience is richer for the variety available.
November has some of the biggest movies and Web series coming up for release.
India's schedule on Day 3 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on July 31, Sunday.
I binged on various shows this year -- some for work, some for pleasure, few I couldn't spare time for, others I didn't have access to while some started out fabulously only to fizzle towards the end.
The intelligently conceptualized show does more for nationalistic pride than a dozen jingoistic series, applauds Deepa Gahlot.
Jehanabad: Of Love And War authentically captures Bihar's political skullduggery and caste violence, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Deepak Hooda smashed an unbeaten 47 off 29 balls as India eased to a seven-wicket victory in the rain-curtailed first Twenty20.
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