Mutliplexes want the gap between a film's release in theatres and on OTT to be doubled from 4 to 8 weeks.
So what's coming up in October? Joginder Tuteja lists the releases of the month.
This July, Bollywood stars Akshaye Khanna, Taapsee Pannu, Farhan Akhtar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal will be seen on OTT screens.
For those who may have missed the thriller Chehre in theatres, Joginder Tuteja lists the 10 Best Thriller Web series.
'This kind of love from our audience shows that our music is working.'
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
The channel has begun forensic investigations into the leak of the next episode, which was put up on Reddit three days before the official release.
Malayankunju is a coming-of-age survival drama that has its heart in the right place, notes Divya Nair.
Khalid Anzar lists the pros and cons.
For those who believed in her talent since Lootera, Dahaad is a truly rewarding experience, observes Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja looks at August's OTT releases.
'Comedy is difficult to pull off because it is all about timing.'
'We were working on a scene just last month. He left so early. This is not fair God. It's a difficult time. Farewell Amit.'
Kumbalangi Nights is one of those movies that will put you in a good mood every time you watch it, promises Anita Aikara.
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
Director Richie Mehta dedicated the honour to all the women who not just endure violence that men inflict on them, 'but are also tasked to solve the problem.'
Is Bhuvneshwar going to be around for the T20 World Cup in 2024 with a sharp decline in his pace?
A demon-hunting spirit takes possession of a frail teenager, an up, close and portentous encounter in the cocaine trade, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri's Neelam connection, a 21-year-old Kurdish cop understanding the mechanics of war, Gena Rowlands setting the benchmark for badassery -- Sukanya Verma brings all this and more on the OTT scene this week.
If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out Deepa Gahlot.
Do not divulge too many personal details in the initial phase. Avoid money talk, advises Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
'The Internet helped us get quick reality checks, what the audience liked, didn't like.' 'Then the film industry started noticing us, because of the Internet.'
'If you work hard, persevere and have patience, every setback becomes an opportunity.
The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
Affluence without conscience, haunted homes and heads, a big fat Punjabi wedding and more on OTT this week. Here are Sukanya Verma's 10 recommendations.
'I did get a couple of offers (in Hindi cinema) but the roles required a doll-like heroine, a glamorous role. I was getting challenging roles in the South and so I stayed here.'
'People may frown upon things like role play or the fact that the father is talking to his daughter about sex. But slowly, shows like this will shift the conversation to our homes.'
Folks, 2021 will see an Akshay Kumar film festival play out in the theatres.
'... I didn't have an Instagram account!' 'I was told that the actor who's being considered in my place has a lot of followers, and that will help the producers.'
'And it always should be.' 'I believe nothing should come easily to anyone because then there is no thrill in it.'
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
'I'm probably the actor who should have the Guinness Record for the maximum obituaries written for his career.'
'When we were in a room, the only conversation one could have at that time was about the situation that the country was in, the world was in.' 'But the moment the cameras were on, we had to leave all that behind and get on with the show.' 'We had to make it something that everybody wants to watch, laugh, enjoy, and has a good reason to stay home.'
What happened on the sets of Saagar. The role Irrfan desperately wanted to play. What Sayani Gupta is up to.
Instead of jumping into marriage Indians now like to understand the person first as friends and discover if they truly have a connection, observes Shalini Singh, founder, andwemet, an Indian matchmaking Web site.
The Delhi high court's division bench has stayed the single bench order favouring the emergency award against the Future-Reliance deal and imposing a Rs 20 lakh fine on Kishore Biyani & other respondents. including FRL and FCPL.
OTT has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very entertaining.
