After Gully Boy, Made in Heaven for Zoya.
Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors. That is a reach just under half of India's largest streaming app: YouTube. 'This level of consolidation does not exist even in the US.'
Citadel proves unworthy of Priyanka's splendour, Madden's intensity or veteran talents like Lesley Manville and Stanley Tucci squandered in banal parts, complains Sukanya Verma.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
Future, which recently tied up with Amazon in India to sell its fashion and food products exclusively on the American giant's marketplace platform, is looking at a gross merchandise value of about Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the next three years from the venture.
Toofan looks like it will deliver on its promise of a high-octane sports drama of an underdog, feels Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Even the worst movies have a song, a scene, or a performance that makes all the effort of making a film worthwhile. This one should have been scrapped at script stage, declares Deepa Gahlot.
Joginder Tuteja lists what's up on OTT this month.
It also granted protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in first information reports lodged over web series Tandav.
As happy as one is to cheer for her global star status, I wish PC's choice of projects was more topical than stale formula, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Looking to introduce your child to films that will cultivate their taste and broaden their horizon? Sukanya Verma offers a list of movies that is as entertaining as it is enriching.
As for his interest in space, Amazon founded Blue Origin, a privately funded aerospace company.
Namrata Thakker takes a peek into her AMAZING life through her Instagram feed.
Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot.
It's a big week for Aamir Khan. After a gap of four years, he will be seen in the theatres once again.
The Queen faces fresh new challenges on personal and professional front, a teacher gets romantically involved with her pupil, a boy and his truck embark on fun-filled adventures, a game of thrones over panchayat politics and more OTT recommendations from Sukanya Verma this week.
Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs Deepa Gahlot.
Wedding.con is a watchable show, if only to caution people about the latest scams, notes Deepa Gahlot.
There was no law or autonomous body governing digital content in India so far. Now, OTT and other platforms, including digital news websites, are expected to fall within a governmental framework of rules and regulations.
Andy Murray was targeting a return to the tour at the Miami Open in March before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As The Family Man season 2 premieres on Amazon Prime Video on June 4, Subhash K Jha lists five things to watch out for.
"So there's no need [to play in overseas leagues], they're absolutely fine playing IPL cricket and focusing on domestic cricket. We need them to play domestic cricket in India as well," he added.
'The fun part of playing evil is that one gets to do all the things that one would normally never do.'
The reported buyback of Temasek's 20 per cent stake in Tata Play by Tata Sons will be the third instance of Tata Group providing an exit to a foreign partner in recent years. In 2018, Tata Sons paid $1.27 billion to DoCoMo to buy back 26 per cent of the group's telecommunication venture, Tata Teleservices. This was followed by Tata Sons acquiring AirAsia Berhad's 49 per cent stake in AirAsia India in two tranches to make it a wholly owned subsidiary.
Bindisha Sarang takes a look at Vodafone's RedX and Airtel's new plan.
Following a year of pandemic prompted no-show and another of backlash for its staggering lack of representation, the Golden Globes felt more atonement than awards ceremony in its 80th iteration.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
Subhash K Jha lists three most eagerly anticipated projects of the monsoon season.
The Jonas Brothers documentary, Chasing Happiness, is airing on Amazon Prime.
'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.'
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.
Scientists, sci-fi, stand-up, suspense, take your pick of OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations:
Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale handpicks some of the latest gadgets that are immensely useful.
There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods.
Jee Karda is a dish with a lot of garnish, but no flavour, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'I had a very tumultuous relationship with what occurred.'
