After 2020 and 2021 saw movies either been made for the OTT channels or releasing straight in the digital medium, 2022 too saw films arriving directly on OTT screens.
Love stories, superheroes, family dramas, kiddie flicks, whodunits, rom-coms, Sukanya Verma lists your OTT menu for the week.
From jaadugars to Jane Austen, OTT offerings this week are as eclectic as it gets, says Sukanya Verma.
'On the face of it, it is a WYSIWYG -- What You See Is What You Get -- reality series, but actually it is a show that perpetuates societal biases, stokes typecasts and stays sadly superficial,' notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
OTT has seen some of the grittiest and quirkiest cops in its Web series and original movies.
Time travel, monsters, dinosaurs, Korean cops, what will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma offers her picks.
Meet Bridgerton's stars, which happily include two British actors of Indian descent.
Deadly dolls, skeletons in the closet, haunted homes, this is just a warm-up on what to expect on OTT this week.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
In a nation of 1.4 billion people, where a potential new creator is born every second, we pick 25 influencers who have ruled social media this year.
Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
Sony Picture Network India (SPNI) management is committed to long-term growth in India and the company will actively explore new organic and inorganic possibilities to strengthen its presence in the country, company managing director and CEO, NP Singh told employees. In a letter, two-days after the calling off of the $10 billion merger deal with Zee Entertainment, he asked employees to focus on current projects, with an immediate goal to unleash the company's full potential, continuing to craft content that not only engages audiences but also boosts subscriber growth and revenues. "As we close the chapter on our proposed merger with ZEEL (Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd), I want to take a moment to talk to you - not just as your CEO but as someone who has been on this journey with you.
Make your Valentine's Day fun and fabulous with Sukanya Verma's OTT suggestions.
There's a whole lot of entertainment coming your way on OTT this September.
'My life was becoming very same-same. It was like a flat line. I have worked for 12 years and I survived in the big bad world of entertainment!'
Hasmukh just doesn't make you laugh and that's its biggest tragedy, complains Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Halloween mood looms large on OTT's dark, devilish delights this week.
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.
'The fact that I got noticed in a film that stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone is a big high for me.'
'If it's a good song, you will always see me singing it.'
Deepa Gahlot lists some interesting made-for-OTT hostage dramas that you can watch.
'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.'
Grim police procedurals, dark superheroes, ghostly encounters, things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers some suggestions.
Meet Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma in the second season of the hit Netflix show Bridgerton.
Choona is too slow, has redundant characters and needless complications, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Joginder Tuteja lists the movies and Web series coming up.
Deepa Gahlot picks the top 10 Karan Johar films -- some that he directed and others that he produced or co-produced -- that you can watch on steaming platforms.
Zudio was the standout performer as it tapped into the pentup demand in small-town India, at a pace never seen before, notes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder and director, Founding Fuel.
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.
'We audition for 99 projects, and get rejected 98 times!'
The Railway Men is a compelling watch; the subject is handled with seriousness and respect without going overboard with the dramatic impact, observes Mayur Sanap.
The New Year brings with it a new slate of movie announcements. The stars update us:
JLO's dazzling bride, Kamal Haasan's action packed antics, Karan Johar in gossip mode, Sukanya Verma says it's all there on OTT this week.
Meet Joya Nandy Kazi, Hollywood's go-to-choreographer for Indian traditional dance and Bollywood style dance routines.
Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.
Looking at Bollywood's Class of 2023 Directors.
"Looking at the films come to life on set was a lot of fun. The lensing, the art direction and Prakash Sir's detailed eye. It felt like something special was brewing," says Naina Bhan.
