Even as Benedict and Sophie steal sultry glances and get intimate, one crucial thing is missing all throughout, notes Divya Nair.
2025 had some interesting performances on OTT series and films. Deepa Gahlot picks the Top 10 Male OTT Performances.
While season 1 and 2 had the most sizzling chemistry between the lead pair, the Bridgerton series hasn't peaked since Kate and Anthony. With Benedict and Sophie, the spark and intensity feels further subdued, observes Divya Nair.
January has a rich slate of web series and movies on the OTT platform. Joginder Tuteja gives us a quick look.
Discover the latest OTT releases, streaming between February 23 and March 1.
Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other directors made an impact with their 2025 releases, in various languages.
Over 25 years, societies evolve and tastes change. Cinema absorbs and reflects this transformation. Picking only 25 films from the first quarter of the century is tough.
Only firms that have scale in content and a technology engine that drives its discovery and monetisation can compete,' explains Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases.
There were quite a few female-led shows in 2025, and actresses got to play some interesting, non-cliched parts.
The Delhi High Court has permitted IRS officer Sameer Wankhede to move a court in Mumbai with his defamation lawsuit against Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment over the web series "The Ba***ds of Bollywood."
Rashmika's double bill drama, Tom Cruise on a deadly mission and lots more thrills on OTT this week.
The year had a variety of films to choose from. Not all of them were successful at the box office, but had merit.
It's raining sequels on OTT this week, but that's not all. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch.
It is difficult to make conveyor belt and baggage-scanning scenes thrilling -- which is how most people trying to sneak out through the Green Channel are caught -- but Neeraj Pandey and co-director Raghav M Jairath and co-writer Vipul K Rawal make sure there is enough going on to make the series watchable, raves Deepa Gahlot.
'If you are trying to tell an authentic Punjab story, it's almost impossible that the NRI fascination or the NRI characters will not be a part of it.'
'For us as it was for Judit it was never a men's world; it was always study, analyse, study, analyse and be confident,' recalls Woman International Master Jayashree Khadilkar Pande.
The Union Budget backs skilling across animation, gaming and comics. But creators and studios confront a hard question: who owns what comes next?
'On August 22, 2015, Shyamvar Rai disclosed to you that he had committed the murder of Sheena Bora along with Rahul Mukerjea.' How would Indrani have reacted to this?
Karan Wahi breaks his silence over wedding rumours with Jennifer Winget.
'Taskaree gave me a chance to play a good character I've never played before.'
You can compound money. You cannot compound being young and stupidly in love. So? 'Don't Play Small' this Valentine's Day
Talented actresses are still struggling to get challenging parts, but the advantage of OTT is that age or star status are not insurmountable hurdles.
Ranveer has shown the right instincts in his choice of roles, which he has played with seeming effortlessness, backed with preparation and understanding.
From double dates to Demogorgon, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists them.
In 2025, OTT series were entertaining enough, even though most were in the crime genre.
There will be a lot of excitement in the theatres in December but OTT entertainment looks good too.
Vampires, murders, superheroes and romantic reunions galore, it's quite a package of emotions on OTT this week.
A key blow for JioStar came from an unlikely source: The Indian government's ban on real-money gaming, the sector that had become cricket's biggest advertiser.
The first 25 years in this century has seen some amazing films and blockbusters in Hollywood. Girish Wankhede lists the top-grossing Hollywood movies from 2001 to 2025, focusing on the key qualities that resonated with Indian audiences and contributed to its appeal.
'As you're watching the IPL live, there's a conscious effort to showcase the entertainment portfolio.'
Having grossed nearly $370 worldwide, Sinners filled up Warner Bros coffers when many of the studio's key 2025 films lost money, and deserves its many Oscar nominations.
November is a busy month on OTT with several series arriving, in their next season after being vastly successful in earlier instalments.
Aseem Chhabra ranks the Best of 2025's films that released in theatres, or went directly to OTT platforms.
'The only challenge was making a family-friendly show with Emraan.'
From India's entry to the Oscars to the foodie flamboyance of Bollywood's first family to Srikant Tiwari's hope for a hat-trick and Korean entertainment in deeply dark mode, it's raining OTT goodies this week.
Why did Lifestyle Asia magazine honour these Bollywood personalities?
Hemantkumar Shivsharan lists lady cops that have wowed us on OTT shows.
The Critics Choice Awards was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and saw Hollywood's A-listers get honoured at the first awards ceremony of the year.
Everyone's wondering why the Netflix documentary Dining With The Kapoors does not feature Alia Bhatt.
