Lada Guruden Singh Steps Down From Sony Pictures India Role Lada Guruden Singh has stepped down from his role as General Manager, Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP), India, where he oversaw local production, and has entered a producing deal with the studio. At SPIP India, Singh has been instrumental in acquiring and developing superhero IP Shaktimaan while
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ Hotstar isn’t done with the Criminal Justice franchise just yet — in fact, it might only just be getting started. We can reveal the streamer has ordered a fourth season of the Hindi-language series, which is from Applause Entertainment and was originally based on the 2008 BBC series of the same name. Peter
EXCLUSIVE: Taaza Khabar is returning to Disney+ Hotstar for a second season. The Indian action-drama follows a sanitation worker, Vasant Gawde, who realizes he can predict the future and uses it to his advantage to gain power and wealth, but at a cost to his relationships. The Hindi-language show’s title literally translates as “fresh news”
Reliance Industries and Disney India are set to sign a binding agreement to merge their assets, according to local reports. The deal, which has been gestating for the past two months, could be signed this week and will see Reliance’s Ambani family overseeing a merged operation. The board will be chaired by Nita Ambani, wife
EXCLUSIVE: India’s box office revenue reached a record $1.47B (Rs122.3B) in 2023, a 15% increase over the previous year, according to a report from Mumbai-based Ormax Media. But growth was partly due to rising ticket prices as admissions have still not recovered to the same level as 2019. In comparison, India had total box office
This year is shaping up to be yet another frenetic one in the international media landscape, with change incoming on numerous fronts. Here, our overseas team breaks down some of the issues we think will define the entertainment and news terrain in 2024. How Low Can The Market Go? After a year of industrial strife,
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has outdone himself, with Tiger 3 scoring his biggest opening day ever, as well as a new record for the top-grossing Diwali Day in the history of Hindi cinema. From Yash Raj Films, the latest in producer Aditya Chopra’s YRF Spy Universe grossed an estimated 94 crore ($11.35M) globally this weekend,
Shah Rukh Khan has outdone himself. After a record-breaking run with Pathaan in January, the Indian superstar has hit new milestones with his latest, Jawan, which scored the biggest ever opening day worldwide for a Hindi film on Thursday at 129.6 crore ($15.5M). The Thursday debut was also the best ever in India for a
Led by Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer and Anil Sharma’s Gadar 2, box office in India reached record-breaking numbers this weekend. According to the Producers Guild of India and Multiplex Association of India, the August 11-13 frame was the busiest single weekend since the beginning of the pandemic. What’s more, across three days, ticket sales hit more than
It takes a lot of confidence to wear a white suit to a fight in an open-cut mine. It takes something else — maybe an Avengers-style superpower, to repel dirt — to come out of said fight still gleaming, shirt collar tidily spread across those snowy lapels, shades on. Rocky, outlaw hero of KGF, has