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Gaurav, CFA and Co-founder at Zeno Realty, provides insights to investors based on raw data. Deepti Mallik is an Entrepreneur and Real Estate Portfolio Manager. She was featured in SonyLiv's Million Dollar Listing, the first reality show based on the real estate industry. They help HNIs and NRIs make better investment decisions by analyzing these numbers. The Report 2024 of All the High Rises Download Link You can follow the panel: Gaurav: https://x.com/GauravGupta_RE Deepti: https://www.instagram.com/that.realtor.girl/?igsh=bXllMmRjd2J3ZmZk In this episode, Vinamre and the panel talk about: - The rapid growth of Gurugram and the reasons behind it - Investing in real estate: good or bad, Dealing with different types of clients - The reason behind the absurd price rise of Gurgaon real estate - How high AQI affects real estate prices, Views on fractional partnership - The DLF story and how living in The Camellias and other prime apartments can change your lifestyle - The reason behind the fascination with DLF high-rises Watch the episode to dive deeper into Gurugram's real estate growth and lifestyle changes. Timestamps: 0:00 - Trailer1:00 - Their Background4:28 - Realtor vs. Broker vs. Developer vs. Real Estate Investor8:49 - How Gurgaon Rapidly Grew13:12 - Land Buyers vs. Home Buyers18:42 - Why Millennials in Gurgaon End Up Buying Homes There22:35 - Investing in Real Estate30:06 - Dealing with Clients with Different Budgets40:37 - The Absurd Rise in Housing Prices in Gurgaon45:48 - Does Pollution Affect Real Estate Prices?54:01 - Client Profiles and High-Profile Clients1:05:25 - The Worst Part of Their Job1:12:55 - The DLF Story1:20:19 - How Life Changes After Living in DLF1:23:55 - Dream International Real Estate Destinations1:30:15 - Fractional Ownership1:33:15 - Good Financing Options for Buying a Home1:38:25 - Conclusion ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557567524054 ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

This underrated gem focuses on the psychological cost of living in a world built on lies This show is atmospheric, stylish, and packed with razor-sharp dialogue that keeps you hanging on to every word The espionage genre has always been a playground for tension, deception, and moral ambiguity, capturing audiences with its shadowy corridors of secrecy. From Cold War classics like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to modern thrillers like The Americans, spy narratives often blur the lines between loyalty and betrayal. In today's episode of Lost and Found, we're diving into an underrated masterpiece that's equal parts espionage thriller and emotional drama. If you're into betrayal, intrigue, and complicated friendships, this one's for you. Yep, we're talking about the gripping series A Spy Among Friends, streaming now on SonyLIV with OTTplay Premium.

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Wednesday, July 10, 2024. My name is Nelson John. Let's get started: India's stock market benchmarks- the Nifty 50 and the Sensex - hit fresh highs on Tuesday despite mixed global cues. Both indices saw a rise of just under half a percentage point from their previous day's close.  India's journey towards electric mobility has hit a bit of a speed bump. After a promising start, sales of electric vehicles, or EVs, are beginning to stagnate, largely because subsidies were slashed earlier this year. This has shifted a lot of expectations onto the upcoming third phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles—or FAME—scheme, which everyone is eyeing ahead of the budget announcement on July 23. The FAME scheme first rolled out in 2015 and has been a cornerstone of India's push to get more electric and hybrid vehicles on the road. It saw a significant boost in 2019 with FAME II, which pumped in ₹10,000 crore to support the adoption of EVs across various segments, from buses to two-wheelers. The impact of these initiatives? Pretty impressive initially. From selling just under 2,400 units in FY2015, EV sales soared, breaking the 100,000 mark in FY19 and reaching a whopping 1.68 million units by FY24. So, what's the buzz around FAME III? Mint's Sumant Banerji explains in today's Mint Primer. The industry is hoping it will not only bring back better subsidies for individual car buyers and two-wheelers but also expand support to include trucks.  India's recent net surplus in its current account, at $5.7 billion for the first quarter of 2024, is quite the headline. But it's not just about more money coming in than going out; it's a story that calls for a deeper look. Typically, India runs a current account deficit because our massive investment needs outpace the collective savings of our households, businesses, and the government. In fact, barring the first pandemic year, this year's deficit, projected at $23 billion, or 0.7% of GDP, is on track to be the second-lowest in two decades. Now, you might think this sounds like great news, but here's where it gets complex. The Reserve Bank of India pointed out an uptick in investments, particularly driven by higher government spending and a surge in the housing sector. With investments pegged at 33.7% of GDP, that's a big deal because it means we're saving at a rate of 33% to maintain a current account deficit of just 0.7%. When the savings rate climbs, it opens the door for more substantial investments without widening the current account deficit. Picture this: with a modest 2% deficit and a savings rate of 33%, we're looking at an investment rate of 35%. That translates to a whopping ₹6 trillion directed towards nation-building efforts. So, a deficit isn't necessarily a bad thing when it stems from strong savings and solid investment. Deepa Vasudevan from Mint's data team explores why having a current account deficit is good for the economy.  The national rural job guarantee scheme, a crucial lifeline for millions in rural India, isn't expected to receive increased funding in this year's Union budget, according to two officials. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will likely see its budget allocations hold steady as per earlier estimates. The scheme provides a financial safety net to rural households. These funds could be adjusted later based on job demands and requirements in rural areas. The budget originally earmarked ₹60,000 crore for FY24 and projected ₹86,000 crore for FY25. However, actual spending for FY24 exceeded the estimates significantly, reaching more than one trillion rupees, underscoring a strong demand for rural employment. This increase reflects the ongoing challenges in rural consumption and stagnant growth in the FMCG sector, with many economists pointing out the disparities affecting rural markets compared to urban centres.For anyone who grew up in the 90s and mid 2000s, Aahat remains to be one of the most iconic shows from their childhood. The horror show, which used to air on Sony, was one of the pre-saas-bahu era gems of Indian TV. Sony - the home to to such popular shows is now facing a challenge. Sony runs a vast media empire in India, including 26 TV channels, the SonyLIV streaming platform, a movie distribution and production business, a music label, and a talent management vertical. Despite these extensive operations, Sony's revenue growth has been sluggish, increasing just 2% to ₹6,909.2 crore in the fiscal year 2022-23. In an effort to invigorate the brand, Sony has brought on Gaurav Banerjee as the new chief steward, hoping his fresh approach can turn things around. Will Banerjee's advent at Sony turn things around for the Indian operations of the Japanese media giant? Lata Jha takes a deep dive to find out, in today's Long Story.   Management consultant Sharan Hegde was just 25 in July 2021 when Mint first wrote about the rise of financial influencers, or ‘finfluencers' as they've come to be known. Hegde was a budding 'finfluencer' working at PwC and just starting to earn more from his Instagram promotions than his regular job. Fast forward to 2024, and he's a powerhouse in India's financial influencer landscape with six million followers and a staggering Rs 60 crore in annual revenue, predominantly from his 'One Percent Club' courses. But Hegde's journey didn't stop at social media. He ventured into the more regulated world of financial advising by starting an RIA (Registered Investment Advisory) business. This move, however, raises significant questions about the role of social media influencers in the regulated financial space. How should the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) handle advertising codes for RIAs when they are run by influencers like Hegde? Mint Money's Neil Borate and Shashind Ningthoukhongjam tackle the question.  We'd love to hear your feedback on this podcast. Let us know by writing to us at feedback@livemint.com. You may send us feedback, tips or anything that you feel we should be covering from your vantage point in the world of business and finance. That's all for today. Thank you for listening. We're eagerly looking forward to our next Top of the Morning episode, which will be packed with fresh business news. Until then, have a great day!  Show notes: Mint Primer: How the budget can push electric vehicle salesWhy a current account deficit is good for IndiaBudget 2024: MGNREGS unlikely to see higher allocation; lakhpati didi scheme toPicture imperfect: Why Gaurav Banerjee has an arduous job at SonyWhy Sharan Hegde's financial advisory business is a test for Sebi's ad rules

Chamak sheds light on an important, intriguing story that deserves a far better storytelling. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the SonyLIV series here. Visit us at http://filmcompanion.in Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Follow Us On: https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanion https://www.twitter.com/filmcompanion http://instagram.com/filmcompanion

The uneven, overlong second part of Scam 2003 The Telgi story is held together by a glorious Gagan Dev Riar. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the SonyLIV series here. Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Follow Us On: https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanion https://www.twitter.com/filmcompanion http://instagram.com/filmcompanion www.filmcompanion.in

This week, we cover two movies and two shows. #Fukrey3 was a damp squib. yes. Even Choocha can fall flat. Argh. What a disappointment. #hotstar's #tumsenahopayega sold old startup models in 2023. Crossing the chasm but a couple of decades late.#VishalBhardwaj's #charliechopra, an Agatha Christie adaptation, was an intriguing watch. We highly recommend this show on #sonyLIV. #netflix's #choona is proof that #JimmyShergill is a class actor. More of him, please. As for #choona - damn so convoluted.Have fun while we bingeLoveTeam DesisDesislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

Vishal Bhardwaj's Charlie Chopra is an unexciting, ineffective, lifeless murder mystery misfire. Check out Suchin Mehrotra's review of the SonyLIV series here. Visit us at http://filmcompanion.in Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Follow Us On: https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanion https://www.twitter.com/filmcompanion http://instagram.com/filmcompanion

Woah!What a week it was. Firstly, we are both traveling, and in between all the time zones, we managed to watch, review, and bring this to youFriday Night Plan on @netflix was sooooooo coool. I loved the simple movie with no specific agenda, and Babil Khan shines through and through. Freelancer on @hulu / Hotstar was intense - with only four episodes released so far- we are looking forward to continuing the story of how a girl called Aliya gets kidnapped to be trained by ISIS in Syria by her own husband's brainwashed family.Hansal Mehta strikes hard with another series that hits it out of the park. With intense storytelling and a lead actor who makes us believe he is real- Scam 2003- The Telgi Story is a series to watch despite the snafus on SonyLiv's Sling channel with episodes.So - here it is - enjoy our podcast this week.LoveTeam Desis.Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

There's arguably no better way to examine just how much the streaming era has disrupted the film industry than by talking to writers. So, Suchin spoke to two of the busiest ones around. Sumit Purohit was the lead writer on the the smash hit Scam 1992 on SonyLIV. He's also worked on Netflix murdery mystery series Aranyak and Amazon Prime Video's Inside Edge - the first original series from an international streamer. Nandini Gupta is one of the writers on Disney+Hotstar's fever dream Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo. She's also co-written Netflix's Mismatched and Masaba Masaba. Together, the two spoke to Suchin about how much the life of a writer has changed in the last few years, why the system of crediting writers on shows is so frustrating and inconsistent, why screenwriters are often a soft target for critics, why earning a decent living sometimes means writing three shows at once and how they even have to fight to ensure they're name appears on screen before Netflix's infamous Skip Intro button. Find me on: Instagram :⁠⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/suchin545?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==⁠⁠⁠ Twitter :⁠⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/suchin545?t=Q1jBLqu1wm5TIqh-53liIw&s=09⁠⁠

We started the week with Social Currency on Netflix where we struggled to keep our sanity, Kafas on SonyLiv was hard to watch yet gripping. Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru on Netflix was weirdly unsatisfying and World's Best on Disney was a joy to watch.This was our week. How was yours?LoveTeam Desis.Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

What's it like running an Indian streaming platform? SonyLIV's Head Of Content Saugata Mukherjee knows a thing or two about that. The platform was relaunched back in 2020, and in the three years since, has made a name for itself as the home of some of the finest storytelling on streaming with shows like Scam 1992, Tabbar, and Gullak. Even their originals that don't entirely land, like Dr. Arora, Good Bad Girl, and Faadu, show a sense of promise, originality, and specificity. Saugata sat down to speak to Suchin about the SonyLIV journey, why he's tired of the factory line of gangster dramas, why the Hindi market for shows feels saturated, the platform's shaky user interface, and what it is they're doing differently that's leading to shows that outshine many of their competitors. Find me on: Instagram :⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/suchin545?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==⁠⁠ Twitter :⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/suchin545?t=Q1jBLqu1wm5TIqh-53liIw&s=09⁠

How do streaming shows and the producers behind them, make money? What does the streaming business model look like? If there are writers or cinematographers working in the streaming age, are they earning more today than they were 5 or 7 years ago? Here to demystify the numbers and shed light on the business of streaming is the producer, director, showrunner, and co-founder of Emmay Entertainment Nikkhil Advani. Aside from making beloved films such as Kal Ho Naa Ho and D-Day, Nikkhil has gone on to become one of the most prolific and significant voices in the world of streaming. In the last 3 years, Emmay Entertainment has made five shows for five different platforms including Hasmukh for Netflix, The Empire for Disnet+Hotstar, Mumbai Diaries for Amazon Prime Video and most notably two seasons of one of my favorites - Rocket Boys for SonyLIV. Nikkhil sat down with Suchin Mehrotra to break down the economics of streaming and talk stars, platforms, money, and why he wishes more streamers operated like Amazon.

Created and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, Garmi follows the murky world of student politics. It is just another promising Sonyliv series that refuses to live up to its potential. To know more about the web show, listen to the full review by Suchin Mehrotra.

Hola Folks,A bit more of a multi-lingual podcast. Lots of Hindi and equal amounts of fun and frolick.Antara and Manushi are on a roll this week on our POD while they review #RanbirKapoor's #tujhoothimainmakkaar  in theaters, #ranadugabatti's #rananaidu which is a remake of Liev Schrieber's #RayDonovan on #netflix and a real clean comedy in #ratnapathakshah's #Happyfamilyconditionsapply on #Sonyliv.Enjoy our chatter and tell us how you found these titles.We love y'allTeam Desis.Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

In Rocket Boys season 2, history takes precedence over humanity. Check out Suchin's review of the second season of the SonyLIV series here.

Akshay Kumar is back with another bad movie. Yaas besties, it is a real bad copy of the Prithviraj Sukumaran's OG. Why Selfiee was made ? No clue.We also reviewed Sonyliv's Potluck and it was a really uncomplicated, simple story. We recommend for light watch binge.Academy nominated The Elephant whisperer was a watch for sure. A docuseries that documents a family who are dedicated to elephant conservation is a heart tugging story for sure.Enjoy our POD and download it wherever you get your casts.LoveTeam Desis Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

Hola Besties !How was Super Bowl Weekend ? Did you see Rihanna slay? Did you know that her entire stage was built to save the grass. Now all that hangover is over and we are here to tell you what we thought about last week's releases. Here goes. Firstly #Faraaz was a masterpiece, Don't miss it. #Class on #Netflix was a great watch as well. We also reviewed #Sonyliv's original #JehanabadofLoveandWar and found it engaging. And master storyteller #MNightShyamalan is back with another bender #knockatthecabinListen in and tell us what you thought.LoveTeam Desis Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

New Season Y'all.Team Desis is back with another season of our very hot, fun and sizzling with opinion on toast podcast.We know you will find it fun to download as you make your way to the gym to shed those extras but let us tell you one BIG Truth.It does not make a difference to us. We love you anyway!So this first week of the New Year - how about Cirkus? Naah! IT was bad. Hear what we thought abou this #RanveerSingh flick.Then there was Mr Hot in #TaraVBilal - yes folks the enigmatic #HarshvardhanRane. Gosh, he is so hot that we couldn't get our eyes off him. The movie is a super fun watch. We recommend.Pitchers S2 ? Hmmm... Okay but only if you have nothing else to do - the story needs to transition into an Office season - says Michael. Hear that #tvf? #zee5?#KathmanduConnectionS2 takes off where it ended in S1 but didn't get u gushing.Watch if you must on #Sonyliv.That's all from us for the week.Hope your New Year is everything you wish and hope for.LoveTeam Desis.Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

Hola Peeps,Here it is the 51st episode this year!! And one more to go!We present #SanjayMishra and #NeenaGupta's #Vadh which despite its compelling murder plot does not leave us any clues we cannot solve.Then #Kajol's #SalaamVenky - a very emotional very dramatic tale of a mother and son where they are trying to get him a court order of euthanasia because he is living in pain.#TaapseePannu's #Blurr is another remake - her third this year. Argh.#Sonyliv's #Faadu is a modern love story of how people try to change their stories by changing their circumstances.Enjoy the pod.Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.

Ahead of the release of the film Wonder Women on Sony LIV, Nithya Menen, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Amruta Subhash, and director Anjali Menon speak with Anupama Chopra on Film Companion about the challenges of making films about women & pregnancy, the lack of women in the “big screen spectacles” movies, the fun & rapport shared among the cast & more.

Wonder Women directed by Anjali Menon stars Nadiya Moidu, Nithya Menen, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Sayanora Philip, Archana Padmini, and Amruta Subhash. The story revolves around women, who come from different circumstances and varied socio-economic backgrounds and find a way to connect and support each other at a particularly bewildering and overwhelming time in their lives. The film is dedicated to “the sisterhoods that support us.” Here's the full review by Anupama Chopra.

After the success of Maharani, Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah, Amit Sial and others return for the second season of the political drama. Created by Subhash Kapoor and directed by Ravindra Gautam, Maharani 2, sees Rani Bharti return as chief minister of Bihar. Listen to actors Huma Qureshi, Sohum Shah and Amit Sial speak in detail about 'Maharani 2', which is streaming now on SonyLIV.

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Ahead of the release of season 2 of the SonyLIV show Maharani, Rohini Ramnathan speaks to Huma Qureshi about playing the titular character for the second time, completing 10 years in the industry, roles for women, and more.

So, it has turned out that our humble idiot box is not as dumb as thought. It has kept pace with the changing times. It is bigger, leaner and equipped with advanced technology now -- offering great visual experience. But the challenge is always there. Online audiences have grown faster than any other medium including television in the last three years, raising questions about the future of TV.  However, such arguments can be put to rest as people remain committed to TV. It remains by far the largest video medium in India with 878 million viewers. That is nearly twice the number watching online videos. With Rs 72,000 crore a year in advertising and pay revenues, television towers over every other outlet, cornering 45% of all media revenues. Even as television languishes on older distribution formats such as cable and DTH, it is having a concurrent resurrection online, providing half of all videos consumed. Disney+Hotstar and SonyLIV, both owned by television companies, are among the top 10 video apps in India. While linear television audiences declined marginally last year, it still fuels the growth of online videos in India, on YouTube, short video apps and all other distribution formats. The rise of the internet as the latest distribution technology for content is also shaping the future of TV.  According to Vanita Kohli-Khandekar of Business Standard, TV by itself remains robust and strong. Future of TV is about the decline of traditional distribution formats, she says. Competitors for TV players have changed now. More than half of what India watches continues to be on General Entertainment Channels, with five non-Hindi channels in the top 10.  Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada remain the blockbuster languages of television, showing year-on-year growth. The simplicity of its model keeps television going as choices across the video spectrum multiply from 10-second videos to 10 hours of bingeing. But the single-biggest trend right now is the migration of viewers at the top end to ‘pay OTT', and at the bottom end to free-to-air television and ‘free OTT'. It means the decline of television on older distribution formats, such as cable and DTH, and its concurrent resurrection online. Speaking to Business Standard, Karan Taurani, Senior Vice-President, Elara Capital says, broadcaster-backed OTTs get 70% of viewing from catch-up TV content. This share will keep going down as OTTs expand web series movie library. TV and digital will co-exist but digital ad share will cross TV's. OTT ARPUs are still low, India is a TV payment-friendly country The OTT market in India is still nascent. As streaming companies add more originals to their library, the viewing share of TV content will come down. But the growth of TV depends on its ability to migrate its audiences and business online, irrespective of the technology that transmits the content. The future hinges on the internet. And television seems to be riding that, for now.

Hiya And a happy 4th to all of you folks!!We spent our weekend watching some flicks for ya but we wanted to have the last week's stash on your POD before the long weekend hitsThis week in Desis POD, you got the extremely loud JugJugg Jeeyo which gave us an ear ache in theaters, we also reviewed the espionage thriller Avrodh 2 and liked the flow, Its streaming on sonyLiv so enjoy the series.We also review Forensic on Zee5 for which we had high, apple pie hopes, but those ate themselves up in the face of a Forensic guy who jumps with joy on seeing corpses.More laterHave a super weekendLoveTeam Desis.

In this week's episode of MidweekMadness, Varun & Suchita begin by discussing Elon Musk's All Hands with the Twitter fam, Ashneer Grover being back in the StartUp scene, Extra-Marital Dating App Gleeden thriving in India, Tencent buying Binny Bansal's Flipkart stake, a game show inspired by Squid Game, and Chaayos's latest funding. Varun gives us the details of the IPL Media Rights Auction- key players and winners, Suchita looks into Revlon's recent filing for bankruptcy and what happens to Minimalist now that Ordinary has launched in India, and a recent thread by Dukaan's lead criticizing Shopify and some discussion around its truth and approach, SonyLIV recently celebrated 2 years and saw phenomenal growth- so a dive into the strategy and numbers, and a look at how startups are solving for ED and the likes, and tackling taboos and awkward conversations. Suchita recommends the Netflix Docu on JLo named 'HalfTime'Varun recommends some playtime with kids. Varun & Suchita also answer a few listener questions on the show. Do share yours on the below-mentioned handles. You can follow Varun Duggirala on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/varunduggi and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/varunduggiYou can follow Suchita Salwan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/suchitasalwan and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/suchitasalwanCheck out video episodes on the Think Fast YouTube Channel.You can follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android or iOS.

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 13th June 2022 Welcome to OTTplay Sizzling Samachar, I'm your host NikhilNews first up,From The Squid Game to Star Trek, from M. Night Shyamalan to Jayasurya, and more storiesNetflix greenlights season 2 of Squid GameIt's official! Netflix's most-watched series Squid Game is set to return with a second season. The streaming giant announced the second season of the Korean thriller by sharing a note by the series' creator, director, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk. In the note, Dong-hyuk thanked the fans for their support and confirmed the return of characters such as Gi-hun, The Front Man, and the stranger played by The Train To Busan actor Gong Yoo.  Spin-off of Castlevania is in the worksNetflix has announced a spin-off to one of its popular animated dark fantasy action series Castlevania. Titled Castlevania: Nocturne, the series will be set during the French Revolution and centered on Richter Belmont, the star of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night video games by Konami. The spin-off may also feature the popular character Maria Renard. Lesley Manville Apple TV+'s DisclaimerOscar-nominated actress Lesley Manville has been added to the cast of Apple TV+'s thriller series Disclaimer. Helmed by Roma director Alfonso Cuarón, the series is based on Renee Knight's book of the same name. Manville will essay the role of a grieving mother named Nancy in the series, which also features a star-studded ensemble of Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Hoyeon, and Louis Partridge.M. Night Shyamalan wraps up filming for Knock at the CabinM. Night Shyamalan has wrapped up the filming for his upcoming film Knock at the Cabin. The film also marks his second collaboration with actor Rupert Grint after the Apple TV+ series Servant. Apart from Grint, the film features Mindhunter actor Jonathan Groff, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Dave Bautista. Eesho to release on SonyLivJayasurya's upcoming Malayalam film Eesho will have a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLiv. The film is directed by Nadirshah who has earlier collaborated with the actor in the hit comedy film Amar Akbar Anthony. Jaffer Idukki and Namitha Pramod play other important roles in the thriller.Kate Mulgrew may return as Capt. Janeway in live-action formKate Mulgrew, who essayed the role of Capt. Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, may return as Janeway in live-action form. When asked if she would make a special appearance in the final season of Picard, the actress said she wasn't sure what would happen to the character in the future but she was looking at the possibility of a live-action with new eyes. Meanwhile, the actress will feature in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy alongside Brett Gray, Ella Purnell, Jason Mantzoukas, Angus Imrie, Rylee Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, and Jimmi Simpson.Well, that's the news from the world of movies and entertainment on OTTplay for today. Until the next episode, it's your host Nikhil signing out. Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poochoWritten By Arya Harikumar

PolicyWTF: See No Evil, Read No Evil, Hear No EvilThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneEarlier this week, I stumbled on this headline in the Business Standard: "Remove price cap and channel bundling restrictions: Broadcasters tell TRAI”. For someone writing a weekly newsletter on Indian public policy, price controls are a gift that keeps on giving. Naturally, I went down this rabbit hole.For context, read this consultation paper. Under the New Regulatory Framework 2017, there are price caps on channel bundles, individual channels that are part of bundles, and the overall package of standard-definition channels. Once this 2017 order came into force, broadcasters smartly kept the popular sports channels out of the channel bundles. The aim was to price them high, thereby cross-subsidising other channels. Further, some providers included these sports channels in bundles at a discounted rate so that they could be packaged with other trashy channels. Not surprising. And now, TRAI wants to reduce the price cap on individual channels that can be part of a bundle to ₹12 from ₹19 per month. Mind-boggling, no?The consultation paper is quite well-written, to be honest. It makes me wonder the extent to which state capacity is applied to come up with price controls. This instance got me thinking about how government restrictions have shaped today’s media environment in India. Let’s have a look at the three major types: video, radio, and written media. How OTT (Over-the-top) became TOT (The-Only-Thing)The same TRAI consultation paper highlights that OTT platforms (SonyLiv, HotStar, etc.) are displacing traditional TV. Anecdotally too, this shift is quite obvious. So why is it that there’s good Indian content on OTT platforms, while the old news channels seem to be stuck in a rut? Government regulations are one big reason. There are no price caps on OTT platforms, allowing them to make investments, create niche content, and recover the investments at an appropriate price. In contrast, TV channel prices are controlled by the government since 2004. News channels, in particular, have degraded the most. Writing in Hindustan Times in 2017, Ashok Malik traced the cause to (surprise! surprise!) price caps again:“As per the TRAI tariff order of 2016, the price ceiling for a news channel is Rs 5 per month. In contrast the price ceiling for a general entertainment channel is Rs 12 per month.Consider what this means. In theory, the general entertainment channel could be re-running old soaps (cost of content: zero). The news channel would be required to constantly generate fresh content. Even so, the former is allowed to charge more than double what the latter is able to. Besides a general entertainment channel is always likely to get more subscribers. So it is a double hit for anybody seeking to build a serious news channel.Over time news channel owners have simply given up, and decided to take the route of reality TV. Today, with the sheer volume of free – occasionally dubious and sometimes outright fake – content available online, one wonders if the news business can ever be rescued in India.”Not that general entertainment channels have fared much better. Broadband internet has now made subscription easier, and the people have voted with their feet, remotes, and phones. At present, TRAI no longer caps the prices of individual channels, on the condition that they are not included in any bundle. But that’s hardly a respite when enough damage has already been done.Radio SilenceThe case of another broadcast medium, the FM radio, is also instructive. The kiss of death here is a ban on FM channels broadcasting news or current affairs. Observe how the government justified pre-censorship in the Supreme Court in 2017:“Broadcasting of news by these stations/channel may pose a possible security risk as there is no mechanism to monitor the contents of news bulletin of every such stations. As these stations/channels are run mainly by NGO/other small organisation and private operators, several anti-national/radical elements within the country can misuse it for propagating their own agenda.”Need I say more? This is the reason why all our FM radio channels play mind-numbing songs, spoofs, and call pranks on loop. While some niche content has moved to podcasts, a lot of current affairs content is now sought after on non-English YouTube channels. As for “radical elements within the country can misuse it for propagating their own agenda”, that has been turbocharged by one-to-many communication on Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. The Pen is Mightier than its SubscribersNow let’s come to the curious case of print and online media. There are no price caps on newspaper and magazine prices. Not that it wasn’t attempted. But in a 1961 Sakal Papers vs Union of India judgment, the Supreme Court, citing Article 19(1), declared unconstitutional a law that tried to connect prices to the number of pages published.And so, India has an amazingly high number of newspapers and magazines— nearly a lakh registered ones, increasing year on year. But that’s where the party ends. Print media is disproportionately dependent on advertisement revenue and not reader subscriptions. Newspapers are primarily pamphlets, with a bit of news and opinion thrown in.The reasons for this low equilibrium are not very clear. Raju Narisetti contends in a recent book Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News (edited by Anya Schiffrin) that the ‘invitation pricing’ model introduced by the Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. (BCCL) in 1994 created a de-facto price cap for other players. However, that still doesn’t explain the absence of niche, small, and subscription-fuelled newspapers. Magazines do slightly better. I suspect the low purchasing power of Indians when newspapers were all the rage, can explain to an extent the inertia to pay more for reading news. Whatever the reasons, it works well for India’s governments, for they are the biggest advertisers in newspapers. Mere threats of cancelling advertisement contracts become powerful means to exert influence on the content and tone of newspapers. Nevertheless, online media has shown that new revenue models are possible. In the pandemic, most newspapers took their online portals behind paywalls. There’re also many subscriber-only portals catering to special audiences. But how can you keep the government away? RBI’s new rules on auto-debit of recurring payments led to the cancellation of subscriptions and a decline in revenue. (Showing small mercies, the RBI this week decided to raise the e-mandate limit to ₹15,000 earlier this week.)All in all, if you want to ask why our media environment is the way it is, tracking government regulations is a good place to begin the search. TV and Radio, and to a lesser extent print media, are all victims of seemingly well-intentioned yet counter-productive government regulations. India Policy Watch: Inflation, Growth & StabilityInsights on burning policy issues in India- RSJWe are back to discussing macroeconomy here. This week, in its scheduled bi-monthly review, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to increase the repo rate by 50 bps (100 bps = 1 percentage point) to 4.90 per cent. It also stayed firm on withdrawing its accommodative policy stance to tame inflation going forward. From the Governor’s press release:“Let me now explain the MPC’s rationale for its decisions on the policy rate and the stance. The protracted war in Europe and the accompanying sanctions have kept global commodity prices elevated across the board. This is exerting sustained upward pressure on consumer price inflation, well beyond the targets in many economies. The ongoing war is also turning out to be a dampener for global trade and growth. The faster pace of monetary policy normalisation undertaken by systemic advanced economies (AEs) is leading to heightened volatility in global financial markets. This is reflected in sharp corrections in major equity markets, sizeable swings in sovereign bond yields, US dollar appreciation, capital outflows from EMEs and even from some AEs. The EMEs are also witnessing depreciation of their currencies. Globally, stagflation concerns are growing and are amplifying the volatility in global financial markets. This is feeding back into the real economy and further clouding the outlook.”To put this in context, we have had an almost 100 bps increase in repo rate in about a month. Short-term rates in the market have already moved up by about 200 bps in the last six months. The impact of these will begin to pinch. And yet, inflation remains above 7 per cent and is likely to stay there for a while. There’s been a coordinated response between the government and the central bank in the recent past including a reduction in excise duties on fuel. Some external factors like the lifting of the palm oil exports by Indonesia and a likely good monsoon also might help moderate inflation during the year. But the 6 per cent upper limit of the inflation target range will be breached for most of the year. The Ukraine war and its repercussions on supply chains and commodities have kept prices elevated. The speed of monetary policy normalisation by the developed world has meant the dollar has appreciated sharply, equity markets have fallen across and capital has flown out of emerging markets. The statement by the Governor acknowledged these issues and summarised its priorities (italicised by me below):“Experience teaches us that preserving price stability is the best guarantee to ensure lasting growth and prosperity. Our actions today will impart further credibility to our medium-term inflation target, which is the central tenet of a flexible inflation targeting framework. India’s recovery is proceeding apace, offering us space for an orderly policy shift. While we will continuously assess the evolving situation to tailor our responses, our actions must demonstrate the commitment to keep inflation and inflationary expectations under check. Therefore, monitoring and assessing inflation pressures and balancing risks to growth will be crucial for judging the appropriate policy path as we move ahead. ……Given the elevated uncertainties of the current period, we have remained dynamic and pragmatic rather than being bound by stereotypes and conventions. As the Reserve Bank works tirelessly in its pursuit of macro-financial stability, I am reminded of what Mahatma Gandhi said long ago: If we want to overtake the storm that is about to burst, we must make the boldest effort to sail full steam ahead.”Nothing new there on priorities. For any central bank, they remain to manage the interplay between - price volatility, growth and macro-financial stability. This is an equilibrium hard to locate in normal, calmer weather. In uncertain times like today, it is a gigantic headache. We will dig a bit deeper to understand the variables that RBI will have to deal with in handling these three priorities during the year. First, let’s take inflation. As I mentioned above, the global risks to inflation will remain elevated with high crude oil and commodity prices and continuing supply bottlenecks for the next couple of quarters. The more interesting point here is that the input cost spikes haven’t yet been passed on to consumers in India. You can take a look at the declared results of the Jan-Apr quarter for listed companies to draw this conclusion. As this gets passed through eventually, inflation will keep pushing upwards. The opening up of the high contact services sector is almost complete now, notwithstanding the recent spike in Covid cases in parts of India. So, there is still the impact of services inflation to show up. Globally, central banks have made an about-turn on their earlier views of this inflation being transient. India is no different. The inflation expectations now show a secular upward trend and this is reflected in various surveys like PMI and BIES. Like always, the lower-income bands are starting to voice their concern about prices because it materially affects their lives. Price rise in India is a politically sensitive topic and as much as this government is politically dominant with the opposition nowhere in sight, it is difficult to see how it will remain unfazed by it. An important point to also consider here is the unique K-shaped recovery that’s happened in India post-pandemic. We have spoken about it a few times earlier. This has meant there is further concentration of total consumption among the top 10-15 per cent of India. The problem with this is that it leads to stickiness in prices and wages. This creamy layer of consumers has a low marginal propensity to consume and that combined with the large cushion of savings with them means there isn’t a quick demand-side response to the rising prices in India. Also, a useful question to ask is what is the impact on growth because of a change in real interest rate in India? Is there any historical evidence to find a relation between the two? A rough rule of thumb is that a 100 bps change in real interest rate could lead to a 20 bps drop in expected growth rate ( a summary of a 2013 paper by RBI that concludes this is at the end of this article). This suggests RBI won’t be worried about growth slowdown anytime soon as it raises rates. The government won’t be worried too. Why? Because there is a global slowdown and it can always point to China struggling with its own lockdowns. In any case, we have seen a 4 per cent growth rate just before the pandemic and that had no impact on the popularity of the government. The government will be willing to trade growth for lower inflation. So, the front-loading of interest rate hikes, as seen in the last month, will continue. My guess is, cumulatively, we will have another 100 bps rate hike by the end of this year.  Second, let’s look at growth. The FY23 growth forecast has moderated from 9+ per cent about two quarters back to about 7-7.5 per cent range in most estimates. However, so far the high-frequency indicators of growth are holding up well suggesting robust economic activity. On almost every indicator - from fuel consumption, cement and sale production, exports, IIP, e-way bills or GST - we are up by a significant margin from the pre-pandemic levels (20-30 per cent in most cases). Credit offtake has also been strong in the retail loans segment so far. The recent rate hikes and the correction in the equity market will have an impact on this but we will have to wait and see how soon the slowdown in consumption will show up in numbers. My guess is it will take some time because of the nature of the consumption pyramid in India. There is also spillover effect of the US Fed's action on rate hikes on India. Will India be forced to mirror Fed’s moves? The inflation in the US is at a historic 40-year high and the economy is running at almost full employment. So supply disruptions apart, there are strong demand factors impacting inflation there. In India, there is some overheating in the labour market, especially in the technology space but we are far from any kind of tightening. It will be useful to bring in Taylor’s rule here to understand the likely monetary policy response. From Investopedia:“Taylor's rule is essentially a forecasting model used to determine what interest rates should be in order to shift the economy toward stable prices and full employment. The Taylor rule was invented and published from 1992 to 1993 by John Taylor, a Stanford economist, who outlined the rule in his precedent-setting 1993 study "Discretion vs. Policy Rules in Practice."Taylor's equation looks like:r = p + 0.5y + 0.5(p - 2) + 2Where:r = nominal fed funds ratep = the rate of inflationy = the percent deviation between current real GDP and the long-term linear trend in GDP In simpler terms, this equation says that the Fed will adjust its fed funds rate target by an equally weighted average of the gap between actual inflation and the Fed's desired rate of inflation (assumed to be 2%) and the gap between observed real GDP and a hypothetical target GDP at a constant linear growth rate (calculated by Taylor at 2.2% from approximately 1984 to 1992). This means that the Fed will raise its target fed funds rate when inflation rises above 2% or real GDP growth rises above 2.2%, and lower the target rate when either of these falls below their respective targets.”The current weights for India are 1.2 for inflation and 0.5 for growth while the growth weight for the US might be close to zero. Also, remember we didn’t use the fiscal tools as liberally as the US during the pandemic. The US treasury balance sheet expanded by more than a quarter on the back of the stimulus to prop up the economy in the last two years. We have a very different reality. Of course, there will be some defence of the Rupee that will be needed as the actions of the central banks of the developed markets strengthens the US Dollar. But beyond those temporary shocks of investors looking for a safe haven and creating currency volatility, there should be no real reasons why the MPC should follow the lead of the Fed's response to inflation in the US.Lastly, how will this expedited, front-loaded rate hike actions impact the macroeconomic stability especially of the financial sector? As we have already seen, the transmission of interest rate hikes has happened with speed. Most banks have lost no time in resetting their rates. Also, remember the majority of small business loans to the MSME sector and mortgage loans in India are now linked to repo rates (or some external benchmarks like 30-day T-bills). If the global growth slows and exports weaken and if the large corporations pass on their input cost burden to the customers or their vendors, we might see stress building up in the system among smaller borrowers. This is a lead indicator to be watched although the repo rates after the latest round of hikes are still about 150 bps below where they were in 2018-19. This isn’t a scenario like in the US or UK where the interest rates are at multi-decadal highs. Some prudence on part of borrowers and a bit of flexibility in restructuring loans by Banks aided by the RBI should help the system see through this phase. On the balance, I see the CPI settling at about 5 per cent in four quarters from now. The “neutral” real interest rate should be about 1.5 per cent which would mean a repo rate of about 6.5 per cent. My estimate is that’s where we will end up from the current 4.9 per cent level in about 12 months. That’s when any option of moving back to an accommodative stance will start looking viable. The RBI will be walking on eggshells managing the multiple trade-offs between growth, inflation and macroeconomic stability during this time. Through a happy coming together of circumstances, India is placed relatively better than most economies at this moment. We should avoid any misadventures at this time, political or economic. That’s not a lot to ask for, I hope. Postscript: Here’s the paper from the RBI website - “Real Interest Rate Impact on Investment and Growth – What the Empirical Evidence for India Suggests?”. It is a good empirical study about how much growth sacrifice should be needed to tame inflationary pressure. From its abstract: “Monetary policy is often expected to adopt a pro-growth stance in a phase of prolonged slowdown in growth and sluggish investment activities. Sacrificing inflation, i.e. lowering nominal policy rate even when inflation persists at a high level, is a convenient means to lower real interest rates, which in turn could be seen as a pro-growth stance of monetary policy. This paper, using both firm-level and macroeconomic data, and alternative methodologies - such as panel regression, VAR, Quantile regression and simple OLS – finds that for 100 bps increase in real interest rate, investment rate may decline by about 50 bps and GDP growth may moderate by about 20 bps. The empirically estimated sensitivity of investment and growth to changes in real interest rate suggests that if the RBI can lower real lending rates, it can also stimulate growth. Review of literature highlights that a central bank can lower real interest rates either through financial repression or by not responding aggressively to inflation while raising the nominal policy rates in response to inflation. Empirical estimates for India indicate that RBI’s monetary policy response to inflation has not been aggressive, and as a result the Fisher effect –i.e. one for one response of interest rate to inflation that could leave the real rate constant – does not hold. Thus, even when a high nominal interest rate may often signal that monetary policy stance is tight, because of higher inflation and absence of Fisher effect, lower real interest rate may actually be growth supportive. In India, real lending rates in recent years have been generally lower than the levels seen during the high growth phase before the global crisis. But lower real rates in the post-crisis period have coincided with sluggish investment and GDP growth. This is due to the fact that while real rates are lower, marginal productivity of capital, or expected return on new investment has also declined, which has dampened the expected positive impact of lower real rates on investment. In such a scenario, one policy option could be to lower real rates even more, by raising inflation tolerance, i.e. lowering nominal policy interest rate even when high inflation persists or inflation expectations remain high. This paper, however, provides robust empirical justification against any policy of lowering policy interest rates when inflation persists above a threshold level of 6 per cent. The beneficial impact of lower real rates on growth that may be achieved through higher inflation tolerance is more than offset by the harmful effect of high inflation, particularly when it exceeds a threshold level of 6 per cent.”Matsyanyaaya: Dictatorship and Democracy in Israel and PakistanBig fish eating small fish = Foreign Policy in action— Pranay KotasthaneNews reports suggest that Pakistan’s military dictator-turned-president-turned-politician Pervez Musharraf is in a critical medical condition. While I have no good things to say about the man, I was reminded of a post I’d written in 2017 which asked: despite their similarities, why has Pakistan had bouts of military dictatorship rule, while Israel has steadfastly retained electoral democracy?The two religious States — Israel and Pakistan—were both created for the explicit purpose of securing a homeland for religious minorities. Given their preoccupation with security, the military-security establishment occupied a key position in the politics of the two States. Yet, what can explain this fundamental difference: while Pakistan has had long periods of rule by a military dictatorship, Israel has steadfastly retained electoral democracy?The similarities between Israel and Pakistan are well documented. Faisal Devji’s 2013 book Muslim Zion argues thatLike Israel, Pakistan came into being through the migration of a minority population, inhabiting a vast subcontinent, who abandoned old lands in which they feared persecution to settle in a new homeland. Just as Israel is the world’s sole Jewish state, Pakistan is the only country to be established in the name of Islam.In this regard, the military dictator Gen Zia-ul-Haq’s remarks made in an interview to The Economist in 1981 are also instructive:Pakistan is like Israel, an ideological state. Take out the Judaism from Israel and it will fall like a house of cards. Take Islam out of Pakistan and make it a secular state; it would collapse.So, what explains the difference?My hypothesis to explain the difference is this: the mediating variable between democracy and dictatorship is the status of civil-military relations in the formative years.The basis of this hypothesis is an argument developed in Steven Wilkinson’s excellent book Army and Nation. The book tries to explore why the armies in India and Pakistan—although cut from the same cloth—became such markedly different domestic political actors in their respective democracies. My case is that the arguments mentioned in the book apply equally to the Israel—Pakistan comparison. Here’s how.Wilkinson lists three factors for the difference between the armies of independent India and Pakistan:India’s socio-economic, strategic and military inheritance in 1947 was much better than that of Pakistan. Among other things, Partition worsened the ethnic balance in the Pakistan army while improving it somewhat in the Indian army.The Congress party — unlike the Muslim League in Pakistan — was strongly institutionalised and had a political reach and presence that was difficult to replicate, let alone dislodge.During the first decade of independence, the Indian government took specific “coup proofing” measures: new command and control structures, careful attention to promotions, tenures, and balancing ethnic groups at the top of the military, and attention to top generals’ career pathways after retirement.Now, if these exact factors related to civil-military relations in the formative years are applied to the Israel-Pakistan case, one can see that points (2) and (3) were exactly what David Ben-Gurion and his political forces managed to accomplish in Israel. And hence while Israel managed to retain civilian superiority over its military forces, Pakistan kept having episodic military dictatorships.The follow-up question would then be: was Jinnah’s death immediately after Pakistan’s formation a big reason for the path it took, while India and Israel had the benefit of dominant, long-standing civilian leaders in the formative years?I don’t think so. If Jinnah would have lived longer after Partition, it is likely that he would have put specific “coup proofing” measures in place [point (3) in Wilkinson’s schema]. However, the worsening ethnic balance of the army and a weakly institutionalised Muslim League [points (1) and (2)] would’ve still remained intractable. The paths that Israel and Pakistan are now on have a lot to do with what happened in the formative years of the two democracies.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Article] The EU has agreed to make “One Europe, One Charger” a reality in 2024. In October 2021, we had written why this move is a PolicyWTF. The decision is also a useful case study for policymaking. It demonstrates that we should be wary of intuitive solutions to policy problems.[Book] Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News (edited by Anya Schiffrin).[Podcast] Ashok Malik speaking about TV price controls on The Seen and the Unseen[Podcast] Shruti Rajagopalan and Lant Pritchett have released another blockbuster Ideas of India episode. A must-listen for all public policy enthusiasts. If you are short on time, jump to Pritchett’s criticism of the poverty line. It’s superb. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 6th June 2022Welcome to OTTplay Sizzling Samachar, I'm your host NikhilSamachar first up,James Marsden  to return for Westworld season 4James Marsden, who essayed the role of Teddy Flood, in the first two seasons of the hit sci-fi HBO series Westworld will reprise his role for the fourth season. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the acclaimed series explores the idea of AI self-awareness, existentialism, and morality. The series stars Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Luke Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Aaron Paul. Dermot Mulroney joins cast of new Scream filmDermot Mulroney, popular for films such as My Best Friend's Wedding, has been added to the latest Scream sequel. Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Jenna Ortega will reprise their roles in the slasher film. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will also return as directors for the sequel of the new rebooted film. Disney+ announces release date for ‘I am Groot' animated series An animated series based on the Groot, from the Guardians of the Galaxy films, has been announced by Disney. The series will focus on ‘baby' Groot, a younger version of the fan-favourite character, voiced by Vin Diesel in the live-action films. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn will serve as executive producer for the show while Vin Diesel will return to voice the character. Most anticipated film and TV show releases of the weekPeaky BlindersThe highly anticipated season 6 of the acclaimed British crime drama, Peaky Blinders, is set to release on Netflix on June 10. The series stars Cillian Murphy in lead as the leader of the Shelby crime family, Tommy Shelby.HustleHustle, starring Adam Sandler, is set to release on June 8 on Netflix. The sports drama is about a former basketball scout and stars Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, Queen Latifah, and Juancho Hernangomez in important roles.Ms MarvelDisney's new Marvel series, Ms Marvel, will debut on June 8 on Disney+ Hotstar. The series stars Iman Vellani as the titular superhero, trying to balance her high school life and her newfound superpowers. The series features a vast ensemble that includes Farhan Akhtar. Innale VareThe Malayalam drama film, Innale Vare, is set to stream on SonyLIV on the 9th of June. The film features Asif Ali in the lead along with Angamaly Diaries star Antony Varghese and The Great Indian Kitchen star Nimisha Sajayan. The film is directed by Jis Joy.777 CharlieThe highly anticipated Kannada film 777 Charlie starring Rakshit Shetty is set to hit theatres this week on Friday, June 10. The film revolves around a man finding solace in the company of a friendly dog named Charlie.Jurassic World: Dominion The third film of the Jurassic World trilogy is set to hit the silver screen this weekend on June 10. The film will feature the return of stars from the original Jurassic Park trilogy, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern, While Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will reprise their roles as the lead characters.Well, that's the OTTplay Sizzling Samachar from the world of movies and entertainment for today, until the next episode it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poochoWritten by Ryan Gomez

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 24th May 2022Welcome to OTTplay Sizzling Samachar , Im your host NikhilSamachar first up,From Scam 1992 to Squid Game, from Christian Bale to Ricky Martin, and more storiesSonyLiv announces sequel to Scam 1992SonyLiv has announced a sequel to its most popular show, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story. The new series, titled Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, is based on the Stamp Paper Scam of 2003. Theatre actor Gagan Dev Riar will essay the lead role of Abdul Karim Telgi, a fruit seller who made money by printing counterfeit stamp papers. Hansal Mehta, who helmed Scam 1992, will serve as the showrunner. Tushar Hiranandani will direct the series. Christian Bale's look in Thor: Love and Thunder revealedChristian Bale is unrecognisable as Gorr the God Butcher in the official trailer of Thor: Love and Thunder. The film will see the reunion of Chris Hemsworth's Thor with his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, played by  Natalie Portman. Foster also wields the power of Thor in her new identity as the Mighty Thor.  Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, and the cast of  Guardians of the Galaxy also feature in the movie. Waititi, who has directed Thor: Ragnarok, has helmed the project. The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on July 8.Cast of Prime Video's The Hospital announcedAmazon Prime Video's upcoming adult animated comedy series, The Hospital, will feature the voice talents of Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Kieran Culkin, Keke Palmer, and singer-songwriter Sam Smith. The series is centred on two alien surgeons, Sleech and Klak, who must tackle some of the most challenging medical cases in the galaxy. Cirocco Dunlap, who has previously worked on Russian Doll and Big Mouth, has created and written the series.Ricky Martin joins Mrs American PiePop star Ricky Martin has been added to the cast of Apple TV+'s upcoming comedy series Mrs American Pie as the male lead. Based on Juliet McDaniel's 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie, the ten-episode series is set in the 70s and revolves around a woman who attempts to get into the high society of Palm Beach. The show stars Kristen Wiig, Alison Janney, Leslie Bibb, and Laura Dern in pivotal roles. The Help director Tate Taylor will helm the project. Satirical show on the Squid Games in the worksHwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of Netflix's hit Korean series Squid Game, is developing a satirical show which revolves around the worldwide success and popularity of the series. The spin-off is tentatively titled The Best Show on the Planet. Meanwhile, the second season of Squid Game is under development.  Leslie Jones to headline Warner Bros' animated seriesLeslie Jones, who shot to fame with her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, is set to headline Warner Bros' upcoming comedy animated series. Jones will voice Plastic Woman, the female version of DC's Plastic Man. Further details on the yet-to-be-titled series are kept under wraps.Well thats the Sizzling news from the world of movies and entertainment for today on OTTplay, until the next episode its your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poochoWritten By Arya Harikumar

What's The Chakkar? In Episode 18, we are joined by Saurabh Sharma, Atulya Pathak, Ady Manral, and Prateek Santram to read books by Josy Joseph and Akwaeke Emezi; discuss the SonyLIV show Rocket Boys; and listen to new music by the metal band Bloodywood. Hosted by Karan Madhok.  

Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is full of fresh content - the Pathaan, Tiger 3, Jayeshbhai Jordaar trailers plus Badhaai Do and Rudra deep dives among other things. This was a jam-packed week for content but we are still catching up on some things from before. - We watched BADHAAI DO directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni and starring Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as two people in the closet who enter a lavender marriage. Also stars Chum Darang and Gulshan Devaiah. - Sujoy watched the Luther remake, RUDRA starring Ajay Devgn, streaming now on Disney Hotstar. - Sujoy also watched the second season of UNDEKHI now streaming on SonyLiv. - We discussed the YRF trailers for JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR starring Ranveer Singh, PATHAAN starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, and TIGER 3 starring Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan. - We answered some of our listener mail and the AMA questions posed to us on our Patreon channel. - We discussed Vivek Agnihotri's THE KASHMIR FILES.   Shownotes: If you want to hear Asim's thoughts on Baazi, head over toExploding Helicopter Podcast Here is a link to the 100th Khandaan episode where we had a live interaction with our audience.  Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon! Don't forget to subscribe! Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney Sujoy's instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!    

Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is full of fresh content - the Pathaan, Tiger 3, Jayeshbhai Jordaar trailers plus Badhaai Do and Rudra deep dives among other things. This was a jam-packed week for content but we are still catching up on some things from before. - We watched BADHAAI DO directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni and starring Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as two people in the closet who enter a lavender marriage. Also stars Chum Darang and Gulshan Devaiah. - Sujoy watched the Luther remake, RUDRA starring Ajay Devgn, streaming now on Disney Hotstar. - Sujoy also watched the second season of UNDEKHI now streaming on SonyLiv. - We discussed the YRF trailers for JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR starring Ranveer Singh, PATHAAN starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, and TIGER 3 starring Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan. - We answered some of our listener mail and the AMA questions posed to us on our Patreon channel. - We discussed Vivek Agnihotri's THE KASHMIR FILES. Shownotes: If you want to hear Asim's thoughts on Baazi, head over to Exploding Helicopter Podcast Here is a link to the 100th Khandaan episode where we had a live interaction with our audience.  Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon! Don't forget to subscribe! Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney Sujoy's instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!

We had a lot to review this week. We started with the Zee5 series Sutliyan, which is the story of Supriya struggles to manage her responsibilities after her husband dies in the pandemic. She gets help from her kind neighbors—a grocery store owner, Trilok aka Loki (Suneel Sinha) and his daughter Dipanita (Niharika Lyra Dutt). But she holds a grudge with her children as they did were not able to come to attend their father's last rites. As Supriya is striking out on her own with her by launching Sutliyan, a handmade macrame business, she feels the trepidation of doing things on her own after spending her entire life dependent on her husband.We loved this heartwarming story.We also watched Amitabh Bachchan's Jhund which is playing in theaters. This powerful, energetic, and solid three-hour film is raw, real and extremely human. We have watched an anthology movie (Geeli Pucchi from Netflix's anthology Ajeeb Dastaans) from Nagraj Manjule before and the lens of his direction is indeed very palpable.The story is linear, heart breaking and gives the audience a never before angle into the divide between the privileged and the underprivileged.This is not just a story of hope, it is the story of humanity. An absolute must watchOn Hulu streams Rudra- the edge of Darkness - the Indian version of the Emmy Award nominated psychological crime thriller television series Luther, which featured Idris Alba as Luther in its original version.Ajay Devgn plays the brooding Luther – called Rudra in the Indian adaptation and Raashii Khanna plays Aliyah ( Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan in the OG) the murderer who is a brilliant,child prodigy, who has a complicated relationship with Rudra.We loved the execution. Check it out for sureAnd then finally, it was time for Undekhi Season 2 on SonyLIV.The second season picks up where the first left off, with DSP Ghosh (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) and Teji (Anchal Singh) struggling to save Koyal (Apeksha Porwal) from Rinku's (Surya Sharma) clutches. Who will win this game of power, greed, and vengeance when everyone has selfish motives?To know that download this pod and listen to our fun reviews of all these titles.See y'all next weekLoveTeam Desis

In this episode of Scientific Gujarati Show, we talked about some predictions about season 2 of the Sony Liv original series Rocket Boys. Rocket Boys is an Indian Hindi-language Biographical streaming television series on SonyLIV. The Series is based on the lives of Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. Directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, and Madhu Bhojwani under the banner Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment respectively. The series stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh along with Regina Cassandra. તો સાંભળી ને કહો કેવું રહ્યું ..! બાકી આટલુ વાંચી જ લીધું તો Subscribe કરી લેજો જ્યાં પણ સાંભળતા હોવ ..! ---------------------------------------------------------- Participants : Chintan Patel : https://twitter.com/chintan076Pranav Patel : https://www.instagram.com/pranvptel/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Join us on telegram: https://t.me/Scientific_Gujaratilinktr.ee/scientificgujarati Also, please follow us on Instagram, because why not? We are good and kind people—કરી લેજો. Scientific Gujarati: https://www.instagram.com/scientificgujarati/ Ankit - https://www.instagram.com/ankit.m101/Yash - https://www.instagram.com/yashfafola/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Spotify: shorturl.at/fnuvV Follow us on Gaana : shorturl.at/cyIJO Follow us on Jio Saavn:shorturl.at/dpD29 Follow us on Amazon music: shorturl.at/zDEU4 Follow us on Apple Podcast: shorturl.at/iBJTW Follow us on Google Podcast:shorturl.at/juwDO or જ્યાં પણ તમે પોડકાસ્ટ સાંભળતા હોઉ..! Let us know if we missed any platform to publish our podcast. ---------------------------------------------------------- Time Stamps : (0:00) Pre-roll 00:21) Prediction about Rocket Boys season-2 (04:35) Feature film on APJ Abdul Kalam (09:28) Stories yet to be told (13:24) Variety of contents (16:16) Indian historical fiction Join us in building and growing the Scientific Gujarati Community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/scientificgujarati મળીએ નવા episode માં, નવી વાતો સાથે ..! #gujaratipodcast #gujaratisciencepodcast #moviereviewgujarati #scienceingujarati #scienceingujarati #rocketboys #vikaramsarabhai #homibhabha #abdulkalam --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificgujarati/message

In this episode of Scientific Gujarati Show, we talked about the Sony Liv original series Rocket Boys. Rocket Boys is an Indian Hindi-language Biographical streaming television series on SonyLIV. The Series is based on the lives of Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. Directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, and Madhu Bhojwani under the banner Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment respectively. The series stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh along with Regina Cassandra. તો સાંભળી ને કહો કેવું રહ્યું ..! બાકી આટલુ વાંચી જ લીધું તો Subscribe કરી લેજો જ્યાં પણ સાંભળતા હોવ ..! ---------------------------------------------------------- Participants: Chintan Patel: https://twitter.com/chintan076 Pranav Patel: https://www.instagram.com/pranvptel/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Join us on telegram: https://t.me/Scientific_Gujaratilinktr.ee/scientificgujarati Also, please follow us on Instagram, because why not? We are good and kind people—કરી લેજો. Scientific Gujarati: https://www.instagram.com/scientificgujarati/ Ankit - https://www.instagram.com/ankit.m101/ Yash - https://www.instagram.com/yashfafola/ Follow us on Spotify: shorturl.at/fnuvV Follow us on Gaana : shorturl.at/cyIJO Follow us on Jio Saavn:shorturl.at/dpD29 Follow us on Amazon music: shorturl.at/zDEU4 Follow us on Apple Podcast: shorturl.at/iBJTW Follow us on Google Podcast: shorturl.at/juwDO or જ્યાં પણ તમે પોડકાસ્ટ સાંભળતા હોઉ..! Let us know if we missed any platform to publish our podcast. ---------------------------------------------------------- Time Stamps : (0:00) Pre-roll (00:49) Introduction (01:39) Our takeaway from Rocket Boys season 1 (04:40) Appreciating Rocket Boys (11:10) Screening in TIFR (13:26) Cinematic liberties (15:40) Homi Bhabha – the great showman (17:50) Mission ISRO podcast (19:29) Nostalgia about APJ Abdul kalam and other scientists (27:13) Conclusion Join us in building and growing the Scientific Gujarati Community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/scientificgujarati મળીએ નવા episode માં, નવી વાતો સાથે ..! #gujaratipodcast #gujaratisciencepodcast #moviereviewgujarati #scienceingujarati #scienceingujarati #rocketboys #vikaramsarabhai #homibhabha #abdulkalam --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificgujarati/message

Welcome Back Janta ! We are back with another episode of Unapologetically Unashamed where We discuss things dil jubaan sab khol ke and after the love We have received on the Minnal Murali review and analysis done in the last episode We have decided to dive a little more into reviewing aisa content jo humare dil ko chhoo gaya and isiliye We wanted to share some roshni again on Rocket Boys on SonyLiv and Anukool on Youtube. If you like our review do check them out. To be continued in Part 2 for our segment on the Romantic flavors of the this episode which is Crazy About Her and Gehraiyaan. So stay tuned.

Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is all about Gehraiyaan, our main review, but we also discuss Loop Lapeta, Rocket Boys, and The Great Indian Murder. This week we're delighted to bring back an old friend Manish (@vertigay314), host of It Pod To Be You and the Queer and Now podcasts. Check out his podcasts for some wide ranging and fun content. Our first topic of discussion was the late Lata Mangeshkar who was such an integral part of all our lives. Check out our little playlist- Khandaan Mixtape- on Youtube and keep an eye out for something special on Patreon. We also discussed LOOOP LAPETA on Netflix starring Tapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin (13.30). Next we spoke about THE GREAT INDIAN MURDER on Disney Hotstar, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by Ajay Devgn. It stars pretty much every character actor in Bollywood. We also discussed ROCKET BOYS (37.50) on SonyLiv starring Jim Sarbh as Dr. Homi J. Bhabha. But our review of the week is Shakun Batra's GEHRAIYAAN (44.15) starring Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa. Shownotes: Netflix: Why the world's biggest streaming service is frustrated with India (link) Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon! Don't forget to subscribe! Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney Sujoy's instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him! #DeepikaPadukone #AnanyaPanday #SiddharthChaturvedi #ShakunBatra #amazonprime #amazonprimevideo #bollywoodpodcast #podcast #filmpodcast #cheating #noir #domesticnoir #noirfilm #woodyallen #bollywood #indianpodcast #indianfilm

Please do fill out our Brand Recall Survey: ( https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6HP2RVB )On this episode, Vineet talks to acclaimed filmmaker Nikkhil Advani about his latest creation, a web series about the towering duo of India's Space Mission, Dr. Homi Bhabha & Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. Nikkhil tells Vineet about how the show was developed, his impressions of the two giants & how stories about our modern history help recreate the social fabric of modern India.You can know more about Emmay Entertainment: ( https://www.emmay.com/ )Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/emmayentertainment/ )Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/EmmayEntertain )Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/EmmayEntertainment )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/emmay-entertainment-&-motion-pictures-llp/ )You can follow Nikkhil on social media:Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/nikkhiladvani/ )Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/nikkhiladvani )Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/NikkhilAdvani )Follow Vineet Kanabar on Twitter & Instagram: ( https://twitter.com/ashcharyafuckit ) and ( https://instagram.com/ashcharyafuckit ) (@ashcharyafuckit)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can also check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Is Rocket Boys another win for SonyLIV—over a year since the release of Scam 1992—or is it too ambitious for its own good? We discuss the show's narrative scope, its progressive politics, and Jim Sarbh's magnetic performance as Homi Bhabha. We also debate whether Ishwak Singh could have been better as his foil Vikram Sarabhai, and if creator Nikkhil Advani deserves to be appreciated for changing his tune. — Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work. The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Gaana, JioSaavn, and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at thelongtakepod@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-long-take/support

On Cyrus Says it's Bollywood today. Cyrus is joined by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Film Producer, Founder & Managing Director of Roy Kapur Films. They talk about his latest production- 'Rocket Boys' on Sony Liv. He tells us who pitched the idea and what period is this series is set in. Cyrus asks Siddharth why Jim Sarbh was selected for the role of Homi Bhabha, and how was the friendship between Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai- how opposite where they in person and if they ever had a fight. The question remains- why don't many Indians know of them, and why was the series named 'Rocket Boys'. Further, they talk about Siddharth's journey from brand management to making a career in the film industry, doing 'Beauty and the Beast' with Disney, and learnings that he had throughout his career. Tune in for this and much more. Follow Siddharth Roy Kapur or Roy kapur Flims on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roykapurfilms/ Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha (https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

Last to last week on IVM Likes, Antariksh recommended the show Shark Tank India, and we don't know about you, but we took that recommendation and completely fell into the trap. A REALLY REALLY GOOD TRAP. This week Antariksh and Zalak discuss Shark Tank India with fellow IVM staffers Pragati and Jalasmi. P.S. - If you start watching the show after this episode, you owe us a beer. Mead is also accepted here. Or healthy snacks/ice-cream. Or canned cocktails. And you can't say you can't connect with us and that you're out. Okay. We're done. Bye. See you next week 300

This week it was a mixed bag but all of them had actors of desi origin and that's why we picked them up!!@SonyLIV's nine-episode The Whistleblower highlights the Vyapam scam i.e the mass-scale rigging of admission exams and recruitment procedures for medical colleges and sundry government jobs organized and overseen by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, or the Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal (Vyapam).In Don't Look Up on @Netflix Kate Dibiasky (Lawrence) is about to have an apocalyptic comet named after her. Does it get any better than that? She's a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University who spots the 9km-wide astral body in the Oort cloud, and her associate, Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio), is the astronomer who calculates its trajectory, a 99-point-something-something percent likelihood of it crashing into the Pacific and quickly destroying all life on Earth. Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan) is a fed scientist who gets them an audience with President Janie Orlean (Streep) and her failson/chief of staff Jason (Hill).In a very wholesome superhero story, invoking the Hollywood Superhero into a village in Kerala is a very well-made movie Minaal Murali with the right dose of action, drama, and comedy. Streams on NetflixRed Notice looks slick and boasts of attractive A-list actors pulling fantastic stunts in gorgeous CGI locations around the globe. And you should go into watching it for a purpose. Ours was Ryan Reynolds and his funny quips. Like calling the Rock, “Hey Baldilocks” . He is Ryan guys. And he has our hearts. Streams on @NetflixAll of this chatter is yours on download.Have fun listening and tell us how it wasWe are available on all POD platforms all over the world.

Shahid is a 2013 biopic on the life of human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi who was  assassinated in 2010. Directed by Hansal Mehta and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap and UTV Spotboy, the film is headlined by Rajkummar Rao who plays the eponymous lawyer who invested his life for the lesser-privileged and stood up for those who had been wronged. This underrated gem won two National Awards (Best Actor and Best Director) and is a compelling account of a man who served selflessly for those who had been failed by the legal system.The film borrows from real events and also depicts the fate of those who are routinely profiled on account of their faith and wrongly accused of being involved in acts of terror. That many of them happen to belong to modest homes and don't have the means to afford a counsel to defend themselves, makes them even more vulnerable to the system and this film elaborately depicts their predicament. Shahid is a heart-breaking and gut-wrenching watch but it's also an unfiltered account of those who are routinely rounded up and accused of crimes they've not committed. If you haven't watched Shahid yet, it's streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Itunes, SonyLIV and youtube.Alright, that's the lost and found film for today's podcast. I shall be back again with another film or show that turned out to be a hidden gem. Until next time, it's your host Nikhil outta here.

#theBRreview Here's Baradwaj Rangan's review of #SivaranjiniyumInnumSilaPengalum directed by #Vasanth starring #ParvathyThiruvothu, #KalieswariSreenivasan #LakshmiPriyaaChandramouli

Ajitpal Singh is an anomaly. A writer and a director with an eye for the extraordinary, he is known for Fire in the Mountains (2021), Rammat-Gammat (2018), and Hummingbird (2018).His newest offering Tabbar on SonyLIV stars Pavan Malhotra and Supriya Pathak besides newcomers Paramvir Cheema and Sahil Mehta and veteran Ranvir ShoreyHis ability to remain laser-focused on creating a portrayal of a family in crisis. Essaying the journey of a retired police constable who pushes the boundaries to save his family from the consequences of an inadvertent homicide, the series has been lauded for its quality of production and incisive direction.Here is our chat with the Director of Tabbar Ajitpal Singh about his vision and craft.Download this chat at podcast.desis.live and everywhere else you get your pod.

Andariki Namaskaram! Hello Listeners! In this episode, we talked about Bhaskar Hazarika's film Aamis / Ravening, streaming on SonyLIV. It's an Assamese film and we urge you to watch the film before you listen to this pod. It's a unique film and is not for everyone. If you have seen the film, then listen to us talk about it for almost an hour. Happy Listening! If you have any suggestions, feedback or criticism, you can contact us here: Gmail: chitraalochana@gmail.com Twitter: @CAlochana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chitraalochana --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chitra-alochana/message

In the latest episode of Aur Batao, actor Ranvir Shorey, Pawan Malhotra, Gagan Arora and director Ajitpal Singh candid with RJ Stutee. The team talks about the success of Tabbar. Malhotra talks about the response from people on Tabbar. “The good thing is that they love everything about it, the story, the acting,” Malhotra said. Tabbar is a web series available on SonyLIV. Aur Batao is not your regular photoshopped chat show but makes hanging out with celebs a different (and fun) ballgame.

Andariki Namaskaram! Hello Listeners! In this episode, we discussed about Ashwin Gangaraju's debut film Aakashavaani, streaming on SonyLIV. Timestamps: 1 - 00:00 - Intro 2 - 00:40 - Initial Thoughts 3 - 04:35 - North Korea 4 - 12:20 - Films with similar setups 5 - 15:45 - Missing Female Actors 6 - 18:25 - Setup and Pay Off 7 - 23:30 - The Other Aspects 8 - 33:50 - Conclusion Happy Listening! If you have any suggestions, feedback or criticism, you can contact us here: Gmail: chitraalochana@gmail.com Twitter: @CAlochana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chitraalochana --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chitra-alochana/message

Film critics Rahul Desai and Tanul Thakur discuss the excellent new SonyLIV show, TABBAR.

SEBI's latest decision to advance trade settlement by a day to 'T plus One' has sparked mixed reactions. ET's Sugata Ghosh and Nishanth Vasudevan explain why domestic investors welcome the decision even as many foreign portfolio investors are unhappy. Credits: CNBC-TV18, Scam 1992 (SonyLiv, Applause Entertainment), New York Stock Exchange, ET Now

Scott and Miraal reviewed three series and a movie this week.A lot - right?But the fun,  it was chatty, and don't you listen to them for just those jokes.Hostel Daze, playing on @amazonprimevideo  is based in an exclusive engineering college where students from disparate families fantasizing of a rosy campus life end up with just the boy's attention, the dorm life, and the struggles with academics, womenfolk, sexuality, and the solving other differences with each other.Mimi is a  Ranveer Singh Fangirl and a tourist spot dancer from Rajasthan who agrees to be a surrogate for an American couple. The social, psychological, and emotional implications of her decision only seep in when the couple decides they do not want to keep the baby at the first instance of the fetus detecting a probable down syndrome condition. Based on an acclaimed Marathi film ‘Mala Aai Vhhaychy!' by Samruoddhi Porey, Mimi is cleverly tailored by Laxman Utekar. Screenwriter Rohan Shankar makes sure that the Hindi version has its own personality and uniqueness while preserving the soul of the original. Playing on @netflix is a treat to watch.Season 2 of City of Dreams picks up from the volatile climax episode of Season 1. Amey Rao Gaikwad (Atul Kulkarni), the  Chief Minister of Maharashtra, is now restricted to his wheelchair after an attack on his life. His daughter Poornima Rao Gaikwad (Priya Bapat) makes herself the Chief Minister with the support of cop-turned-politician Wasim Khan (Eijaz Khan), and ex-Home Minister Jagdish Gurav (Sachin Pilgaonkar), after removing her druggie brother, Ashish (Siddharth Chandekar). Season 2 sees the father-daughter go against each other to seize power; playing on @hotstarusaDirected by Simarpreet Singh, Chutzpah has distinct yet interrelated stories. Kevin Paul (Gautam Mehra) is a content creator, whose defining trait is reminding everyone to ‘like, share, comment. All he wants is getting the attention of fashionable influencer Deepali Shah (Aashima Mahajan). His friend Prateek Chawla (Kshitij Chauhan), boasts about being a seducer who can charm any woman into his bed.Rishi (Manjot Singh) is a bashful guy who battles to talk to women and turns to porn sites to accomplish his aspirations. His fav camgirl Wild Butterfly (Elnaaz Norouzi), conceals a secret of her own.Vikas Bhalla (Varun Sharma) is a spoiled Punjabi boy, who strives to adapt to the ‘atmanirbhar (independent)' life in Boston, as he maintains a long-distance relationship with his university girlfriend Shikha (Tanya Maniktala). Playing on  @Sonyliv, watch #chutzpahFun it was !!!! Hope you have fun hearing us too... Let us know how you liked it...

DITHEE is an enlightening Marathi Social Drama Feature Film directed by the late Sumitra Bhave which questions the realms of pain and its zenith. Spiritual and cinematic, it captures your senses with its innate philosophy, the intensity in performances by an ensemble cast, and the quest of an enigmatic journey called life! You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by actress and writer Huma Qureshi, to talk about her new show 'Maharani' on SonyLiv. Maharani is the story of a village woman whose life changes overnight when her husband announces her as the next Chief Minister of Bihar. Huma talks about how the production and the SonyLiv teams pulled off making the show during the pandemic, how this was the first time she got a narration over Zoom, and tons more. Huma also talks about her father running a restaurant business for the last 44 years (Saleem's Restaurant), how he has been keeping it going through the pandemic, Delhi food and how awesome it is, letting women rule the world, how she landed her role in Gangs of Wasseypur by doing an ad directed by Anurag Kashyap, watching Gangs of Wasseypur for the first time at Cannes Film Festival, her father finsing Gangs too 'abusive', and tons more. This and a lot more on this entertaining episode of Cyrus Says.Follow Huma on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/humasqureshi and https://instagram.com/iamhumaqAlso, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

KATHMANDU CONNECTION is one ambitious series gone wrong with its unrealistic approach and immature screenplay. With Amit Sial in top form, it has some bright moments; but that’s it! You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been a beautiful week here in California - warm and outdoorsy! It will be fire season soon enough and we are expecting another drought year so we are out enjoying the hiking as much as we can, as long as we are allowed to be maskless.Our hearts are heavy with the news from India as our friends and family are affected. We are here to help in any way we can and will always be here to do so. Do write to us if we can.This week, we review Altbalaji's HisStory, SonyLIV's Kathmandu Connection. Karan Johar's Searching for Sheela - the Osho connection documentary on Netflix and of course the weekly review with the fans of the serial Shaurya Aur Anokhi ki Kahani as Ankitta calls us in from Delhi to tell us what the fans are thinking and Scott makes his prediction on what he thinks Shaurya will do man to man. Stakes are high.Shriya was busy with exams so Scott and Miraal had a fun time chatting.... we missed you Shriya.Check it all out!!

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What's The Chakkar? The Chakkar presents our very first podcast, a sampler of our tastes. This month, in conversation with Ady Manral, Shaista Vaishnav, and Jamie Alter, we will discuss the evolution of Hip-Hop in India, listen to a new song by Divine, discuss the SONYLIV show Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, and dive into books by Samit Basu and DBC Pierre about varying tech-dystopias. Hosted by Karan Madhok.

Is Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story worth the hassle of dealing with SonyLIV? We discuss the word-of-mouth hit, including the treatment of its controversial subject, its themes of morality, greed, and corruption, and the performances of its largely unknown cast. Later, we talk about the artistic counter-attack launched by Hollywood filmmakers against Donald Trump during his presidency, and highlight some of our favourites. — Hosted by Akhil Arora and Rohan Naahar, The Long Take is fully bootstrapped. Please consider donating if you enjoy our work. The Long Take is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, JioSaavn, and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow The Long Take on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Write to us at thelongtakepod@gmail.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-long-take/support

The global OTT streaming market is expected to grow from $104.11 billion in 2019 to $161.37 billion in 2020. This exponential growth is largely being fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic that has nudged more users to seek entertainment online. Owing to this content consumption surge, it has become inevitable for OTT industry players to use cutting edge technology like AI, predictive analytics, and personalization to deliver relevant 1:1 content. To understand how an industry leader like SonyLIV is combating user retention challenges, we caught up with Manish Dhanwani, Senior Marketing Manager at SonyLIV. Launched in 2013, SonyLIV is owned by Sony Pictures Networks - India. With a rich library comprising content across a plethora of genres, it is one of the top 5 OTT services in India. Manish highlights the following: The positive impact of COVID-19 on the OTT industry The short-term and long-term changes in consumer consumption trends due to this pandemic The need to create impactful cross-channel engagement to drive app stickiness The retention challenges and important KPIs that matter in the OTT industry The importance of 1:1 content recommendations to increase user retention and app loyalty Tune in to learn from an industry leader like SonyLIV on how new-age technology like AI and personalization is helping them deliver unique user experiences at scale!