Honey Trehan on ‘Raat Akeli Hai 2’: Don’t want to make crime-thrillers just to titillate audiences

Honey Trehan (left) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Five years after his nearly obsessive quest to solve a murder mystery in the visually enticing Raat Akeli Hai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Jatil Yadav returns for another complex case in the sequel, Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal…

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Chai Shots, a regional short series OTT, launched in Hyderabad

Rahul Humayun, Phanindra Sama, Rishikesh, Rohit Chennamaneni, Rana Daggubati, Anurag Reddy, Sharth Chandra, Ravi Shankar, and Krishna Mohan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chai Bisket, a well known player in Telugu digital entertainment for over a decade, formally launched Chai Shots, positioned as India’s first regional short-series OTT platform, in Hyderabad. The short series platform…

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Winds of change in music

Singers who once chose Telugu or Sanskrit compositions of the Carnatic Trinity and keerthanas in other languages to showcase their vidwat at the Music Academy now frequently opt for Tamil songs as the main item, or even for the ragam-tanam-pallavi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu As Chennai prepares to immerse itself in yet another…

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‘Saiyaara’ and ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ top IMDb’s list of most popular Indian movies and shows

Saiyaara poster (left) and The Ba***ds of Bollywood poster (right) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara and Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood have topped the charts for the most popular Indian movies and shows as per internet movie database IMDb’s recently unveiled list. IMDb announced the 10 Indian movies and shows that…

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JioHotstar announces ₹4,000-crore investment plan in southern India; unveils 25 new titles

JioHotstar, a streaming platform that has tasted tremendous success in southern India, recently announced its upcoming line-up of South Indian titles and investment plans in the region. The streamer made the announcement at South Unbound, a star-studded event in Chennai. The event was graced by high-profile dignitaries such as Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor…

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