Gone are the days when you would have to wait for the telecast of your favourite movie or that super cool comedy show, now with the internet you can choose the cosiest time to have a gala time. Among the online entertainment services Netflix has earned more recognition and all[Read More…]
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What is Bird Box challenge? How is the dangerous game connected with Netflix?
In December, Netflix’s popular thriller movie “Birdbox” captured audiences, spurred memes and sparked debates among its 45 million viewers during the first week of release. Since the thriller’s release, a new game has gone viral on Twitter where fans put their acting skills to the test and give leading star Sandra Bullock a[Read More…]
Netflix to launch a show on juvenile delinquents
Netflix has without a doubt kept the audience hooked with its international engaging content so far and it has slowly started to branch out by introducing Indian series too. While web shows in the likes of Sacred Games, Rajma Chawal, and Lust Stories have won over the trust of the[Read More…]
‘Comedians Of the World’ a chance to branch out from limited audience: Amit Tandon
New Delhi, Amit Tandon, one of the three Indians handpicked to showcase their comic talent in the upcoming global Netflix series “Comedians Of The World”, sees it as an exciting platform to extend his reach from a limited audience to the whole world. Amit will have a stand-up set —[Read More…]
Rajkumar Hirani to produce upcoming Netflix comedy
Rajkumar Hirani to act as producer-mentor on brother-in-law Sanjiv Kishinchandani’s short, a comedy that will be part of a Netflix anthology. A biopic on his actor-friend Sanjay Dutt behind him, Rajkumar Hirani is now set to dabble in the web space. The filmmaker, according to a report in mid-day, will[Read More…]
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a teen-fic that panders to age-old stereotype
The latest Netflix series, ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ which is touted as a revamp of the classic comic series, ‘Sabrina: The Teenage Witch,’ in the same vein as ‘Riverdale’ (the fictional hometown of the beloved Archie), showed some promise, when viewers were treated to a slick trailer in October,[Read More…]
Netflix brings Aravind Adiga’s novel on screen
Mumbai: “Selection Day”, the engrossing novel by Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga about an underprivileged rural boy’s struggle to become a national-level cricketer, is now a series on Netflix. The trailer shows young Mohammad Samad as protagonist Manju bullied into cricket by his father (Rajesh Tailang), confused by the cultural[Read More…]
Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani to reunite for another project post Lust Stories
Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani’s stunned us with their onscreen chemistry in Netflix movie, Lust Stories and left us wanting to see more of them on-screen. After that project, the two went on to do their individual projects but reunited just recently after a long time. So, Kiara and Vicky[Read More…]
Kareena, Abhishek, Madhuri join the world of ‘Mowgli…’
Mumbai, Indian stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff will lend their voices to characters of Netflix’s “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” for its Hindi dubbed version. Netflix announced the names of the Indian actors involved with the project in a statement on Tuesday.[Read More…]
Saif Ali Khan to not be a part of Sacred Games 2?
Is Saif Ali Khan opting out of the second season of ‘Sacred Games 2’? The Netflix series, which was highly appreciated and commended by everyone had Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte in lead roles. Though talks of Season 2 of the show have been doing the rounds[Read More…]
Indians prefer free digital content over paid services: Study
Indians prefer to stream free content offered by the likes of YouTube over paid services like Netlfix and Amazon, according to a study. Boston-based Jana, which claims to be the largest provider of free internet in emerging markets through its mCent browser, conducted the study titled ‘Video Streaming Services Report’[Read More…]
Netflix cancels Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’
Los Angeles: Marvels “Iron Fist” will not return for a third season, said a Netflix representative. “Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ will not return for a third season on Netflix. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible[Read More…]
Not thought of dating each other: Mithila on Dhruv
New Delhi: Mithila Palkar and actor-writer Dhruv Sehgal’s on-screen chemistry is loved by many, but the actress says dating each other was never on their minds. “We had not thought of dating each other. We didn’t even think of talking to each other to start with. I think Dhruv and[Read More…]
Bhumi Pednekar and Alankrita Shrivastava to team up for a dark comedy
Filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava’s last film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ had raised a lot of eyeballs and started a lot of conversations on female sexuality. This time she promises to wield the megaphone again with a dark comedy. Joining her will be actress Bhumi Pednekar who also gave a path-breaking performance[Read More…]
#MeToo movement: Varun Grover alleged of sexual harassment; denies allegations
One after another, #MeToo movement is enveloping the names and faces we have admired and some we even considered ideal from the media and entertainment industry. Alas, today the uncovering movement has put us in a fix on whom to believe whom not. Here is another revelation, where someone alleges[Read More…]
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, NIMHANS clinic starts ‘Netflix Addiction’ treatment
Bengaluru: While the fate of some of the Netflix series (such as Sacred Games) is caught up in fire after the dissolution of Phantom Films, many people have and continue to fall victim to Netflix addiction – a sub category of screen addiction. Researchers in the city have found cases[Read More…]
Fate of ‘Sacred Games’ after dissolution of Phantom Films
After since the Phantom boys – Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena – split and dissolved their production house Phantom Films, the fate of Netflix series, ‘Sacred Games 2’ seems to be caught up in fire. Phantom recently produced the series Sacred Games for Netflix, where Reliance[Read More…]
Sacred Games: Saif Ali Khan will be back as police officer in second season
Actor Saif Ali Khan will be back as police officer Sartaj Singh in the second season of crime drama series “Sacred Games”, streaming platform Netflix announced on Friday. The announcement that “Sacred Games 2” is in the pipeline was made with a teaser video, read a statement. “The worst is[Read More…]
Netflix’s response to Zomato’s ‘versatile Radhika Apte’ is winning the internet
Zomato joined the league of trolling the current meme sensations Radhika Apte and Netflix India and posted a photo saying that it is not just Radhika Apte who has versatility and put forth paneer as their candidate for the challenge. Wherein, Netflix India came up with a savage comeback troll[Read More…]
Netflix announces ‘Baahubali’ prequel series
Mumbai: Superhit Indian film franchise Baahubali is set to get a prequel — in the form of a series — and director S.S. Rajamouli is happy to take the epic to the world through Netflix. The online streaming platform on Thursday announced it is set to make a series based[Read More…]
Following Rahul Gandhi’s tweet, Congress withdraws complaint against Netflix
Inspired by Rahul Gandhi’s tweet in support of freedom of expression over the mention of Rajiv Gandhi in the web series Sacred Games, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee member, Rajeev Sinha withdrew his complaint against Netflix series. Sinha had filed a complaint against Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Netflix and the producers of[Read More…]
Netflix’s ‘Sacred Games’ in legal trouble for allegedly defaming Rajiv Gandhi
A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court against the Netflix series Sacred Games, seeking the removal of certain scenes, claiming that its content was derogatory to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The plea, which alleged that certain scenes and dialogues in the show defamed the former Prime Minister, was[Read More…]
Netflix will be a giant exporter of Indian stories: Reed Hastings
New Delhi: Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings says that the Global internet TV network will be a giant exporter of Indian stories in the future. Hastings was in the national capital at the Global Business Summit to speak on “How Technology is Changing Media”, on Friday. Netflix is expanding its India slate[Read More…]
The five BBC’s TV shows you should be watching on Netflix
Finding the best series on Netflix that are worth your time can be a huge task. Problem with the Netflix is it has countless shows to offer. Besides, it is really tough to pick series worth watching when shows you’ve never even heard of just pop up. But, you don’t[Read More…]
13 reasons why India needs to talk about Suicide
Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, adapted from novel by the same name by Jay Asher has generated much debate and controversy since it has been aired. The series is based on 13 tapes by Hannah Baker that she records before committing suicide. Each tape holds one person responsible and the[Read More…]