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Arjun Bijlani meets with car accident while promoting new Netflix show Chumbak, no injuries reported

Arjun Bijlani meets with car accident while promoting new Netflix show Chumbak, no injuries reported

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Television star Arjun Bijlani recently met with a car accident. The actor is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming web show, Chumbak, which is set to premiere on Netflix on August 28. However, the actor met with a car accident during the promotional spree. Arjun Bijlani met with a car accident. Arjun Bijlani safe after car accident According to a report in Times Now, Arjun visited the set of Indian Game Show, hosted by comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa, on Thursday. The actor visited the game show to promote his new family web show. While he was returning from the shoot, Arjun’s car met with an accident. As per the report, the actor is safe and hasn’t suffered any injuries. All those who accompanied him in the car are also safe. About Chumbak Apart from Arjun, the star cast of the show features Neena Gupta, Deven Bhojani, Arjun Bijlani, Helly Shah, and Manasi Parekh. The show follows five quirky families in the Chumbak Colony neighbourhood, where chaotic conflicts and hilarious …

Karan Tacker on star system taking over OTT: The obsession with film actors needs to dial down

Karan Tacker on star system taking over OTT: The obsession with film actors needs to dial down

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Dec 07, 2024 10:35 AM IST Karan Tacker talks about star system making its way on OTT and how it impacts the show’s quality and other projects and actors on the medium Ever since Karan Tacker made a switch to the OTT medium, he has been quite meticulous about his choices, having done shows like Special Ops and Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. Currently, he is shooting for his new web show, and he calls it his most creatively satisfying project till date. “This is the most joyful collaboration of my life. Till now, in 15 years, if I’ve ever felt the most collaborative and the most liberated as an artiste, it has been on this project,” he says. Karan Tacker on star system taking over OTT(Photo: Instagram) Karan Tacker insists that OTT gave him and other actors like him an equalising space. However, in recent years, a lot of film actors have been making their way into the web space. Does he feel somewhere that equality suffers because of it as compromises are made to …

Class actor Gurfateh Pirzada: OTT has been kinder to me

Class actor Gurfateh Pirzada: OTT has been kinder to me

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Dec 06, 2024 05:32 PM IST Gurfateh Pirzada feels OTT has made his footing stronger in hearts of the audience and that an outsider has to work harder to get that one break. Actor Gurfateh Pirzada who has been part of films such as Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele and Guilty, has found a larger fanbase on OTT. The actor, who is currently shooting for series Dynasty and will later join the cast of Class 2, says that as an outsider the growth is much slower for actors and the digital space has given him more love. Gurfateh Pirzada is currently shooting for the show Dynasty “It takes time for you, especially if you are an outsider to prove your mettle out there. Also with so much content and social media playing such a huge part, the attention spans are a lot shorter and it takes longer for audiences to feel a certain way about someone,” he says. The 29-year-old actor who was last seen in Call Me Bae, adds, “I think it’s a …

The Night Manager to Tanaav 2: Decoding the rise of adaptations

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The rise in consumption of OTT content in India has given birth to an interesting trend — adaptations. Not only are foreign web shows being adapted for Indian audiences, Indian productions are being adapted into different regional languages. Case in point: Tamil and Telugu versions of the Hindi web series Panchayat, were announced earlier this year. The Night Manager and Duranga Audiences have an “ever-increasing content appetite” for diverse storytelling and high production values Manish Kalra, chief business officer at ZEE5, says: ”The success of titles like Gyaarah Gyaarah, Duranga and more show that the creative ecosystem is perfecting the art of adapting to Indian viewers’ pallettes.” ‘Not a copy but a reimagination’ While it is certainly not novel, blending of global themes and local nuances brings fresh perspectives in the Indian OTT space. As director Umesh Bist, who helmed Gyaarah Gyaarah (an adaptation of the Korean drama Signal), puts it, “When you know the original series has worked well, it’s easy to sell your idea to the producers and OTT platforms. If it has …

Exclusive: Aditya Roy Kapur to team up with Raj and DK for a project

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Aditya Roy Kapur made an impressive debut on the web last year with his show The Night Manager. Currently, the actor has Metro… In Dino in the pipeline and now we have learnt that he has signed another project with the director duo Raj and DK. Aditya Roy Kapur to team up with Raj and DK This will mark a first-time collaboration between the 38-year-old and the director duo. A source close to the development reveals to us, “Aditya has signed a project with Raj and DK, and the prep for it is underway. Further details of the project are yet to be locked but Aditya will be seen taking up a sport in the yet-untitled project.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The source added further that the actor is currently gearing up to start his training for the same. “Raj and DK are currently busy with the post-production of Citadel India and the shoot of The Family Man 3 …

Aamir Khan’s Sitare Zameen Par cuts down on Delhi shoot as city gets expensive, films like Raid 2 shift to Lucknow, MP

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If you saw Delhi in any film or web show made in the last year, chances are high that it’s not the city: they may have just recreated it in Lucknow or Madhya Pradesh. Actors Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn The Capital is expensive to shoot in now. Want to shoot at Rajiv Chowk metro station? Prepare to shell out ₹2 lakhs per hour. Want to shoot at the international airport? A cool ₹12 lakhs for four hours. A production head tells us, while refraining to be named, “If you want to shoot at Rajiv Chowk for 4 hours, it means eight lakh rupees for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. GST ki baat agar nahi bhi karte, ₹2,36,000 will be taken by New Delhi Municipal Council, a lakh rupees will be taken by the parking guys. Around two lakh rupees by the Delhi Police for security. You can do the maths.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! PAISON KI ‘ULAJH’ Now …

OTT report card of 2023: Web shows were a hit but films failed to leave a mark

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The year was a rollercoaster ride for OTT platforms, which came out with content that only entertained viewers but also demonstrated the potential of OTT to produce high-quality content that rivals traditional theatrical business. However, despite the growth of OTT platforms, there was a significant reduction in the growth of users and subscribers as compared to previous years. Shahid Kapoor’s Farzi and Karishma Tanna’s Scoop were hits. According to the latest Ormax Media Report, Indian OTT audience base grew 20 % from 2021 to 2022, but has grown only 13.5 % over the last one year (2023). the Indian OTT audience currently stands at 48.11 crore people which means only 34 % penetration in the country. But the quality content that one witnessed this year promises a brighter future ahead. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here What worked Farzi, starring Shahid Kapoor as a small-time artiste who teams up with his best friend Firoz (Bhuvan Arora) to make counterfeit money, became the most watched Indian web …

Gearing up for Murder Mubarak on OTT, Karisma Kapoor says she’ll continue to be picky and choosy about projects she chooses | Bollywood

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With her web show Brown getting into the spotlight internationally, many expect Karisma Kapoor to take up more acting projects. But the actor is not in any hurry, and wants to do things at her own pace. Recently, Karisma Kapoor’s web show Brown became a part of Berlin Market Selects 2023 (AFP) “Now, I am getting to do what I want which is creatively challenging like Brown. I will continue to be quite picky and choosy about what I want to do,” says Kapoor, who recently wrapped up the Delhi schedule of her next web project, director Homi Adajania’s Murder Mubarak, alongside actors Sara Ali Khan and Sanjay Kapoor. Thea actor was 17 when she made her acting debut with Prem Qaidi in 1991. Having worked non-stop for many years, the 48-year-old decided to take a break for from showbiz after the 2003 TV show, Karishma: The Miracles of Destiny. And today, she doesn’t regret her decision one bit. “I enjoyed the break a lot. I started working at a very young age, and I …

Mirzapur actor Shweta Tripathi Sharma: Golu is the most challenging character that I have done or met in my journey | Web Series

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Shweta Tripathi Sharma recently wrapped up the shoot of third season of web show Mirzapur, and the actor directly took a trip to Goa to take a break, and get her mind off Golu — the character she plays on the show. “It somewhere started to push me away from my real self,” says Sharma, who has played this character in the previous two seasons as well. “I thought for third season, it’ll be easier going into and coming out of that character, but [it clearly wasn’t]. I found myself spiralling down once again. In Golu’s life, there’s no good day because there are too many negative feelings – revenge, hatred and regret. Bahut dard hai uski life mein. A character like this in real life wouldn’t be termed as normal. That’s why, I feel Golu is the most challenging character that I‘ve done or met in my acting journey.” The actor reveals that more than playing Golu onscreen, it was tougher to come out of it. She elaborates, “It started affecting me a lot …