Web Series

From video store chain to global entity: How Netflix changed entertainment

As millions of people stream the latest season of 'Money Heist' or 'Squid Game' on Netflix, little do they know that the streaming giant was born out of a video renting store in the US 25 years ago.

SC refuses to stop streaming Amitabh Bachchan's 'Jhund' on OTT

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt the streaming of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Hindi movie 'Jhund' on the Over the Top (OTT) platform.A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna said its order of May 5 on which the release of the movie on the OTT platform would continue have been permitted.It also directed the Telangana High Court to consider the revision petition filed by Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar, who alleged copyright violation, immediately after the summer vacation.Earlier, the bench had stayed the Telangana High Court order which had stayed the release of the movie on OTT. The movie was released on ZEE5.The apex court was hearing the plea of Film's producer Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd (T Series) against the High Court order.The film, which was earlier released in theatres on March 4, was released on the OTT platform on May 6.On April 29, the High Court in its interim order had ordered the status quo relating to the release of ...

Amazon Prime releases all episodes of Panchayat Season 2 ahead of schedule

The popular comedy drama, directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, follows the story of Abhishek, an engineering graduate who joins as secretary of a panchayat office in the village of Phulera

Amazon Prime Video to launch over 40 new Indian shows, pay-per-view service

Transaction video-on-demand feature will be available for Rs 69 to Rs 499 for a one-time watch

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 'Servant of the People' series returns to Netflix

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's series 'Servant of the People', which inspired him to enter into politics, is back for streaming on Netflix in the US.e

Living up to rocket boys' dreams

Indeed, we need to do a lot more on N-power generation and make Bhabha's dream come true

Web series on fugitive businessman Nirav Modi is in development

A web series about the fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi is in the works.

Bombay Begums takes an unsparing look at the predicament of working women

The series' six episodes tell the overlapping stories of four professional women - three bankers at various stage of their careers and a sex worker

NCPCR asks Netflix stop 'Bombay Begums' stream over indecent depiction

The apex child rights body NCPCR has asked Netflix to stop streaming 'Bombay Begums' citing inappropriate portrayal of children in the web series

Lucknow cops again summon Amazon Prime content head in Tandav series probe

The nine-episode web series had premiered on Amazon Prime on January 15

Netflix India slate: Madhuri Dixit-starrer show, 'Delhi Crime' season two

Streaming platform Netflix on Wednesday unveiled a line-up of 15 original series

Amazon issues rare apology in India over 'Tandav' portrayal of religion

In a statement titled "Amazon Prime Video Apologizes", the company on Tuesday said it deeply regrets viewers considered certain scenes to be objectionable

Scenes snipped from Tandav, but trouble continues with more complaints

At least two scenes were removed from the controversial web series Tandav, which found itself in more trouble on Wednesday with fresh FIRs against its makers and cast in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. In a sliver of hope, the Bombay High Court granted transit pre-arrest bail to director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra and the show's writer Gaurav Solanki. The relief was granted for three weeks to enable them to approach the concerned court in Lucknow, where an FIR has been registered against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A scene of a play and a conversation between two key characters were snipped from the show's first episode Tanashah, a day after the cast and crew of the nine-part starry political saga on Amazon Prime Video once again apologised and said they had decided to implement changes to address the concerns raised. At the centre of the row over the show, which has hit national headlines with calls for ...

Govt creating 'tandav' over Amazon's 'minor' web series: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav also said OTT platforms gained popularity during the lockdown period, and asked as to when an Indian platform will be created that can rival Amazon

FIR against makers of Amazon Prime web series 'Tandav' lodged in Lucknow

The show allegedly depicted Hindu gods in a bad light 'which could lead to religious flare-ups'

#MeToo trailer: Room 2806 reprises a scandal before the movement went global

The recently released Netflix docu-series reminds us of a scandal that anticipated, 6 years before #MeToo, many uncomfortable questions about powerful men and institutional biases against women

Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020: Perfect to binge watch this weekend?

Delhi Crime becomes India's 1st web series to win International Emmy Award

The web series Delhi Crime has won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards, held virtually this year owing to the ongoing Covid pandemic

Web series row: MP Police books 2 Netflix officials for hurting sentiments

An FIR was registered in Madhya Pradesh on Monday against two executives of OTT platform Netflix for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through its web series "A Suitable Boy", an official said.

Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out in this Netflix docuseries

A disturbing Netflix docuseries on Jeffrey Epstein lends a strong voice to the paedophile's easy victims, writes Dhruv Munjal