Nikhil Madhok joins Amazon Prime Video

Nikhil Madhok joins Amazon Prime Video

Nikhil Madhok, former EVP & Head of Original Content of Disney+ Hotstar, has joined Amazon Prime Video as Head of Hindi original content, according to a post on LinkedIn. Under his leadership, he will oversee the growth and expansion of its original content, which will facilitate Prime Video to expand its original content footprint in Ind...


Locomotive Global Media appoints Roshni Ghosh as producer

Locomotive Global Media appoints Roshni Ghosh as producer

In a continued effort to amplify its original productions, Locomotive Global Media, an international production company based in Mumbai, has moved to further bolster its leadership team with the appointment of Roshni Ghosh as Producer for the company’s original films and series, with an immediate effect. In her new role, Roshni will work clos...


Wanted to do commercial films, life had other plans: ‘Maharani’ actor Shah

Wanted to do commercial films, life had other plans: ‘Maharani’ actor Shah

When life offered him an offbeat film like ‘Ship of Theseus’, actor Sohum Shah adjusted his compass, set sail and his long-cherished dream of starring in a commercial project came true almost a decade later with the political drama web series ‘Maharani’, being aired on SonyLIV. Shah, who hails from Sri Ganganagar city in Rajasthan, say...


‘Brahmastra’ film’s tickets capped at Rs. 100 for Navratri

‘Brahmastra Part One’ earns Rs 75 crore globally first day

‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ has raised Rs 75 crore (Rs. 750 million) in gross box office collection worldwide on its opening day, the makers said on Saturday. Billed as a trilogy, the first installment of the big-budget fantasy adventure epic starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Amitabh Bachchan was re...


Disney+Hotstar to stream ‘World’s Best’ June 23

Disney+Hotstar to showcase new look ‘Mahabharata’

'Mahabharata', which a generation of Indians grew up seeing on Doordarshan, will be back with a contemporary look and on a global platform -- the streamer Disney+Hotstar.

It was among the three Indian titles that were revealed at the global Disney fan event D23 Expo in Los A...


Netflix rolling out profile transfer feature

Netflix looks to control cloud computing costs with AWS

Netflix Inc is trying to better control rising cloud computing costs with longtime cloud partner Amazon Web Services as part of its efforts to reduce total expenses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with that work. The streaming giant is also hiring more junior staff, paring back its real-estate footprint ...