Streaming service Lionsgate Play on Monday announced the production of its next Indian Original, ‘Hiccups & Hookups’, a family dramedy series by Kunal Kohli.
The show, which features Lara Dutta, Prateik Babbar, Shinnova, Divya Seth, Nassar Abdullah, Khalid Siddiqui, Meiyang Chang, Meera Chopra and Ayn Zoya among others.
The series focuses on a sibling duo, explores multiple layers of the lead characters and how they are dealing with their challenges and baggage with each other.
For the unversed, Kohli is known for his romantic stories like, ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’, ‘Hum Tum’, ‘Fanaa’ and many more.
Commenting on the new original series, Rohit Jain, Managing Director South Asia and Networks-Emerging Markets Asia said, “It gives us immense pleasure to finally reveal the name of our first Indian original series Hiccups & Hookups. We are certain the viewers are going to love the onscreen magic created by Lara Dutta, Prateik Babbar, and Kunal Kohli. With our first Indian original series, we aim to stay true to our ethos of entertaining our audience with unique, bold and edgy content.”
‘Hiccups & Hookups’ will premiere on November 26, 2021.
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