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Indian talent and content management company Tulsea has expanded its roster with several significant signings, including Anasuya Sengupta, who made history as the first Indian actor to win the best actress award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category for “The Shameless,” directed by Konstantin Bojanov.

Rising star Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, recently named a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist for 2024, joins the agency following her breakout directing and acting turn in the Kannada-language “Aachar & Co.” Murthy has previously appeared in Netflix’s “Brahman Naman” and “Better Life Foundation.”

The new roster additions include Ahilya Bamroo, who recently debuted opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Shoojit Sircar’s “I Want to Talk,” and British actor Daniel Caltagirone, who played the antagonist in Pa Ranjith’s Tamil-language action film “Thangalan.” Both Bamroo and Caltagirone are co-represented with Independent Talent Agency (U.K.).

Anjum Batra, who appeared in Imtiaz Ali’s Netflix film “Amar Singh Chamkila...

Superstar playback singer Arijit Singh has released his latest single titled ‘Dil Haareya’. The song presents a complicated love story of a couple and their powerful bond that transcends geographical and cultural barriers that divide them.

The music video of the song features Tanya Maniktala and Danesh Razvi, and has been filmed in the stunning locations of Georgia.

Tanya, who was recently seen in the Ott series ‘Pi Meena’, said: “It was just beautiful to be a part of a soul-stirring Arijit song and love and breathe such a rich emotional journey within the span of a few minutes. It was also lovely to work with Danesh again in a story powered by the magic of love that knows no barriers and will find its way.”

The lyrics of ‘Dil Haareya’ are penned by Juno and the music is by Vivian Richard.

Danesh said: “The video is shot in a very slick manner,...

Superstar playback singer Arijit Singh has released his latest single titled ‘Dil Haareya’. The song presents a complicated love story of a couple and their powerful bond that transcends geographical and cultural barriers that divide them.

The music video of the song features Tanya Maniktala and Danesh Razvi, and has been filmed in the stunning locations of Georgia.

Tanya, who was recently seen in the Ott series ‘Pi Meena’, said: “It was just beautiful to be a part of a soul-stirring Arijit song and love and breathe such a rich emotional journey within the span of a few minutes. It was also lovely to work with Danesh again in a story powered by the magic of love that knows no barriers and will find its way.”

The lyrics of ‘Dil Haareya’ are penned by Juno and the music is by Vivian Richard.

Danesh said: “The video is shot in a very slick manner,...

Prajakta Koli started her journey in the digital space and over the years has made a place for herself as one of the most prominent faces in the Indian Entertainment Industry. Apart from the multiple feathers that she dons in her hat including being the United Nations Climate Control Ambassador for India; being on the Board of Gates Foundation and running her own highly successful Youtube channel, this is Prajakta’s second venture as an actor on the big screen.

Talking about working with names such as Vidya Balan, Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose and Neeraj Kabi among many others, Prajakta says, “I have been a Vidya Balan fan since forever, and just the fact that I get to share the screen with her was magical for me. And then there was the whole cast, I mean where else would I get to chill for two months with the likes of Ram Kapoor,...

The trailer of the upcoming film ‘Neeyat’ which stars Vidya Balan in the lead, was unveiled on Thursday. With a length of over 2 minutes and 24 seconds, the trailer paints a riveting picture of a whodunit mystery.

It begins with Ram Kapoor’s character of billionaire, Ashish Kapoor, organising a gathering at his castle in Scotland. As the celebrations go on in full swing, Ashish jumps off from the cliff leaving everyone flabbergasted. Enters Vidya Balan, a detective, Mira Rao who breaks the news to Kapoor’s guests that this one is not a suicide but a murder.

The movie also stars Rahul Bose, Neeraj Kabi, Amrita Puri, Shahana Goswami, Niki Walia, Dipannita Sharma, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli, Danesh Razvi, Ishika Mehra and Madhav Deval in pivotal roles.

The trailer reminds of the Daniel Craig-starrer ‘Knives Out’ with a dysfunctional family and their web of secrets acting as the central themes.

Abundantia Entertainment and Prime Video’s most anticipated murder mystery, ‘Neeyat’ is all set for its worldwide theatrical premiere on July 7th, 2023. The intriguing thriller, featuring Vidya Balan as the leading protagonist, is making its grand entrance in the crown jewel of recording studios, the iconic Abbey Road Studios.

Having earned a name for itself for being the epicenter of work for many legendary musicians and artists, Abbey Road Studios has been a musical pillar to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Amy Winehouse and more recently Ed Sheeran, Adele, and Lady Gaga. It also one of the world’s premier destinations for film scoring with illustrious movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, movies from the Harry Potter series, Black Panther, 1917, Avengers: Endgame including the Oscar winning scores of Gravity and The Shape of Water being composed here. Neeyat joins the distinguished...

Abundantia Entertainment and Prime Video, today, announced the worldwide theatrical release date of their much-awaited, murder mystery – Neeyat. The intriguing whodunnit, featuring Vidya Balan in the lead, marks its date with the audience in theatres on July 7th, 2023. Neeyat is directed by Anu Menon who last directed Vidya Balan in the 2020 superhit ‘Shakuntala Devi’, based on the life and times of the lady known as the human computer.

Anu Menon’s recent directing credits also include multiple episodes of the internationally acclaimed series ‘Killing Eve’. Neeyat boasts of an enviable ensemble cast featuring Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Neeraj Kabi, Amrita Puri, Shahana Goswami, Niki Walia, Dipannita Sharma, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli, Danesh Razvi, Ishika Mehra and Madhav Deval in pivotal roles. Neeyat has been written by Anu Menon, Priya Venkataraman, Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani with dialogues by Kausar Munir.

Produced by the Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment, that also produced Shakuntala Devi,...

‘Modern Love’ Third Iteration Sets Release

Prime Video has set May 18 for the global release of its upcoming Indian anthology series “Modern Love Chennai.” This is the third Indian adaptation of “Modern Love,” the internationally acclaimed original anthology directed by John Carney, following “Modern Love Mumbai” and “Modern Love Hyderabad.”

Produced under the banner of Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, with Thiagarajan Kumararaja as the creator, the six-episode anthology presents a bouquet of love stories set in the city of Chennai that explore relationships, push boundaries, and open minds.

“Love stories and rom-coms have never been my cup of tea. Thus, ‘Modern Love Chennai’ was an interesting challenge,” said Kumararaja, creator of the series and writer-director of one of the episodes. “With these stories, we have explored and celebrated the old-world charm of the city, which remains rooted in a distinct blend of tradition and modernity.”

Festival Winners

The Jeonju International Film Festival,...

The Modern Love Mumbai series, now playing on Amazon Prime, Modern is a heartwarming anthology of 6 diverse yet universal stories of multiple human emotions, all rooted in love. It explores love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, as well as its effects on the human connection. Each episode of this Indian edition of the hugely popular original version brings to life a different story that has been inspired by the New York Times’ beloved Modern Love column. These 6 stories, driven by the vision of 6 eclectic front-running filmmakers of Indian cinema – Hansal Mehta, Vishal Bharadwaj, Nupoor Asthana, Shonali Bose, Dhruv Sehgal and Alankrita Shrivastava, also explore different textures, parts and faces of the city of dreams, Mumbai. The Amazon Original series is created by Rangita and Ishita Pritish Nandy and stars a fantastic ensemble across episodes – Masaba Gupta, Ritwik Bhowmik, Sarika, Danesh Razvi, Tanvi Azmi, Tanuja, Pratik Gandhi, Ranveer Brar,...

Modern Love: Mumbai (Amazon Prime Video)

Six films directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, Hansal Mehta, Nupur Asthana, Vishal Bharadwaj, Dhruv Sehgal, Shonali Bose

Three of the six films—we can’t call them episodes as they are all self-contained independent narratives—are absolute winners. The stand-out films here are clearly Hansal Mehta’s BaaiVishal Bhardwaj’s Mumbai Dragon and Shonali Bose’s Raat RaniThe last being special for Fatima Sana Shaikh’s rousing performance, but more on that later.

Hansal Mehta’s Baai features Pratik Gandhi as the scion of a conservative Muslim family struggling in the closet. Rich in ambiance and brimming with romance music and elegance Baai is a classic representation of what can be done in the Ott space if a filmmaker has his heart set on it. While Pratik and debutant Ranveer Brar are splendidly paired as lovers, Baai brims over with wonderful actors in even the smallest part; for example,...

Modern Love Mumbai will have its global premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 13, 2022. This series is a new aspect of the original anthology series Modern Love, inspired by the famous New York Times column. This exciting new Amazon Original series will feature six heart-warming stories about discovering and exploring love in all its hues and emotions in three chapters. The eagerly anticipated series explores diverse yet universal stories of different facets, shades, and moods of love, all set in the city’s many unique milieus.

Modern Love Mumbai brings together six of the most prolific minds of Hindi cinema – Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta, Shonali Bose, Dhruv Sehgal, Alankrita Shrivastava, and Nupur Asthana.

The series, which features a incredible cast of some of the finest in Hindi cinema, will bring home love this season with soul-stirring and uplifting stories that are rooted in the heart of the city of Mumbai.

Ever since “Mad Men” led to the surfeit of mid-century modern furniture on every design blog, period dramas have been television’s bread and butter — creating an abundance of shows that are as enjoyable for their eye-watering design as for their dramatic storytelling. Hit shows like “The Crown,” “The Queen’s Gambit, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” may have first lured viewers with their plucky women characters, sure, but the ornate wallpapers and enviable wardrobes kept them coming back for more. No matter how critical these shows purport to be of the elite classes they portray, such candy-colored visuals never fail to add a veneer of romanticism cloaking the sexism, classism, and racism that lurks in the shadows.

Delivering sumptuous visuals of a different ilk is “A Suitable Boy,” a six-part BBC miniseries set in 1950s India, during the country’s first years of independence from British colonial rule. The entire...

In today’s TV News roundup, PlutoTV announced new channels for classic shows like “Happy Days,” and Netflix revealed that “Nate: A One Man Show” will be available starting Dec. 1.

Casting

Actor Megan Suri will join Season 2 of Netflix‘s “Never Have I Ever” as a recurring guest star. The comedy drama series follows Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in the role of Devi, a young girl learning to navigate school and friendships as she enters her sophomore year. Suri, known for roles in “Atypical” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” will take on the role of a new Indian student attending Devi’s high school, posing a threat to the main character due to her perceived confidence. Mindy Kaling co-created and executive produces the show, while Lang Fisher co-created and serves as showrunner. Howard Klein and David Miner also executive produce.

Dates

Netflix has announced a Dec. 1 premiere date for “Nate: A One Man Show,...

One of the BBC’s most ambitious and cinematic TV series ever makes its highly-anticipated Stateside debut on Acorn TV this December: A Suitable Boy, an epic tale of life and love set in vibrant 1950s India in the first screen adaptation of the classic, bestselling, 1,349-page novel of the same name by Vikram Seth. A Suitable Boy will premiere exclusively on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada with two episodes on Monday, December 7, 2020, and weekly episodes every Monday through January 4, 2021.

With a dynamic cast of India’s most well-known actors alongside rising stars, this six-part, six-hour drama tells the story of spirited university student Lata Mehra as she comes of age in North India at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general election.

A Suitable Boy is a vast,...

Set in the fictional town of Brahmpur in the years following the Partition between India and Pakistan, A Suitable Boy by the BBC features veteran Indian actors Tabu and Ram Kapoor as well as promising newcomers like Tanya Maniktala and Danesh Razvi. Based on the novel by Vikram Sheth, the show handles topics like communal unrest, maternal duties, societal norms, forbidden romance and marriage with depth and sincerity.

Related: Top 10 BBC Drama Shows Available on Netflix Spring 2020 (according to IMDb)

A Suitable Boy transports audiences into an older, more different world magically, with beautiful locations and earnest storytelling. The series is also one of the most expensive BBC series ever made, with a budget of £16 million. Fans don't know if the limited series will return, but here's a look at the characters that they loved and despised on the show.

Review While Tabu and Ishaan Khatter shine in their respective roles, the English dialogue sticks out as unpalatable.Geetika MantriScreenshot/NetflixIndian parents’ desire to find a suitable match for their children is the stuff of legends – you’ll find references in folklore and mythical tales, in documented history, in fiction and in reality. So when you hear the phrase A Suitable Boy, it’s not hard to imagine what it will entail. In this case, the plot is premised on a widowed woman determined to find a match for her young daughter. Based on Vikram Seth’s massive novel, the BBC adaptation of A Suitable Boy, directed by Mira Nair and written by Andrew Davies, released on Netflix on Friday. With a runtime of six hours split into six episodes, the series follows Lata Mehra (Tanya Maniktala), a young English literature student in the fictional town of Brahmpur, whose mother,...

One of two things happen when Mira Nair tries making an Indian film in India. She crafts a story that is beautifully authentic and inspired by India that is (think Salaam Bombay! or Monsoon Wedding). Or, she tries recreating an India that was, in which case the outcome is beautifully plastic (think Kama Sutra).

Mira Nair's new web series talks of an India that was. The show diligently tries to belong to the former lot, but tends to gravitate to the second category.

Maybe it was the challenge of adapting Vikram Seth's book of the same name. A massive work of fiction comprising nearly six lakh words would seem difficult to capture in six episodes.

Or maybe, just as it was blatant in the case of Kama Sutra, Nair was out making an Indian film in India for the West.

The trouble with A Suitable Boy is despite so much story to tell,...

Earlier today, Netflix announced the date for its upcoming series A Suitable Boy. Set in a newly independent India of 1951, it brings together a powerhouse of talent, entwined in Mira Nair’s excellence.

A Suitable Boy is based on Vikram Seth’s bestselling book of the same name. After being aired by the BBC in the UK and Ireland, the series is all set for its global release on Netflix on October 23, 2020

The compelling series traces the journey of Lata, a passionate literature student, and her meddling mother’s wish to choose her a husband. Torn between family duty and the excitement of romance, Lata embarks on a journey of love and heartache as three very different men try to win her heart.

Also threatening to break with tradition is the charming but directionless Maan Kapoor, whose romantic entanglements begin to jeopardize his father’s political career. As Lata and...

Actors Ram Kapoor, Shahana Goswami and Vivek Gomber have joined the star cast of filmmaker Mira Nair's upcoming "A Suitable Boy".

They have joined the previous-announced cast members -- Tabu, Ishaan Khatter, newcomer Tanya Maniktala, Rasika Dugal, Namit Das, Gagan Dev Riar, Danesh Razvi, Mikhail Sen and Mahira Kakkar.

Also Read:?Tabu, Ishaan Khatter join Mira Nair's 'A Suitable Boy'

A Lookout Point production for BBC One, "A Suitable Boy" will be the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's international bestseller of the same name. It has been penned by screenwriter Andrew Davies.

The six-part adaptation is being directed by Nair and filming has already started at locations across India including Lucknow.

"A Suitable Boy" tells the story of spirited university student Lata (Tanya) in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to...

Actors Rasika Dugal, Namit Das, Gagan Dev Riar, Danesh Razvi, Mikhail Sen and Mahira Kakkar have joined the star cast of filmmaker Mira Nairs upcoming "A Suitable Boy".

They have joined the previous-announced cast members -- Tabu, Ishaan Khatter and newcomer Tanya Maniktala.

A Lookout Point production for BBC One, "A Suitable Boy" will be the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's international bestseller of the same name. It has been penned by screenwriter Andrew Davies.

"A Suitable Boy" tells the story of spirited university student Lata (Tanya) in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general election. It is a tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.

Rasika will...