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Jeffrey Harmon, Chief Content Officer of faith-skewed upstart development, film finance and distribution company Angel Studios, swapped home city Provo in Utah for London this week.

The exec touched down in the UK capital for a gala screening on Sunday of episodes one and two of Paul Syrstad’s series Testament. The contemporary adaptation of the biblical New Testament tome, the Acts of the Apostles is shot against the backdrop of London.

“The entire team behind Testament is London-based. They filmed it here in London, they’re all from the UK. We came here to celebrate the launch with the team,” says Harmon, co-founder of Angel Studios with brothers Neal, Daniel and Jordan Harmon, as well as cousin, Benton Crane.

Angel Studios also has a growing distribution footprint in the UK, thanks to its recently formed partnership with faith-based distributor Kova Releasing, which kicked off this spring with biopic Bonhoeffer,...

Kanneda Ott Verdict: Onwards & Upwards Towards Beating Paatal Lok? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

A crime drama on JioHotstar has been making all kinds of right noises with its content, and in three weeks, Kanneda, starring Parmish Verma, has garnered a viewership of 11.9 million views on the platform as per the latest data.

On The Right Track To Beat Pataal Lok!

In three weeks, the web series has already garnered 74% of the total views garnered by Pataal Lok on Prime Video in four weeks. The web series has also been finding a spot in the top 10 most-watched web originals on Ott in India!

Kanneda Ott Verdict Week 3

Parmish Verma‘s web series started on a roaring note, and it took a jump in week 2. Despite witnessing a drop in week 3, Kanneda took the third spot in the list of most-watched streaming originals in India for the week of March 21 to April 6, 2025, with...

Mumbai, April 14 (Ians) Ace singer Asees Kaur has talked about her latest single ‘I Don’t Give A’, which is all about women who are bold and don’t get cowed by the old-fashioned social norms and rituals.

The track is about women who don’t give a damn to what others think and live their lives on their own terms, she said.

The music video features Asees in a new avatar, as she portrays the lead protagonist alongside actor and comedian Aadar Malik.

Asees, who became popular for her songs such as ‘Raatan Lambiyan’ from ‘Shershaah’, ‘Tere Bin’ from ‘Simmba’, ‘Bolna’ from ‘Kapoor&Sons’, said: “It has been so much fun to step out of my comfort zone for ‘I Don’t Give A’! Kumaar sir, Goldie, Burrah and Aadar have truly made the song a complete package. We have all worked very hard on this song for over a year,...

Stand-up comedyAhead of the premiere of ‘Comicstaan 3’, stand-up comics Sumukhi Suresh and Neeti Palta discuss their style of comedy, gender disparity in the comedy scene, and more in an interview with Tnm.Saradha UFacebook/ Sumukhi Suresh, Neeti PaltaPopular stand-up comics Sumukhi Suresh and Neeti Palta have been roped in as judges for the third season of Amazon Prime Video’s reality comedy show Comicstaan. They will form the judges’ panel along with Zakir Khan and Kenny Sebastian. Sumukhi, well-known for directing and playing the titular role in the web series Pushpavalli, is writing two shows and a film simultaneously. She is also working on her recently launched writers’ collective called Motormouth, which aims to develop women-centric content. Neeti Palta, a former copywriter, is known for her stand-up sets about different Indian cultures and her observational humour. Both Sumukhi and Neeti have been part of the previous seasons of Comicstaan. Except this time,...

Stand up comedyHosted by Abish Mathew and Kusha Kapila, ‘Comicstaan Season 3’ will be judged by popular stand up comedians like Zakir Khan, Sumukhi Suresh, Neeti Palta and Kenny Sebastian.Tnm StaffAmazon Prime VideoThe third season of popular stand up comedy reality show Comicstaan was announced on July 7. The show will have eight contestants who will be guided by seven mentors across varied genres of comedy. Produced by Only Much Louder (Oml) and hosted by stand up comedian Abish Mathew and social media influencer Kusha Kapila, Comicstaan Season 3 will have Zakir Khan, Sumukhi Suresh, Neeti Palta and Kenny Sebastian as the judges. The contestants will be mentored by comedians Rahul Subramanian, Sapan Verma, Rohan Joshi, Prashasti Singh, Kannan Gill, Aadar Malik and Anu Menon. With eight contestants, seven mentors, four judges and two hosts, the eight-episode original series will stream on Prime Video from July 15. Speaking about the premiere, Aparna Purohit,...

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.

EntertainmentThe contestant lineup of ‘Lol: Enga Siri Paappom’, which is co-hosted by actor Shiva, includes Premgi Amaren, Abhishek Kumar, Baggy, Sathish and Pugazh, among others.Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeThe trailer of streaming platform Amazon Prime Video’s reality comedy show Lol: Enga Siri Paappom, was released on Monday. The show is hosted by late actor-comedian Vivek and actor Shiva. The series will consist of six episodes and is set to stream on the Ott platform from August 27. The show was shot before Padma Shri recipient Vivek’s demise and will be released posthumously. The trailer video opens with glimpses of the contestants and the sets, with Vivek explaining the format of the show in a voiceover. Apart from featuring both veteran actor-comedians, as well as Tamil standup comedians from the younger lot, the trailer also shares visuals of Vivek enacting some of his popular lines and comical dialogues. Bankrolled by Sol Production Pvt Ltd,...

EntertainmentHosted by late actor-comedian Vivek and actor Shiva, the contestant lineup of ‘Lol: Enga Siri Paappom’ includes Premgi Amaren, Abhishek Kumar, Baggy, Sathish and Pugazh, among others. Tnm StaffScreengrab/ YouTubeFollowing the release of Amazon Prime Video’s comedy series Lol: Hasse Toh Phasse earlier this year, the Over-the-Top (Ott) platform announced that the Tamil version of the series will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The unscripted reality comedy series Lol: Enga Siri Paappom will be released posthumously since it is hosted by late actor-comedian and Padma Shri recipient actor Vivek alongside actor-comedian Shiva. The show was shot before the former’s demise. Bankrolled by Sol Production Pvt Ltd, the series will feature 10 Tamil comedians including Maya S Krishnan, Abhishek Kumar, Premgi Amaren, Harathi Ganesh, Rj Vignesh Kanth, Sathish, Pugazh, Powerstar Srinivasan, Baggy (Bhargav Ramakrishnan), and Syama Harini contesting against one another. The winner of the reality show will be...

In today’s Global Bulletin, “Love Island” comes to Czech Republic and Slovakia; Kan 11 plans an Israeli version of “The 1% Club”; Amazon Prime Video make India “Lol”; All3Media represents “Eating with your Enemy” on the global market; and Key Buyers Event: Digital teams with Wemw on a new co-pro initiative.

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ITV Studios’ super-format “Love Island” has continued its global roll-out with a new local version commissioned by TV Nova in Czech Republic and Markiza in Slovakia for the SVOD platform Voyo, marking the 21st local version of the program. The series will be produced by Paprika Studios at the ITV Studios hub on the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria, with season one scheduled for autumn of this year. Just this week, a Spanish version of “Love Island” premiered to an audience of 640,000 across several networks and platforms. Other upcoming versions include a new season about set sail in Netherlands on Rtl streaming platform Videoland,...

Comedy Couple movie review is here. The ZEE5 original movie is produced by Yoodlee Films and stars Saqib Saleem, Shweta Basu Prasad in lead roles.

Comedy Couple premieres on ZEE5 on October 21, 2020.

Comedy Couple story

Deep Sharma (Saqib Saleem) and Zoya Batra (Shweta Basu Prasad) are in a live - in relationship and are an upcoming stand up comedians who perform together. The movie is about their relationships and the ‘jokes’ they say and happen around.

Comedy Couple story

He is an ex It wala belonging to a traditional family, She is the darling daughter of an independent artiste – her mother happily settled abroad - Zohra Batra (Pooja Bedi).

Together, they set the stage on fire – cracking jokes on those typical stand up themes – small town munda, saher ki ladki, khee khee, hee hee, sex, beer and oh dear that gaumutra, all is happening in Gachchi (Marathi 2017) fame director Nachiket Samant...