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The Ott platforms operating in India over the last four years have come a full circle. Having so far sanctioned episodic streaming content, and bought ready-to-beam films, these platform-operating companies will now produce films. This ventures will be undertaken, albeit, in collaboration with established production houses, preferably with one run and owned by an actor or a regular production house with a good standing. Makes things easier that way.

Amazon Prime is the first to make an announcement to actively get involved in filmmaking. The company's first venture will be Ram Setu.

Disney+ Hotstar is expected to enter production as well, and an announcement can be expected by September this year.

Not long ago, the way films are made in India changed drastically when the big-buck corporate houses entered the scene. They went after names rather than content and ended up backing projects instead of creativity. Script and other aspects...

“I have been upset ever since I heard that my dear friend director-producer Arjun Hingorani passed away in Mathura. It’s literally the end of an era for me. For Arjun was like my own brother for more than 65 years. We started together. He gave me my first break. Actually the first film I signedRead More

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Anita Raj who is one of the leading actresses of 80’s is making her comeback into films with Samir Karnik’s ‘Char Din Ki Chandni’. She almost vanished from silver screen after getting married to producer Arjun Hingorani’s son Sunil. She totally got busy with her happy married life with husband and son. Anita Raj spoke about her comeback, "I did make a return to movies in 2007 in a film called Thodi Life Thoda Magic. That wasn't seen by too many people. So I preferred to wait for the right opportunity". Anita Raj gave some blockbuster in the past like ‘Naukar Biwi Ka’, ‘Jeene Na...

Amazing it indeed is that Juhi Chawla who made her debut in Hindi cinema in Sultanat or Karname Kamaal Ke (Arjun Hingorani was one of the few producers in Hindi cinema who liked to name his film by including 3Ks, and therefore he also named Sultanat as Karname Kamaal Ke) is still going strong and is going to adapt new role for herself with Onir's new film I Am.