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New Delhi, Aug 31 (Ians) The month of September is all set to bring an exciting slate of titles on the Ott, filled with thriller, crime, action, and comedy drama.

Ians has brought an enthralling slate, which will captivate audiences of varied choices with titles spanning across genres and languages. Presenting a list of five titles on various Ott platforms:

‘Friday Night Plan’

Directed by Vatsal Neelakantan, ‘Friday Night Plan’ stars Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan and is produced by Excel Entertainment. The film is a tale of self discovery, companionship, packed with a lot of fun and a ton of chaos. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Kassim Jagmagia & Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment, this heartwarming story also stars Medha Rana, Aadhya Anand, Ninad Kamath, and Juhi Chawla in a special appearance. It will premiere on Netflix starting September 1.

‘Scam 2003: The Telgi Story’

Actor Gagan Dev Riar is set to essay...

Mumbai, Aug 28 (Ians) Actor Gagan Dev Riar, who is set to essay the role of the convicted Indian counterfeiter, Abdul Karim Telgi in ‘Scam 2003’, was earlier supposed to play the part of Sitaraman, the Sbi manager at the centre of the whole securities scam in the first part of the ‘Scam’ series ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’.

However, despite being the first choice Gagan couldn’t take up the role because of date issues.

Talking about his connection with the first season of the show, Gagan Dev Riar said: “If not for date issues, I would have been part of the first season of Scam. I was the first choice for the character of Sitaraman, the Sbi manager who was at the centre of the whole securities scam, which was later exceptionally played by Jamini Pathak.”

He further mentioned: “However, at that time I was busy with a project...

The upcoming crime-drama series ‘Scam 2003: The Telgi story’ is one of the most anticipated Indian serials of this year, featuring a strong cast, renowned creative heads all the while telling the story of real life fraudster Abdul Karim Telgi. Popular radio jockey and TV actress Sana Amin Sheikh will also be seen in the drama and has shared details about her character in the series.

Detailing her character, the actress said: “In the show, I play Telgi’s wife Nasifa, who was an integral part of his life, who stood by him through thick and thin. The prep process was fascinating, for me to be in the shoes of someone so closely related to the mastermind behind such a huge scam in our country.”

“However, the equation they share adds more layers to their characters and brings to light a side unknown to the world. I am very excited...

‘Maddam Sir’ winded up recently on a high note. A scrumptious cake was cut on the set along with the cast and crew. Producer duo Jay and Kinnari Mehta were present. Kinnari spoke from the heart appreciating the cast and crew and thanked the audiences for unconditional love and wishes for the show’s success.

“Maddam Sir has still so much story to be told of individual characters be it Hasina Malik or Karishma Singh. There’s so much more to be explored in Maddam sir. I think it’s great to leave a TV show at a high note where audiences are still wanting so much more and not the typical way of the boredom setting in or the cliché stories where everyone is forced to shut down a show. We personally wanted to hit the story at a high point and, of course, Season 2 will be coming. We...