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Engin Erden’s “Chasing The Wind” (2025) dovetails into a tale of mistaken expectations and misjudged assumptions that turn into more optimistic, joyous directions. People may have an idea of something that reprises a new shape and assumes fresh possibilities. It’s about letting the door open so that things may veer around, including notions of individuals who may profit someone momentarily only to change perspective and personality.

Can you be sincere and continue to nurse hope in someone even when they transform unexpectedly? “Chasing the Wind” keeps a firm faith in its characters, especially the central pair, to evolve and move past their early prejudices. One reveals to the other the errors in their suppositions. But of course, this devolves into a pretty conventional romance anyone can see coming from a mile. It’s all too safe and sanitized, the problem points wiped out summarily as if to ward off tougher,...

A-list Bollywood actor Rani Mukerji and Turkish star Hande Ercel will be among the luminaries speaking at the Frames conference in Mumbai.

Organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), the annual confab is one of the largest media and entertainment industry events in Asia. The theme of Frames 2024 is “Rrr: Reflections, Realities and Road Ahead.”

Participants this year also include Arjun Nohwar, senior VP and general manager, South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery; Sushant Sreeram, country director, Prime Video India; Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content, Netflix India; Danish Khan, executive VP and business head, SonyLIV and StudioNext at Sony Pictures Networks India; Sandhya Devanathan, VP and head, Meta India; and Irina Ghose, managing director, Microsoft India.

Also among the roster of speakers are Ajay Bijli, managing director of PVR Inox, South Asia’s largest multiplex chain; Emmy-winning producer Ektaa R. Kapoor; Akshaye Widhani, CEO of leading Indian studio Yashraj Films; S.

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we’ll shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Turkish TV powerhouse Tims & B Productions. The company is coming off the back of launching new drama Another Love in Mipcom last month and Selin Arat, Director of International Operations at the company reveals what next steps are for the prolific producer and why Turkish TV content will continue to punch above its weight in the international arena.

When rival producers Timur Savcı and Burak Sağyaşar decided to join their two production outfits – Savcı’s Tims Productions and Sağyaşar’s Bi Yapım – in 2017, it marked a union of two of Turkey’s most prominent creators of television content. Savcı had been the producer behind Ottoman period drama Magnificent Century, a worldwide phenomenon that is...

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you.

We’re off to Turkey this week for something a little different to the usual telenovela fare. Another Love is love story, crime story and psychological drama all in one, and has been setting ratings alight on Fox Turkey since its launch last month. The series follows an anchorman and a prosecutor, whose love affair blossoms as they both seek the truth about a mysterious serial killer.

Name: Another Love

Country: Turkey

Producer: Tims & B

Distributor: Global Agency

For fans of: Dexter,...

Tuba Büyüküstün Tuba Büyüküstün . Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress, in 2012

Tuba Büyüküstün is a Turkish actress, born on July 5, 1982 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is considered one of Turkey’s most talented actresses, and her popularity helped her gain a following outside Turkey. She rose to fame in 2003 with her leading role in the television series “Cemberimde Gul Oya.” Since then, she has appeared in numerous successful TV shows such as “Ask-i Memnu,” “20 Dakika” and “Kara Para Aşk,” which have made her a household name in Turkey and the Middle East.

One of the reasons for Tuba Büyüküstün’s success is her natural beauty and her ability to transform herself for every role she takes on. Her talent as an actress has helped her embody every character she portrays, and her performances are always convincing. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including Best Actress at the 37th International Emmy...