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 0 In a year dominated by Covid realities all around us, one absolute truth that emerged is that viewing patterns of audiences all over the world were in the for a change this year. With cinema halls facing closure owing to lockdown, OTT platforms became the primary source of entertainment. While the big screen will not go away, streaming services have sure come of age and redefined for good how we perceive entertainment from now on.   The pandemic-induced lockdown ushered generic trends, too...

Express News Service Back in 2012, there was a heated debate that had the potential to kickstart a revolution in entertainment consumption in India. It was started by Kamal Haasan when he wanted to release his Vishwaroopam on DTH services hours before its theatrical release. His idea was snuffed out quickly. Eight years and a global pandemic later, every studio across the world has adopted variations of this model. There are now 10-plus OTT streamers used by content creators to showcase their p...

2020 wrap: Year of crime and criminals in Indian OTT space ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Dec 29 2020 9:36 IST | ​ 0 Views OTT platforms.. Image Source: IANS New Delhi, Dec 29 : From real-life tales to stories rooted in fiction, this was the year of crime in the OTT space, as the genre emerged the clear big winner. Murder mysteries, underworld sagas, and terrorism were popular themes as always, but there were a few new entrants in the world of on-screen crime, too, with the likes of...

Bandish Bandits Reintroducing (and largely, introducing) classical Indian music to Gen Y India was this winner from Amazon Prime Video. Naseeruddin Shah led an eclectic cast (Ritwik Bhowmik and Shreya Chaudhary are youngsters to watch out for) in this Anand Tiwari directorial that surrendered itself to the beauty and complexity of Hindustani classical music, depicting the clash between the old and the new and the modern and the traditional. Despite some minor hiccups, Bandish Bandits hit the r...

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December 24, 2020 Mirzapur 2, Scam 1992, Paatal Lok & More- Many Shows Created Impact This Year With Their Posters. Vote For Your Favourite (Photo Credit – IMDB) Koimoi Audience Poll 2020: The OTT culture has taken a huge form in India in the past few years but this year things reached a whole new level. While cinemas were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and people had no option but to sit at home, OTT platforms came to everyone’s rescue. Advertisement All the major portals like Netflix...

The Stand actor says seduction and vulnerability not mutually exclusive India Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 13:44 [IST] Mumbai, Dec 23: Actor Amber Heard says it was great to play a "complex and nuanced" character like Nadine Cross in the latest screen adaptation of author Stephen Kings book "The Stand". The series, based on Kings 1978 novel of the same name, follows a story of a group of survivors whose lives intersect after a deadly virus destroys most of the worlds population. The...

Heard said her character is using the tools she has to survive in a chaotic world. “I would like to thank King and his genius in creating characters with real back stories that are complex, interesting and nuanced. Nadine is no more of a seducer than she is a survivor and she’s using the tools that she has to survive in a world,” Heard said in a group interview over Zoom. “I think a seducer can also be vulnerable. Seduction and vulnerability are not mutually exclusive. I don’t feel as...

Seduction and vulnerability not mutually exclusive: Amber Heard on her role in The Stand The series, based on Kings 1978 novel of the same name, follows a story of a group of survivors whose lives intersect after a deadly virus destroys most of the worlds population. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI MUMBAI: Actor Amber Heard says it was great to play a "complex and nuanced" character like Nadine Cross in the latest screen adaptation of author Stephen Kings book "The Stand". The series...

Has the Indian Showbiz Responded to Covid-19 Pandemic in a Timely Manner? FOLLOW US ON: 2020 has been a year unlike any. Many months robbing us of the pleasures of public life have passed. Still, coronavirus threat looms large and the fear of infection lingers on in peoples minds. However, amid raging issues like migration, job-loss, mental health and medicare crisis, everything else seemed to take a back seat. Covid-19 came as a jolt out of the blue but art and culture became our refuge from ...