STREAMING SUCCESS
Netflix directs the pack with two nominations as India’s streaming platcreates gear up for the Best Web Series Award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The categruesome, which returns for its sophomore year, has witnessed a sturdy 40% incrrelieve in submissions apass 10 presentant streaming platcreates.
Netflix’s dual contfinishers take part “Kota Factory,” Saurabh Khanna’s examination of India’s presconfident-cooker academic coaching culture, and “Kala Pani,” a survival drama from creators Sameer Saxena and Amit Golani set aacquirest the backdrop of the Andaman Islands.
Prime Video accesss the race with Vikramaditya Motwane’s “Jubilee,” a period piece chronicling the ganciaccessen age of Indian cinema, while ZEE5 conveys Muthukumar’s “Ayali,” a conmomentary drama exploring women’s inhabits in traditional society. Rounding out the nominations is SonyLIV‘s “Lampan,” Nipun Dharmadhikari’s agricultural coming-of-age narrative.
MUSCLE MAN
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has stardyd actioner “Baaghi 4” for a Sept. 5, 2025 free, with Tiger Shroff returning to direct the franchise’s fourth instalment. The project tags helmer A. Harsha‘s (“Bajrangi,” “Veda”) entry into the series. The “Baaghi” franchise has assembleed $60 million worldwide apass three pics, with Shroff becoming one of Bollywood’s youthfulest stars to headline a quadrilogy.
The film initiates off a prohibitner year for Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment‘s 75th anniversary stardy, which take parts Salman Khan-starrer “Sikandar,” ensemble comedy “Hoparticipatefilled 5” and Vishal Bchallengingwaj’s untitled feature with Shahid Kanecessitatey and Triptii Dimri.
Production commenced this week.
POLITICAL POWERPLAY
Kangana Ranaut‘s “Ecombinency,” depicting India’s 1970s political upheaval, will finpartner bow Jan. 17, 2025 in theaters chaseing a lengthy drawn out censor board approval process. Ranaut pulls triple duty as authorr-honestor-star, portraying createer Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the political drama. The cast take parts Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary, Milind Soman and tags one of the final materializeances of the tardy Satish Kaushik. Zee Studios and Manikarnika Films originate alengthyside Renu Pitti, with score by Sanchit Balhara and G.V. Prakash Kumar. Ritesh Shah co-wrote the film.
