The Friday List: From dance therapy workshop to lecture on slave trade history, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari to make her digital debut with SonyLIV’s Faadu
"Faadu is one such unconventional character-driven story, which I am eagerly waiting for the world to experience," said Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.
Scam Season 2 announced; Hansal Mehta to direct SonyLiv show based on Abdul Karim Telgi stamp paper fraud
Tentatively titled Scam 2003: The Curious Case of Abdul Karim Telgi, the show "will focus on another riveting story that shook the country a few years ago - the stamp paper scam," said Hansal Mehta
Gullak on SonyLIV belongs to TVF's new brand of soft nostalgia, family binge-watching, and small-town slowness
Until recently, the binge was a necessarily solo activity. Now, however, we are in the middle of the ‘smart TV’ boom. Parents are looking for things they can watch at home, but with their children watching, too.
Pandemic forced the industry to shut shop; filmmakers like me have lived with this uncertainty all along, writes Devashish Makhija
"For filmmakers driven by an artistic impulse, and not market mechanics, the pandemic changed absolutely nothing."
A Simple Murder review: Spirited caper that inspires fine performances from an ensemble cast
A Simple Murder on SonyLIV is a fine black comedy that depends heavily on suspension of disbelief.
Quiz review: British miniseries on SonyLIV punctures the myth of meritocracy and game shows
The three-part dramatisation of a British game show scandal is worth watching, even if it has no answer for its million-dollar question.
Dark Waters, Mark Ruffalo's legal thriller on SonyLIV, correlates heroism with tenacity
Dark Waters argues that heroism is not merely a moment when one person rises up to do the right thing.
The Friday List: From a virtual Harry Potter festival to Sushant Singh Rajput's posthumous release Dil Bechara, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Ram Gopal Varma's Pawan Kalyan film, Bandish Bandits, Kunal Kemmu's Lootcase: Trailers this week
Ram Gopal Varma shared the trailer of his new film Powerstar, reportedly a satire based on actor Pawan Kalyan
Aarya, Bhonsle, Pushpavalli season 2, Thappad: Best Hindi films and series of 2020 so far
2020 is the year no one asked for. If there has been a ray of sunshine, it is the variety of quality content it has offered, including Aarya and Thappad.
On Becoming a God in Central Florida review: Kirsten Dunst raucously dismantles sandcastle of the American Dream
In the show On Becoming a God in Central Florida revolves, a single mother resolves to take down a marketing company responsible for her family's downfall.
Bhonsle director Devashish Makhija on making films on the marginalised: Never been interested in status quo
As Bhonsle releases on SonyLIV, Devashish Makhija talks about directing Manoj Bajpayee in a feature film, and his relationship with Mumbai as an outsider.
Bhonsle movie review: Devashish Makhija's fascinating character study is enriched by Manoj Bajpayee’s performance
Bhonsle is a sombre, little film with tempered ambition and a strong backbone.
Sony LIV's Kadakh, ZEE5's Lalbazaar, Netflix, Eurovision Song Contest, Amazon's Hanna 2: Trailers This Week
Will Ferrel and Rachel McAdams form a singing duo ‘Fire Saga’ and take on world class bands in an international singing competition, Eurovision
Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 12 registration process goes virtual: Here's how you can apply for the show
The audition process for Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 has been divided into four parts – registration, screening, online audition and personal interview.
NODWIN, SonyLIV partner up to live stream The International 2019 Dota 2 esports tournament in India
The International 2019 will be the first global esports tournament that is broadcasted on a national platform.
SonyLIV wants to be an OTT gaming destination with exclusive show-based games
SonyLIV is scaling up its portfolio with Multiplayer Video Quiz and Augmented Reality-enabled formats
ErosNow is the most engaging OTT platform in India with 68 percent of daily users
Jio is the most preferred network among OTT users in India, followed by Airtel and Vodafone-Idea.
India to be among top-10 media and entertainment markets by 2021 in terms of absolute numbers: Study
The country's per capita media and entertainment spending is likely to be capped at $32 or Rs 2,080 by 2021, the study noted