‘Taj – Reign of Revenge’: ZEE5 announces second season of Mughal succession series

‘Taj – Reign of Revenge’: ZEE5 announces second season of Mughal succession series

Naseeruddin Shah in the trailer of ‘Taj – Reign of Revenge’ Streaming platform ZEE5 has announced the second season of their historical drama series, Taj: Divided By Blood. Titled Taj – Reign of Revenge, the new season will premiere on May 12 with new episodes dropping every Friday, the makers revealed in a communiqué. The […]

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‘Mrs Undercover’: Radhika Apte turns spy in ZEE5 film

‘Mrs Undercover’: Radhika Apte turns spy in ZEE5 film

Streaming platform ZEE5 on Wednesday announced its next original film Mrs. Undercover featuring Radhika Apte. Billed as a spy comedy, the movie will present the actor in a never-seen-before avatar as a housewife and an undercover agent fighting off many bad men and patriarchal notions. Written and directed by debutante Anushree Mehta, Mrs. Undercover is […]

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Taj: Divided by Blood series review: Naseeruddin Shah lords over a weary epic

Taj: Divided by Blood series review: Naseeruddin Shah lords over a weary epic

Naseeruddin Shah in a still from ‘Taj: Divided by Blood’ | Photo Credit: ZEE5 Perhaps the best cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear is Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 epic Ran. The film’s title, explains Donald Richie in his book on Kurosawa, carries multiple meanings, ranging from ‘turmoil’ and ‘chaos’ to ‘rebellion’. “It was perhaps a combination of […]

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‘The Broken News’: Sonali Bendre, Jaideep Ahlawat to return for second season 

‘The Broken News’: Sonali Bendre, Jaideep Ahlawat to return for second season 

Sonali Bendre runs the newsroom in ‘The Broken News’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement ZEE5 in collaboration with BBC Studios India has announced the second season of their 2022 series, The Broken News. Sonali Bendre and Jaideep Ahlawat are returning to cast along with Shriya Pilgaonkar.  The Broken News follows the rivalry between two ideologically […]

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After movies, streaming platforms set to offer more web series in Tamil

After movies, streaming platforms set to offer more web series in Tamil

Posters of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, ‘RRR’, and ‘Beast’ | Photo Credit: BookMyShow Apart from releasing Tamil movies, Over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms have churned out more interesting web series in regional languages during 2022. Amazon Prime Video released its first long-format scripted Tamil original Suzhal – The Vortex, written and created by the renowned filmmaker […]

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Madhur Bhadarkar to direct ‘India Lockdown’ for streamer ZEE5

Madhur Bhadarkar to direct ‘India Lockdown’ for streamer ZEE5

Inspired by true events, the film will depict four parallel stories and the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of India Inspired by true events, the film will depict four parallel stories and the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of India Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar will be tackling a hard-hitting subject […]

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‘Maa Neella Tank’ series review: The countryside story featuring Sushanth and Priya Anand needed a better script

‘Maa Neella Tank’ series review: The countryside story featuring Sushanth and Priya Anand needed a better script

Sushanth, Priya Anand and Sudarshan hold together this Telugu rural social satire that needed a better script Sushanth, Priya Anand and Sudarshan hold together this Telugu rural social satire that needed a better script Lakshmi Sowjanya who directed the Telugu rom-com Varudu Kaavalenu takes a rural detour with the Telugu web series Maa Neella Tank […]

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Streaming platform ZEE5 announces slate of over 80 titles for 2022

Streaming platform ZEE5 announces slate of over 80 titles for 2022

Some of the upcoming titles include ‘TAJ,’ ‘Duranga’ and ‘Paper Rocket’ among others Some of the upcoming titles include ‘TAJ,’ ‘Duranga’ and ‘Paper Rocket’ among others Streaming platform ZEE5 has unveiled their content slate for 2022 with over 80 titles spanning across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Bengali. The slate encompasses original shows and movies […]

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