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Mumbai, October 13, 2025  — General entertainment channels are sharpening their October slates with high-visibility launches, promos and time-slot reshuffles to ride the festive audience surge. Ekta Kapoor’s supernatural franchise Naagin  dropped a fresh promo signaling the return with Season 7 , while Star Plus  and Colors  lined up weekday dramas to capture early-evening and prime-access bands. Zee, meanwhile, has firmed up a late-October reality premiere to complement its

New Delhi / Pan-India, October 2025  — India’s television and OTT ecosystems are inching closer together, as shown by the launch strategy for the new Mahabharat  series, which marries digital streaming and broadcast television in a first-of-its-kind rollout.  The Mahabharat  reboot, built on advanced AI visual effects and ambitious scale, will make its exclusive digital premiere on WAVES OTT on 25 October 2025 , followed by its telecast on Doordarshan  every Sunday at 11:00 A

New Delhi / Mumbai, October 13, 2025  — At a panel organized under FICCI Frames 2025 , industry experts asserted that OTT platforms have become the connective tissue  between India’s regional and national film industries, enabling stories from smaller languages to find pan-India audiences.  The session titled “Platform Shifts & Uncharted Story-Scapes: New Frontiers of Creativity and Distribution” spotlighted how evolving digital distribution and audience behavior are dissolvi

Mumbai / London, October 8, 2025  — In a landmark announcement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer  declared that three Bollywood films  will be produced in the United Kingdom  starting in early 2026 , signaling a renewed era of Indo-British film collaboration. During his two-day visit to India, Starmer visited Yash Raj Studios  in Mumbai alongside British film delegation members from the British Film Institute , Pinewood Studios , Elstree Studios , and others. The proposed

Chennai / Hyderabad / Kochi, October 2025  — As October unfolds, the South Indian entertainment landscape is lighting up with fresh OTT premieres across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and beyond. These launches highlight the rising ambition of regional creators to go digital and cater not just to local audiences, but to pan-India viewership.   Key OTT Drops Legacy ,  a Tamil drama starring R. Madhavan, Nimisha Sajayan, and Gulshan Devaiah, has unveiled its first look and teased a

New Delhi, October 1, 2025  — As October begins, India’s OTT ecosystem is ready to surprise audiences with a slate of releases ranging from high-action blockbusters to intimate thrillers, all streaming on leading digital platforms. Big Titles Coming to OTT One of the most anticipated is War 2 , starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani. After its theatrical run, the spy thriller is scheduled to stream on Netflix  starting October 9 . The film pits former agent Kabir D

Mumbai, October 1, 2025  — Bollywood is gearing up for a jam-packed October, with a roster of high-stakes releases spanning mythology, romance, comedy, horror, and drama — all timed to ride the festive wave. Key Releases & Star Lineup Kantara: Chapter 1  — Launching October 2, this much-anticipated film by Rishab Shetty ventures deep into folklore and mythic storytelling. The cast includes Shetty himself, Rukmini Vasanth, Gulshan Devaiah, and Jayaram. Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi

Mumbai / Chennai / Hyderabad, September 2025  — In 2025, the line between Bollywood and the South Indian film industries has blurred more than ever, with a wave of collaborations bringing opportunities, but also exposing fundamental challenges.  Rising Trend in Pan-India Partnerships In recent months, several high-profile collaborations have signaled how Bollywood is seeking to tap into South India’s storytelling traditions, technical prowess, and fan bases. Big names from th