ROMANTIC REUNION
India’s Zee Studios has set a late November theatrical launch for “Dhadak 2,” a romance movie difficult societal norms.
The movie is a sequel to Nagraj Manjule’s 2016 Marathi-language hit “Dhadak,” that was itself a Hindi remake of the Marathi movie “Sairat.” The 2016 title starred Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor, in addition to the late Sridevi. “Dhadak 2” relies on Mari Selvaraj’s 2018 Tamil-language hit “Pariyerum Perumal.”
The new movie is directed by Shazia Iqbal (Prime Video’s “Love Storiyaan”) and stars Siddhant Chaturvedi (“Kho Gaye Hum Kahan”) and Triptii Dimri (“Animal”) in lead roles. Plot particulars had been scarce, although Zee teased it with the logline: [the film] “explores barriers of class and status stitched in the minds of societies, underscoring a narrative of love that can never be fulfilled. Or can it?”
Production is by Zee Studios, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, and Cloud 9 Pictures and is slated for launch on Nov. 22, 2024, a slot that falls neatly between Diwali and Christmas.
Watch the teaser right here:
CALLING HER BLUFF
Production is about to begin imminently in Australia on “The Bluff,” a Nineteenth-century-set movie a few feminine pirate who should defend her household as the implications of her previous meet up with her. It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban and is being produced by AGBO for Amazon’s Prime Video service.
The Bluff’ is about to be directed by Frank E. Flowers, who additionally co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Ballarini.
The producers embody Chopra Jonas, AGBO’s Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco, Cinestar Pictures’ Cisely Saldana and Mariel Saldana.
‘The Bluff’ is the second collaboration between Chopra-Jonas, AGBO and Amazon MGM Studios, following the multinational crime motion collection “Citadel.”
Chopra Jonas posted Instagram photos of herself and her daughter arriving Down Under for the beginning of manufacturing.
GIVING A FIG
Australia’s Sharmill Films is to provide a theatrical launch to “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” the Cannes Special Award- and FIPRESCI Award-winning movie by Iran’s Mohammad Rasoulof. The director was not permitted to go away his dwelling nation, however did so anyway to attend the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his image.
Dubai-based pay-TV and streamer OSN has renewed its multi-year partnership with Warner Bros underneath an expanded deal that may convey all new first-run Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures motion pictures solely to its OSN+ streamer and OSNTV prospects throughout the Middle East and North African (MENA) area.
REUPPING
Dubai-based pay-TV and streamer OSN has renewed its multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. underneath an expanded deal that may convey all new first-run Max Originals and Warner Bros. Pictures motion pictures solely to its OSN+ streamer and OSNTV prospects throughout the Middle East and North African (MENA) area.
OSN subscribers will now have entry to Warner Bros. Pictures’ movie catalogue and unique Pay 1 options in MENA following their theatrical and residential leisure runs. High-profile titles embody “Barbie”; “Wonka”; “Dune: Part Two” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” in addition to upcoming Max Originals “Dune: Prophecy” and “The Penguin.”
Joe Kawkabani, group CEO at OSN commented: “Today we strengthen our longstanding partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery with yet another exclusive deal that will further expand OSN+ and OSNtv’s content libraries and bring the studio’s biggest global films and new Max Originals to our platforms first.”
SIGNING
Aneet Padda
Aneet Padda
Aneet Padda, star of Prime Video collection “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” has been signed by main Indian studio Yash Raj Films for a three-film deal, Variety understands. Padda is one in every of 4 rising skills who’re bing launched in movies by studio head Aditya Chopra.
OSN REUPS WITH WARNER BROS.