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Ranveer Singh in 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge'
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Exclusive | Ranveer Singh, Aditya Dhar’s 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' Moves to JioHotstar After Netflix Debut

'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' is gearing up for a grand release on March 19.

BY Justin Rao
According to Ormax Media’s Top 50 Streaming Originals in India: The 2025 Story, the year’s most-watched streaming originals together amassed over 654 million views
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Top 50 Streaming Originals: Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon MX Player, SonyLIV... Who Won the 2025 OTT Race?

Returning seasons dominated the upper end of the charts, while new originals struggled to break through unless backed by strong branding or star value.

BY Justin Rao
Nakuul Mehta in 'Space Gen: Chandrayaan'
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‘Space Gen: Chandrayaan’ Series Review: Failure to Launch

The TVF series dramatising ISRO’s landmark lunar mission is steeped in a lack of curiosity, craft and wonder

BY Rahul Desai
Posters of 'Kaattaan' and 'Pharma'
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Vijay Sethupathi's 'Kaattaan' and Nivin Pauly's 'Pharma' Headline JioHotstar's South Unbound Slate Launch

Streaming platform JioHotstar unveiled a new slate of exciting southern titles at the platform's South Unbound showcase.

BY Team THR India
Madhuri Dixit in a still from the show
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Amid Deepika Padukone's 8-Hour Shift Debate, Madhuri Dixit Says She Worked for 12 Hours on 'Mrs Deshpande'

Starring Madhuri Dixit, the series is adapted from the French thriller 'La Mante' and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.

BY Team THR India
Madhuri Dixit in 'Mrs Deshpande'
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Madhuri Dixit’s First Look From 'Mrs Deshpande' Revealed

A striking first look sets the stage for Madhuri Dixit’s newest psychological thriller.

BY Team THR India
Konkona Sen Sharma in 'Search: The Naina Murder Case’
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‘Search: The Naina Murder Case’ Series Review: A Crime Drama That Fails Konkona Sen Sharma

The six-episode police procedural suffers from all the symptoms of the Indian Remake Syndrome

BY Rahul Desai
A poster of 'The Trial'
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‘The Trial' Season 2 Series Review: Much Ado About Nothing

This Hindi adaptation of ‘The Good Wife’ starring Kajol continues to be a noisy and reductive assortment of tropes

BY Rahul Desai
The Undertaker might join Salman Khan's 'Bigg Boss'
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WWE Legend The Undertaker and Mike Tyson In Talks To Join Salman Khan's 'Bigg Boss': Reports

Imagine The Undertaker and Mike Tyson battling it out with 'Bigg Boss' contestants over daily chores. It might just happen with the next season.

BY Team THR India
'Salakaar' on JioHotstar
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‘Salakaar’ Series Review: Double the Heroism, Double the Mediocrity in Mouni Roy's Espionage-Thriller

Inspired by real events, 'Salakaar' shows an invincible Indian spymaster humiliating Pakistan across two timelines

BY Rahul Desai
Vijay Sethupathi is reportedly working with Tamil filmmaker Manikandan in 'Muthu Engira Kaatan'
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'Muthu Engira Kaatan': Vijay Sethupathi's Next Is Reportedly A Web Series With Director Manikandan

Manikandan, who rose to fame for his National Film Award-winning film 'Kaaka Muttai' (2014), last directed the acclaimed 'Kadaisi Vivasaayi' (2022)

BY Team THR India
Smriti Irani in a still from 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'
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'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi': Smriti Irani Returns as Tulsi; Says 'It's Not For Nostalgia, But Purpose'

'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' first aired 25 years ago and ran from 2000 to 2008, dominating the number one spot for years.

BY Team THR India
Neeraj Pandey talks about 'Special Ops 2'
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'Special Ops 2' Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey on Mounting His 'Subtle' Spy Universe and Not Splurging on 'Nonsense'

Neeraj Pandey discusses 'Special Ops 2' and the potential for the JioHotstar franchise to be released in cinemas.

BY Justin Rao
Bahul Ramesh; a still from 'Kerala Crime Files: Season 2'
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'Kerala Crime Files' Season 2 | 'Didn't Want The Crime To Be Shown': Writer Bahul Ramesh

Soon after the superhit 'Kishkindha Kaandam', writer Bahul Ramesh finds success again. But this time in the series format.

BY Vishal Menon
A poster of 'Mistry'
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‘Mistry’ Series Review: Ram Kapoor Stars in This Uninspiring Remake of ‘Monk’

Starring Ram Kapoor, the official adaptation of the Emmy-winning ‘Monk’ is incurious and functional

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Criminal Justice: A Family Matter'
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‘Criminal Justice: A Family Matter’ Series Review: Too Much Chatter, Not Enough Matter

The fourth season of the crime drama sacrifices aesthetics at the altar of dime-store entertainment.

BY Rahul Desai
‘Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs’ Series Review
Streaming

‘Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs’ Series Review: Nimrat Kaur (Almost) Saves The Day

A strong cast aside, this royal-family drama fails to reform a popular OTT genre.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Kanneda'
Streaming

‘Kanneda’ Series Review: All Ambition, Little Guile

The eight-episode series struggles to capture the Punjabi immigrant experience in 1990s Canada.

BY Rahul Desai
Between an editor’s cut, a director’s cut, a producer’s cut, and a platform’s cut, something essential to storytelling gets lost — the moment it is treated as a tamed, shapely thing, it loses the wild vitality that makes a story burn
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The Formulaic Future of Indian Streaming: 'Engagement' Points, Unnecessary Deaths And Algorithm-Driven Storytelling

How data-driven storytelling is shaping — and stifling — creativity in India’s streaming industry.

BY Prathyush Parasuraman
Tan France for 'Deli Boys'
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Tan France Talks About Swapping Makeovers for Mayhem in ‘Deli Boys’

In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India, the television personality gets candid about his journey from reality TV to scripted dramedy. 

BY Anushka Halve