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Bhumi Pednekar in 'Daldal'
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‘Daldal’ Series Review: Bhumi Pednekar In A Corny Crime Thriller That Loses Its Way 

The 7-episode series suffers from the women-written-by-men syndrome

BY Rahul Desai
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
Emraan Hashmi in 'Taskaree'
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‘Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web’ Series Review: New Wine In An Old Bottle

Starring Emraan Hashmi, the Neeraj Pandey-helmed series falls into old habits despite exploring uncharted territory.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'Freedom At Midnight'
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‘Freedom At Midnight’ Season 2 Series Review: The Historical Drama We Deserve — and Need

The second season of Nikkhil Advani’s ambitious dive into Partition-era politics is bigger, smarter, fuller and fuelled by a terrific cast.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from ‘LBW: Love Beyond Wicket’
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‘LBW: Love Beyond Wicket’ Series Review: The Unlikely Comforts of TV-Serial Storytelling

The first four episodes of this sports drama revolve around a fading cricket academy and its overfamiliar faces.

BY Rahul Desai
Stills from 'Black Warrant', 'Paatal Lok' and 'Black White & Gray'
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The Best Hindi Streaming Shows of 2025

From blistering crime thrillers and inventive “shockumentaries” to sincere sports dramas, these Hindi series proved that streaming remains the home of India’s boldest, most ambitious storytelling.

BY Suchin Mehrotra
Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Executive Director of PVR INOX
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PVR INOX’s Sanjeev Kumar Bijli on Falling Footfalls, OTT Windows and Why Ticket Prices Aren’t the Problem

As filmmakers blame soaring ticket prices and ad overload for dwindling audiences, the PVR Inox executive director argues the real issue is content—not cost.

BY Suchin Mehrotra
Madhuri Dixit in 'Mrs Deshpande'
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‘Mrs. Deshpande’ Series Review: A Sanitised and Domesticated Serial Killer Drama

Madhuri Dixit stars in a stagey crime thriller that unfolds in a hurry.

BY Rahul Desai
A still from 'The Great Shamsuddin Family'
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'The Great Shamsuddin Family' Movie Review: Home Truths and a Fun Ensemble

Two generations of a Muslim family hold the peace—barely—in Anusha Rizvi's sweetly drawn directorial return.

BY Shilajit Mitra
Stills of Ranveer Singh in 'Dhurandhar'; Pankaj Tripathi
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Lights, Camera, Scoop: 'Dhurandhar' Scripts Box-Office History; Pankaj Tripathi Greenlights 'Perfect Family' Sequel

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

BY Team THR India
Huma Qureshi
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Huma Qureshi on Advice She’s Glad She Ignored : 'So Many People Told Me Don’t Do OTT... Because Everyone Will Think You Don’t Have a Film'

The actor revisits the advice that nearly steered her away from streaming, the breakout she never saw coming, and the quiet rise of 'Maharani' into becoming one of SonyLIV’s biggest successes.

BY Team THR India
Sayani Gupta and Huma Qureshi in a still from the latest season of 'Delhi Crime'.
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2025 in Indian Streaming: A Year of Mixed Triumphs, Bold Beginnings and Stalling Sequels

As we head into the new year, it’s not a race against time. It’s still safe to say that the cream of Hindi cinema is found in the long-format space. The movies may be faltering and stuck in a herd-mentality loop, but the shows keep the flag flying — whatever that flag may look like today.

BY Rahul Desai
Radhika Apte in a still from 'Saali Mohabbat'
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Radhika Apte on 'Saali Mohabbat' and the State of Indian Theatres Today: 'It’s Chaos And It’s Noise'

Radhika Apte returns with 'Saali Mohabbat' and a clear-eyed critique of an industry addicted to noise, speed and spectacle.

BY Anushka Halve
A still from 'Perfect Family'
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‘Perfect Family’ Series Review: A Therapeutic, Well-Acted Portrait of Dysfunctional Familyhood

The 8-episode drama, streaming on YouTube, is imperfect but compelling enough to subvert a preachy genre

BY Rahul Desai
'Delhi Crime' on Netflix
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‘Delhi Crime Season 3’ Series Review: Third Time’s Not A Charm

Netflix’s banner crime thriller comes undone in a season that lacks rhythm and identity

BY Rahul Desai
From 'The Game' to 'Two Much,' it’s been an underwhelming month for the Indian streaming space
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Streaming in Session: When India’s OTT Originals Forget to Be Original

A dull month for Indian streaming sees overcooked thrillers, tired remakes and underwhelming chat shows.

BY Rahul Desai
India's OTT space is going through a supposed crisis.
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Lights, Camera, Scoop: A Storm is Brewing Inside India's OTT Space, And Creators Are Privately Sharing Their Grief

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

BY Justin Rao
A still from 'Baramulla'
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‘Baramulla’ Movie Review: Horror Lies In The Eyes of the Beholder

Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s film infuses partisan politics with supernatural horror — and the result is complicated.

BY Rahul Desai
Huma Qureshi in 'Maharani'
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'Maharani' Season 4 Review: Huma Qureshi Confidently Steers The Strongest Season Yet

In its fourth season, 'Maharani' wants to dwell in the realm of rhetoric and not action.

BY Prathyush Parasuraman