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Fauda S4 to premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

Fauda S4 will premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will travel to IFFI for the premiere with episode 1.


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The series which launches globally on Netflix in 2023, *will have its premiere at the festival in a star studded gala event on Sunday, November 27th.

Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff said: “We’re so excited to come to India for the Asian premiere of Fauda Season 4. It's incredible that this story has resonated so strongly with fans in India and we really appreciate all the love and support over the last four seasons. We can’t wait to see the reaction for Season 4.”

While appreciating the initiative, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government Of India, Mr. Anurag Thakur, said," There's no secret to making an artistic endeavour successful. At the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), unique stories in diverse languages, from all regions, ethnicity, and cultures are honoured and celebrated. With OTT coming forward to premiere and feature their content at the festival, our endeavour to offer fresh narratives, creative ideas and new perspectives into the world bear fruits. We have an effective audio-visual treaty with Israel and that makes us more than happy to host the internationally renowned stars of the region at the 53rd IFFI this year!"

Fauda Season 4 sees the story move beyond Israel where Doron (Lior Raz) is in pursuit of a threat that has him crossing continents in his most dangerous mission yet.

India is one of the top 20 countries where Israeli content is most watched by Netflix members, and Israeli stories are globally popular with 90% of viewers Fauda (S1-S3) coming from outside Israel.

Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will also take part in a fireside chat on “Storytelling in The Era of Global Entertainment” with actor Rajkumar Rao most recently seen in Netflix film Monica, O My Darling and Monika Shergill, VP of Content Netflix India.

The global success of Fauda in India highlights how Netflix brings local stories to global audiences. Netflix will also premiere Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Qala and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio at the festival.



Neeraj Pandey announces his new cop drama 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'

Mumbai [India], October 26: Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, who is best known for his projects like 'A Wednesday' and 'Special 26', is all set to come up with a new project titled 'Khakee: The Bihar Chapter'


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The crime series, which will be out on Netflix, follows the epic tussle between two men on both sides of the law -- one a dreaded gang lord and the other a fiercely upright Indian Police Service officer Amit Lodha.

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Karan Tacker, Avinash Tiwary, Ashutosh Rana, Ravi Kishan, Anup Soni, Jatin Sarna, Nikita Dutta, Abhimanyu Singh, Aishwarya Sushmita and Shraddha Das will headline 'Khakee'. Speaking about his collaboration with Netflix and his upcoming series, Neeraj Pandey said "As an admirer of the platform which stands for such diversity in content and formats, I am elated to announce Friday Storytellers's Partnership with Netflix with our upcoming series 'Khakee-The Bihar Chapter'. This cop and crime thriller, set in the early 2000s, from the heartland of Bihar is a big story which we have been wanting to create and share for sometime and through the directorial lens of Bhav Dhulia and the production expertise of my partner Shital Bhatia, we have endeavoured to bring the flavour alive with the tonality and treatment. Shot in extreme trying circumstances at Jharkhand and Bihar across multiple Covid waves, it boasts of a talented ensemble depicting strong characters which we hope will resonate with the local and the global Netflix audiences"

Monika Shergill, VP-Content, Netflix India, said "We are excited to bring one of India's best storytellers, Neeraj Pandey on Netflix with his powerful crime drama series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter.A thrilling true story of the rise of a dreaded criminal and a determined cop, Neeraj will take the audiences in India and across the world on an intense and unparalleled journey through Bihar."

More details regarding the project are awaited.


Princess Diana's fatal car crash will not be shown in season 6 of Netflix's 'The Crown'

Washington [US], October 20: Season 6 of the Netflix show 'The Crown', which is being currently filmed, will not be showing Princess Diana's car crash that ultimately ended her life.


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Deadline has confirmed that the collision would not be re-created for the series. The outlet shared that in a statement released to The Sun, Netflix said, "The exact moment of the crash impact will not be shown." News that the streamer opted out of shooting the fatal car crash comes as a source told Deadline that production was "on edge" over re-creating the scene of Diana's death, which occurs during the timeline of the sixth season of Netflix's Emmy-winning drama series.

Season 5 of the series will be available starting November 9 on Netflix. "We've been dreading getting to this point. The countdown is two weeks and while we're calmly carrying on it's fair to acknowledge that there's a certain anxiety; a palpable sense of being slightly on edge. I mean, there's bombshell sensitivity surrounding this one," a source on the production told Deadline. Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed died on August 31, 1997, in a car crash at the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. They were passengers in the car, while Henri Paul drove the vehicle.

The production source had informed Deadline that the actual crash would not be filmed for 'The Crown' but that the series would chronicle the events that happened before and after the collision.


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