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India's Mumbai, January 2: 2023 has an excellent slate of projects and series in the works, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of their favourites on OTT platforms.


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While a few new series are planned for this year, the most will return with a follow-up. Check out the year's most eagerly awaited OTT shows.


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Fans of Squid Game are happy that the series has been renewed, even if it is unclear whether it will premiere this year or in 2014. In June 2022, the teaser for the Netflix series was made public.


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The third season of the show will premiere on Amazon Prime Video later this year; the show's release date has yet to be announced.


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'Guns & Gulaabs,' created, directed, and produced by Raj and DK, will reportedly star Rajkummar Rao and Dulquer Salmaan in the lead roles. The final streaming date has yet to be announced by Netflix.


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On February 9, your favourite psychological suspense film "You" will return to Netflix. The streamer officially announced that Part 1 of the season would now air on February 9 and Part 2 would follow one month later on March 9.


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The hit Zoya Akhtar show was extremely well received by the audience, and according to reports, the lead actor Sobhita Dhulipala has begun dubbing for the second season of the show. The creators have yet to announce a release date, but it is expected that the show will be available on Amazon Prime this year.


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The show, which stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Shweta Tripathi, Anchal Singh, and Saurabh Shukla, has a huge fan base. Fans are eagerly awaiting Season 2, and while the release date has yet to be confirmed by Netflix, the second season is expected to be released this year.


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The shoot for 'Mirzapur' was completed last month, and fans have been clamouring for an official release date announcement.


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Shahid Kapoor will make his OTT debut in the series. In the show, he will appear alongside South actor Vijay Sethupathi. It will only be available on Amazon Prime.






Mumbai [India], December 22: Actors Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh's acclaimed drama series 'Rocket Boys' was on an award-winning spree at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2022 on Wednesday night.

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Jim Sarbh won Best Actor, Drama, Critics - Male award for his performance in the series. The director, Abhay Pannu received the Best Director, Series award for the acclaimed series. Apart from these, the series also received the Best Series, Best VFX-Series, Best Production Design - Series, Best Screenplay-Series, Best Costume Design- Series, and Best Cinematographer-Series awards. Helmed by Abhay Pannu, the period drama series starred Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Regina Cassandra and Saba Azad in the lead roles and received a massive response from the audience.

The series premiered exclusively on the OTT platform Sony Liv in February 2022. Makers of the 'Rocket Boys' unveiled the teaser for the second season of the show in August, this year. However, the official release date of Season 2 is still awaited. Meanwhile, Sarbh was recently seen in the drama series 'Four More Shots Please, Season 3', alongside Maanvi Gagroo, Bani J, Kirti Kulhari and Sayani Gupta which garnered a decent response from the audience.

Ishwak Singh will be seen in upcoming spy thriller 'Berlin' opposite actor Aparshakti Khurana. The official release date of the film is still awaited.



Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 5: Theatre owners in Kerala have laid out brand new terms and conditions for filmmakers who wish to release their films on OTT platforms after their theatrical run.


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Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK), the organisation of theatre owners in the state, recently announced their refusal to cooperate with crew members of films released on OTT platforms before a 42-day run in cinema halls.

"This is applicable for movies releasing from January 1," he added.

Vijayakumar also revealed that the dispute with Hollywood biggie 'Avatar 2' is resolved, confirming the film's release in the state. "We have decided to pay 55 per cent collection share in the first two weeks. We have also decided not to give publicity contribution and 3D share to Avatar 2 movies and the crew of that movie agreed that," he said. 'Avatar: The Way of Water' stars Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Kate Winslet. It is helmed by James Cameron. 20th Century Studios India will release 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam on December 16, 2022.




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