Lara DuttaBhupathi is an Indian actress and winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. Known for her work in Hindi films and series, she has received a Filmfare Award, and was a prominent leading lady in the 2000s.
Saurabh Shukla is a National Award winning Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil and Telugu films. He is famous for his roles in Satya (1998), Nayak: The Real Hero (2001), Yuva (2004), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Barfi! (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Kick (2014), PK (2014), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Raid (2018). He has also worked in a short documentary with Ruth Agnihotri and Rachael Agnihotri in Goa.
Ruchi Narain is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer widely known as the writer for the critically acclaimed film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003). She has also directed films like Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005), Hanuman: Da' Damdaar (2017) and Netflix original film Guilty (2020).
Disney+ Hotstar is an Indian subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company India and operated by Disney Streaming, Disney Entertainment both division Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, featuring domestic Indian film, television and sport content for India itself and its worldwide diaspora. It also includes imported content and serves Southeast Asia as well.
Prerana "Rinku" Mahadeo Rajguru is an Indian actress primarily working in Marathi language films, best known for her role in the film Sairat for which she won a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards Marathi.
Vikram Singh Chauhan is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with Qubool Hai portraying Imran Qureshi in 2013. He is best known for his portrayal of Atharv Vashisht in Jaana Na Dil Se Door, Vyom Bedi in Ek Deewaana Tha and Aman Khan in Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!.
Manasu Mallige is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh and Akash Chawla. The film, a remake of Nagraj Manjule's Marathi film Sairat (2016), features Rinku Rajguru, reprising her role from the original, and Nishanth (Nataraj). The original soundtrack by Ajay–Atul has been re-used with Kannada lyrics, the cinematography is by Manohar Joshi.
Aschhe Abar Shabor is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2016 film Eagoler Chokh and the third installment in the Goenda Shabor film series. The film released on 19 January 2018. It is based on Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo, a story written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
Taher Shabbir Mithaiwala is an Indian actor who is known for his portrayal of Viraj Singh Rathore in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins and Arshad Habib in Bepannah.
Criminal Justice is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller legal drama web series for Hotstar Specials, based on the 2008 British television series of the same name, written by Shridhar Raghavan and was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht in lead roles, the storyline follows the life of individuals on a gut-wrenching journey through the criminal justice system.
Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, headed by Sameer Nair is a media, content and IP creation studio.
Hostages is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series for Hotstar Specials, which is an official remake of an Israeli series of the same name. Written by Nisarg Mehta, Shiva Bajpai and Mayukh Ghosh, the series is directed by Sudhir Mishra. Starring Tisca Chopra, Ronit Roy, Parvin Dabas, Aashim Gulati, Mohan Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, with Malhaar Rathod, Sharad Joshi, Aashim Gulati, Surya Sharma and Anangsha Biswas in supporting roles. The series is about a renowned surgeon who is scheduled for a routine operation on the chief minister was ordered to assassinate him in the process, in order to save family being captivated.
Special Ops is an Indian Hindi-language action espionage thriller web series for Hotstar Specials created and directed by Neeraj Pandey, with Shivam Nair serving the credits for co-direction. Pandey also produced the series under his Friday Storytellers, a division of his production house, for providing content to the digital medium. It stars Kay Kay Menon as Himmat Singh, a member of Research and Analysis Wing, forms a team of five agents, in order to track down a person, who is the mastermind of the terror attacks which took place in India.
The Empire is an Indian period drama streaming television series created by Nikkhil Advani and directed by Mitakshara Kumar based on the novel series Empire of the Moghul by Alex Rutherford for Disney+ Hotstar. The series was premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 27 August 2021.
Aarya is an Indian crime-thriller drama streaming television series on Disney+ Hotstar, co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series, with Vinod Rawat, serving as the co-director. Produced by Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group, it stars Sushmita Sen in the titular role and is based on the Dutch drama series Penoza. The series is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder. Recently, the show has been nominated for International Emmy Awards for best Drama series.
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is an Indian Hindi-language legal drama web series for Hotstar Specials written by Apurva Asrani and directed by Rohan Sippy and Arjun Mukerjee. The series stars Pankaj Tripathi, Kirti Kulhari, Jisshu Sengupta and Khushboo Atre, and was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 24 December 2020.
Grahan is an Indian Hindi crime drama streaming web television series created by Shailendra Kumar Jha and directed by Ranjan Chandel for Hotstar based on the book Chaurasi by Satya Vyas. The series stars Pawan Malhotra, Zoya Hussain, Anshumaan Pushkar and Wamiqa Gabbi. The series was premiered on Hotstar on June 24, 2021.
A Thursday is a 2022 Indian Hindi vigilante thriller film written and directed by Behzad Khambata. The film, produced by RSVP Movies, and stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, and Karanvir Sharma. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 17 February 2022. The film received mixed reviews, but Gautam's performance was praised.
Kaagar is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language Romantic political thriller film directed by Makarand Mane and produced by Viacom18 Studios and Udaharnarth Nirmit in association with Bahuroopi Productions. The film starring Rinku Rajguru, Shashank Shende, Shubhankar Tawde. It was theatrically released on 26 April 2019.
Kaala is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller television series created and directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Bejoy Nambiar under the banner of T-Series Films, it deals with reverse hawala and stars Avinash Tiwary, Rohan Vinod Mehra, Nivetha Pethuraj, Taher Shabbir and Hiten Tejwani. It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar.
