Netflix Partners with Bollywood for 10 Original Films in India

The streaming giant Netflix has announced 10 new originals movies to be made in India. Netflix came to India in 2016, and since then it has been one of the largest widely streamed and talked about streaming services. Its contents have been appreciated by audiences and critics alike. Previously it has contributed movies like ‘Love Per Square-foot’, ‘Lust Stories’. Among TV Shows, ‘Sacred Games’ became the most popular series.

In 2007 Netflix started its streaming services, along with DVD and Blu-Ray’s rental. It gained its international reach in 2010 when it made streaming available in Canada, later in, Latin America and the Caribbean. From 2012, Netflix started producing and distributing TV Shows and movie of original content. In February, this year, Netflix won 3 Academy Awards, making the streaming giant more prominent in the global scenario. Launched in 2016, it grew into a massive streaming platform in few months, releasing 7 originals films and 5 TV Shows in 3 years. Netflix has 3 million viewers in India, and wishes to increase it by March.

According to reports, the company is in talks with directors and producers of Bollywood. Among the production companies are, Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chilies Entertainment, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwala’s RSVP are noted. Netflix will be collaborating with directors like, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee, for ‘Ghost Stories’, based on short horror stories. Actor Producer, Anushka Sharma will be producing ‘Bulbul’ on Netflix, under the banner of Clean Slate Films. KJo’s company’s digital arm is said to make ‘Guilty’ for Netflix. On the other hand, Farah Khan will also be producing ‘Mrs. Serial Killer’. Another film by Sooni Taraporewala, titled as ‘Yeh Ballet’ will be based on the story of two boys who discovered Ballet. A film based on female infanticide, named as ‘Kaal Khusi’ will be directed by Terrie Samundra. The original films are expected to release between April and December 2020. 

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