Kahaniya began as an experiment in 2016, founded by Pallav Bajjuri, who had returned to Hyderabad after completing his Masters in Computer Science Engineering from the US. The idea was inspired by the Canada-based portal Wattpad and tweaked for India.
While the online onslaught has widened, India’s cinema industry isn’t planning to start lowering its curtains for good. A survey by researcher Ormax Media showed 82% missed going to theaters a lot during the lockdown.
Exclusive: Metrograph Digital will kick off this week with Metrograph Live Screenings, which are designed to feel like an in-theater experience.
With multiplexes playing films with subtitles, dubbed films and OTT platforms bridging the language gap and familiarising audiences with stars from different industries, actors have nothing to lose by acting in various languages if their salary requirements are also being met.
The standoffs, of course, revolve around money. More than that, the distribution disputes are about long-term strategic access to rapidly growing streaming-first audiences, as well as advertising inventory.
Recently, ShemarooMe launched ShemarooMe Box Office under which the platform will release new films and viewers can watch it after paying tickets for the film, which will be available on both ShemarooMe and BookMyShow.
The award is being conferred on him posthumously for his great contribution to the Indian animation industry as well as the entertainment industry.
The company is structured to assist productions keep up with fast-changing safety protocols and to manage the risks associated with filming.
Certain theaters in the world's second-largest moviegoing market can reopen on July 20.
The Tamil voiceover for this show is lent by Gautham Vasudev Menon who is donning the hat of a narrator for the first time.