Netflix India to release 17 new Indian movies and shows.
With the uncertain future of the cinemas, producers of many films decide to release their films directly on streaming giant Netflix India, to not incur losses.
On Thursday, streaming giant Netflix announced the release of 17 movies and shows in the next few months. After rivals Disney+Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and others announced several films’ release on their platforms, Netflix India has announced green lighting 17 movies and shows. After four months since shutting of the cinemas, producers have had to look out for options so that their films can get a proper release, can reach its audience, and try to recover the huge losses that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The only source of entertainment in the country during those four months was Over The Top (OTT) platforms. OTT platforms emerged as a favorite choice for both the producers and the viewers to keep consuming the Indian Cinema and shows.
17 movies and shows to stream on Netflix:
Netflix India has signed off 17 projects to be released on its streaming platform, with some of the highly anticipated films like Abhishek Bachchan-Rajkummar Rao starrer Ludo, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, Bombay Rose & Jhanvi Kapoor’s Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, along with the release of Mira Nair’s next titled ‘A Suitable Boy’ which stars Tabu and Ishaan and is based on Vikram Seth’s novel.
Netflix India aiming for diverse genre films:
Monika Shergill, VP-Content of Netflix India stated that the new crop of films and shows are of different genres and said,” Gunjan Saxena is different from Raat Akeli Hai, which is a thriller. There are interesting releases such as Masaba Masaba, AK Vs AK, and Tribhanga – Tedhi Medi Crazy that features Kajol. It is going to be a packed calendar for us as these Indian titles are scheduled to release along with our international ones(films).”
