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SonyLIV to premiere ‘Your Honor S2’ on 19 November
Mumbai: SonyLIV’s first original series “Your Honor” is returning with a second season on 19 November. “Your Honor Season 2” is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Sphereorigins.
Directed by E Niwas, the second season of the show will feature Gulshan Grover and Mahie Gill who face off against Jimmy Sheirgill. “Your Honor has been an enthralling experience overall. The experience in season 1 was exceptional and this season will be even more exciting with the ultimate face-off against Gulshan Grover,” said Sheirgill.
“Content is blooming on OTT, and it feels great to be a part of the second season of such a popular show on SonyLIV. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing the character of a businessman who also is a powerful gang lord,” said actor Gulshan Grover.
The show is an official adaptation of the Israeli series “Kvodo,” produced by yesTV & Koda communications. The ensemble cast also features Mita Vashisht, Suhasini Mulay, Richa Pallod, Pulkit Makol in pivotal roles. “Your Honor season 2 is an intricately-layered story, exploring the complex issues of conflict between loyalties towards one’s own blood and towards justice. The new rivalry between Bishan Khosla and the underworld is surely going to be an entertaining and thrilling experience for the viewers,” said director E Niwas.
“Your Honor being the first series on SonyLIV 2.0, it feels great to come full circle with season 2. With talented additions to the cast, the show gets interesting twists and promises to be even more gripping,” said Sony Pictures Networks India head of content for Sony Entertainment Television and SonyLIV Ashish Golwalkar.
“At Applause, it gives us immense pleasure to work together with SonyLIV and Your Honor being the first series of 2.0 makes this alliance even more special. E Niwas along with such dazzling actors bring alive a thrilling season 2 of the series. We aim to continue entertaining our audience and hope to reach a far wider audience with Your Honor 2 on SonyLIV,” said Applause Entertainment chief executive officer Sameer Nair.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
