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ShemarooMe Celebrates the Golden Era of Bollywood at a star-studded evening
Mumbai: Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, India’s leading content powerhouse, offers high quality content and services to customers in more than 30 countries and has been associated with Bollywood and its legacy for more than 5 decades now. To revisit the golden era again and celebrate the magic of Hindi cinema, ShemarooMe today announces the launch of their chat show – ’Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ with a young and innovative twist. The format of the show is designed and presented by ShemarooMe to get the best of the yester years under one roof and reminiscence about the power Bollywood classics still hold in today’s day and age of cinema. ShemarooMe is a latest over the top (OTT) video streaming service aimed at entertaining the audiences by giving them the power to choose across many genres of content and form of entertainment.
The Golden Era of Hindi cinema got looked back upon with great fondness at an evening hosted by Shemaroo with host of artists from legends from the evergreen era. The yesteryear celebrities seamlessly attracted everyone’s attention with their entertaining, funny and emotional responses during an engaging on-stage chat. The first-of-its-kind Golden Selfie organized by ShemarooMe saw the Living Legends posing together with pious and elegance, that will be etched in audiences’ mind forever.
Shemaroo’s newly launched chat show ‘Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ promises to transport audience to the Golden Era of Bollywood. Komal Nahta has already shot the show with incredible artists like Jeetendra, Jackie Shroff, Javed Akhtar, Shakti Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover, Poonam Dhillon, Sooraj Barjatya, Satish Kaushik, Pyarelal ji, to name a few, sharing many entertaining and unheard tales. A mix of funny anecdotes, emotional turmoil, career obstacles, striking revelations shows the other side of the stars.
Commenting on the occasion, Hiren Gada, CEO, Shemaroo Entertainment said, “Bollywood classic cinema has always been the strength of Shemaroo, and the chat show is an innovation to connect with audiences across all age groups. As we celebrate the golden era in the presence of accomplished Bollywood celebrities, we are delighted to have Komal Nahta join us in our new journey, who has impeccable knowledge about the industry and shares true bond with the stars. Using our experience, we have tried to craft this show, with all our love and passion and our looking forward to receiving the same affection from our audiences.”
Komal Nahta, Ace Trade Analyst, shares his contentment, “It’s an absolute treat for the audience who want to know their favourite stars up, close and personal. I am thankful to Shemaroo to help build this together and present today’s generation and audience of all age groups some of the never-heard-before, fun and entertaining stories by bringing the most celebrated names under one roof from the golden era with ‘Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’. Celebrities have already given star rating to the show and I am sure audience will be craving for more once this goes on air”.
’Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ will go on air soon on ShemarooMe, DTH and all other platforms of Shemaroo.
The show will be available on ShemarooMe and DTH platforms including Tata Sky Classic Cinema, Dish TV evergreen Classics, d2h Evergreen Classics and Airtel Sadabahar Hitz. The show format connects with the millennials and audiences of all age groups. The show will be bringing alive moments connecting new generation with Bollywood’s glorious past that ambitiously retains the value and charisma of the unparallel entertainment seen by Indian audiences.
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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.
