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Popular web series – Hello returns with Season 3 on popular demand
MUMBAI: Rejoice hoichoi fans! One of their top Original shows – Hello, starring eminent actors Raima Sen, Priyanka Sarkar and Joy Sengupta in lead roles will be returning with its 3rd season sooner than fans expected.
The first season of Hello started streaming in September 2017, and it was hoichoi’s first Original content to start streaming on the app and website. After continuous requests from fans for the next season, hoichoi lavishly announced on their first birthday on 20th September 2018 that they will be renewing the Hello for a 2nd season, which will start streaming around end of December.
With tons of anticipation and presumption, fans waited eagerly to see how season 2 will progress. Judging from the immense positive response which poured in, hoichoi can humbly retort that they were not disappointed. However, the audience worried that they would again have to wait for another year to be treated to this drama-thriller. hoichoi decided to break all shackles and proclaim their return with the season 3 of Hello as soon as Puja 2019!
Co-Founder of hoichoi & SVF, Mahendra Soni stated “As storytellers, creators and distributors of the best of Bengali entertainment content, our primary mission of hoichoi is to provide quality content. Hello is one of our best Originals which is also an audience favourite. Even though we wish to experiment and want to churn out new kind of shows and films for the customers to consume, the continuation of a classic-drama story which resonated to them, has to be replenished.”
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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.
