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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.”
Gaming
Formula 1 and Mumbai Falcons launch India’s first official F1 sim racing championship
Nationwide competition creates pathway from virtual racing to pro motorsport
MUMBAI: Formula 1 has teamed up with Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited to launch India’s first officially sanctioned F1 sim racing competition, marking a new step in the country’s growing motorsport ecosystem.
The championship, titled F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026, will offer a structured national platform for sim racers, with participants competing on the official F1 25 across multiple stages. The competition will begin with online qualifiers, followed by city-based simulator rounds, before culminating in a national final in Mumbai this November.
Open to players across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox, registrations for the event will begin on 30 April via the Mumbai Falcons app. The format mirrors real-world racing, featuring official circuits, team liveries and competitive structures aligned with the global series.
Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan said the initiative arrives at a time when interest in the sport is surging in India, adding that a structured sim racing platform could help identify and nurture the next generation of talent.
Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited managing director Ameet Gadhoke noted that the championship aligns with the team’s long-term goal of building a strong motorsport pipeline in the country and placing Indian talent on the global stage.
The launch also reflects broader momentum in esports, especially after its recognition under India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. By bridging gaming and real-world racing, the initiative aims to offer aspiring drivers a credible entry point into professional motorsport.
With interest in Formula 1 steadily rising and conversations around its return to India gaining pace, the new championship could become a proving ground for future racing stars.
