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SonyLIV celebrates the season of love this valentine’s day
MUMBAI: ‘There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved’.
Valentine’s Day is a serious affair for couples in love. India’s first premium video on demand (VOD) service, SonyLIV, is all set to bring an exciting line up this Valentine’s Day. The OTT platform is giving a chance to its viewers to be engrossed in the season of love through movies, web originals, short films and romantic songs streaming live on the platform.
Valentine’s Day is an excuse to binge watch your favourite movies with your loved ones making the entire experience worthwhile. SonyLIV is playing cupid by bringing non-stop romantic drama and captivating experiences for its viewers with movies like Aashiqui 2, Ram amongst others. But why stop there, SonyLIV keeps you on the edge of your seat with some web originals that will make you binge watch romantic series like Lovebytes, Married Woman Diaries, The Good vibes, The Big Bong connection to name a few. SonyLIV even brings to its viewer’s short romantic films like Gulmohar, Guzaarish, Us & Them, Ansuni amongst others. How can a V’Day be complete without SonyLIV?
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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.
