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Mukta Arts picks up 26% in Maya Digital Studios
MUMBAI: Subhash Ghai-promoted Mukta Arts has picked up a 26 per cent stake in Maya Digital Studios, an acquisition that would allow the movie production company a presence in computer animation and digital VFX.
“ We have acquired a 26 per cent stake in Maya,” Mukta Arts consultant and advisor Ravi Gupta told Indiantelevision.com.
While refusing to give out financial details of the deal, Gupta said the amount would be paid to the Ketan Mehta-promoted company over six months.
Mukta Arts will nominate one person on the board of Maya Digital Studios. “We will be doing this within two months. And with the deal in place, Mukta will have a post-production and VFX outfit that we were bereft of all this while,” said Gupta.
Maya Digital Studios already has stakeholders in Mehta, his wife Deepa Sahi and American computer graphics veteran Frank Foster.
Maya will continue to do outsourced work for major banners across the world and will also look at creating “intellectual property” of its own. It will soon add studio facilities at Film City, Mumbai, and Goa.
Founded in 1996, Maya Digital Studios has worked with global clients to deliver projects in television, film and game animation. The studio has worked on projects for BBC, Ragdoll, Rainbow, Mike Young Productions, Electronic Arts, Sony, Activision and Google and is currently working with Brown Bag, Big Screen Entertainment, and VGI Entertainment. The studio’s first theatrical 3D CGI feature –Ramayana The Epic released in 2010. It is also partnering on co-productions to develop IP for the global TV market.
Mukta Arts is working on new initiatives to scale up the company‘s turnover. Indiantelevision.com recently reported on the company‘s plans to foray into the multiplex business for which it has earmarked an investment of Rs 500 million over a 12-month period.
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Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
