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ShemarooMe drops original thriller Dil Dhokha Aur Desire for Valentine’s week
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has premiered a new original web series, Dil Dhokha Aur Desire, marking a fresh push to strengthen its OTT platform ShemarooMe with proprietary content. The series will stream exclusively from 12 February 2026, positioning itself as a Valentine’s season release with a darker, more provocative edge.
Starring Akanksha Chamola, Kunwar Amar and Ali Hasan, the show moves away from conventional romance, diving into a volatile triangle of attraction, betrayal and power. The narrative tracks Malini, Shuarya and Pratap as desire blurs moral lines and love turns into a dangerous game of control and consequence.
The launch reflects ShemarooMe’s broader shift from content aggregation to original IP creation, aimed at building stronger audience loyalty in an increasingly competitive OTT market. Rather than a standalone experiment, the series forms part of a growing slate designed to deliver emotionally driven, contemporary storytelling.
Shemaroo Entertainment digital business chief operating officer Saurabh Srivastava, said originals allow the platform to sharpen its identity, drive repeat engagement and build long-term brand recall, while shaping viewing behaviour with greater precision.
With its mix of romance, psychological tension and moral conflict, Dil Dhokha Aur Desire is expected to draw strong interest during the Valentine’s window, setting the tone for ShemarooMe’s expanding original content strategy in the months ahead.
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OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit ahead of trial
Company calls claims “baseless” and accuses Musk of trying to disrupt a rival.
MUMBAI: When the stakes are measured in billions and egos are involved, even Silicon Valley titans can turn a courtroom into a battlefield. OpenAI has issued a sharp public response to Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, accusing the billionaire of filing the case to harass a competitor rather than address genuine concerns. In a strongly worded statement shared on its official X account, OpenAI described Musk’s allegations as “baseless” and suggested the lawsuit is an attempt to disrupt the company as the case heads toward trial later this month in Oakland, California.
The response comes after Musk’s legal team recently amended the complaint, proposing that any damages potentially exceeding $150 billion should go to OpenAI’s nonprofit entity rather than to Musk personally. OpenAI questioned the timing and motive behind this change, calling it a late-stage attempt to “pretend to change his tune” on the nonprofit structure.
The company further labelled the lawsuit a “harassment campaign”, arguing that Musk’s actions are driven by personal rivalry, ego, and a desire for greater control and financial upside.
At the heart of the dispute is Musk’s claim that OpenAI has abandoned its original nonprofit mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. A co-founder who left in 2018, Musk is seeking governance changes, including the removal of CEO Sam Altman from the nonprofit board, and the return of certain financial gains linked to Altman and President Greg Brockman.
OpenAI has firmly rejected these allegations, maintaining that its current hybrid structure, a public-benefit corporation overseen by a nonprofit parent remains true to its long-term goals. The company has also previously accused Musk of anti-competitive behaviour aimed at weakening its leadership.
As the case prepares for a jury trial, this public exchange highlights the deepening rift between two of the most influential figures in the AI revolution and raises broader questions about governance, mission, and power in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence.
In the high-stakes game of AI, it seems the real drama isn’t just inside the models, it’s playing out in courtrooms too.
