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SonyLIV to premiere ‘Your Honor S2’ on 19 November
Mumbai: SonyLIV’s first original series “Your Honor” is returning with a second season on 19 November. “Your Honor Season 2” is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Sphereorigins.
Directed by E Niwas, the second season of the show will feature Gulshan Grover and Mahie Gill who face off against Jimmy Sheirgill. “Your Honor has been an enthralling experience overall. The experience in season 1 was exceptional and this season will be even more exciting with the ultimate face-off against Gulshan Grover,” said Sheirgill.
“Content is blooming on OTT, and it feels great to be a part of the second season of such a popular show on SonyLIV. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing the character of a businessman who also is a powerful gang lord,” said actor Gulshan Grover.
The show is an official adaptation of the Israeli series “Kvodo,” produced by yesTV & Koda communications. The ensemble cast also features Mita Vashisht, Suhasini Mulay, Richa Pallod, Pulkit Makol in pivotal roles. “Your Honor season 2 is an intricately-layered story, exploring the complex issues of conflict between loyalties towards one’s own blood and towards justice. The new rivalry between Bishan Khosla and the underworld is surely going to be an entertaining and thrilling experience for the viewers,” said director E Niwas.
“Your Honor being the first series on SonyLIV 2.0, it feels great to come full circle with season 2. With talented additions to the cast, the show gets interesting twists and promises to be even more gripping,” said Sony Pictures Networks India head of content for Sony Entertainment Television and SonyLIV Ashish Golwalkar.
“At Applause, it gives us immense pleasure to work together with SonyLIV and Your Honor being the first series of 2.0 makes this alliance even more special. E Niwas along with such dazzling actors bring alive a thrilling season 2 of the series. We aim to continue entertaining our audience and hope to reach a far wider audience with Your Honor 2 on SonyLIV,” said Applause Entertainment chief executive officer Sameer Nair.
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X launches XChat messaging app on iOS with calls and encryption
Standalone app marks shift from “everything app” vision, adds E2E messaging.
MUMBAI: From one big app to many small chats, X seems to be splitting its ambitions. X has rolled out its standalone messaging app, XChat, to iOS users, opening up a new front in its evolving product strategy. The app allows users to connect with existing X contacts through private and group messages, file sharing, as well as audio and video calls. The launch follows a limited beta phase, where the platform tested the product with a smaller user base to refine the experience. Now available publicly, XChat marks a notable pivot from earlier ambitions championed by Elon Musk to turn X into a single “everything app” combining messaging, payments, commerce and more.
Instead, the company under xAI ownership and backed by SpaceX appears to be building a suite of standalone applications, each targeting specific use cases while expanding its broader ecosystem.
At launch, XChat includes end-to-end encrypted messaging, PIN-based access, disappearing messages, and features such as message editing, deletion for all participants, and screenshot blocking. The company has also said the app is free from advertisements and tracking mechanisms, positioning it as a privacy-first alternative in a crowded messaging space.
However, security claims around the platform are likely to face scrutiny. Earlier iterations of XChat drew criticism from experts who argued it fell short of established encrypted platforms like Signal. With the wider rollout, the app is expected to undergo fresh evaluation to assess whether those concerns have been addressed.
Beyond messaging, XChat will also house X’s Communities feature, which is being discontinued on the main platform due to low usage and spam concerns. Migrating these users could provide an early boost to adoption, effectively turning XChat into both a communication and community hub.
The move underscores a broader recalibration at X less about cramming everything into one app, and more about spreading bets across multiple touchpoints, one message at a time.
