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Voot unveils five new short films
MUMBAI: Deviant desires, wicked love, and tangled truths, VOOT Originals ‘SHORTCUTS’ Produced by Tipping Point, a Viacom18 Studios Production, has unveiled the next set of five short films. The originals started streaming from 8 February with the first set of five clutter breaking shorts.
After a successful run of its first showcase of films such as Derma, Googly, Joy Ride, Bauma and Chacha and Cheetah’s trip on the platform, Voot is now streaming the second set of films Teaspoon, A(U)nusual day, Maya, Grey and Glitch.
The show Teaspoon is all about a couple that lives with a paralytic father-in-law who has a habit of calling Kavita by tapping a teaspoon against the bedpost. Frustration is triggered as he never does this when her husband is at home. A series of incidents become ingredients for a Molotov cocktail ultimately leading to a disturbing end.
AUN A(U)nusual day showcases a photographer’s trials with a tribal man who lacks the wisdom of human interaction. The show Maya explores various facets of her life and relationship but takes a twist when the mother goes missing. The story ends by uniting past lovers through a tragic trail of events. Yet another show, Grey, is Inspired by true events, this unique story will portray characters of an autistic man and an inane cop and their quirky take on murder and investigation with amazing sound effects. The show Glitch entails a 12-year-old enters his bathroom to take a shower only to discover the tap which takes him back in time. His curiosity encourages him to travel back in time several times and solve a quarrel between his parents over a lost ring.
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OneOTT partners with UP govt for Project GANGA broadband rollout
Initiative to connect 2M plus households, empower 8,000–10,000 entrepreneurs in 2–3 years.
MUMBAI: Uttar Pradesh just got a digital Ganga flow because when broadband meets ambition, even villages start streaming faster than city traffic. OneOTT Intertainment Ltd. (OIL), the broadband arm of Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) under the Hinduja Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Transformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh, for Project GANGA (Government Assisted Network for Growth & Advancement).
The MoU, signed on 7 March 2026 in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Finance & Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, aims to empower 8,000–10,000 local entrepreneurs at the Nyaya Panchayat level as independent Digital Service Providers (DSPs). A significant number of these DSPs are expected to be women. The initiative will deliver high-speed broadband to over 2 million households in the next 2–3 years and create direct and indirect employment for more than 100,000 individuals.
Project GANGA will support government priorities in digital education, healthcare and public services while enabling MSMEs and enterprises with reliable connectivity. DSPs will receive structured training, financing assistance, network build-out support and technology enablement.
STC CEO Manoj Kumar Singh said, “Project GANGA is a significant step toward expanding inclusive digital infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh. By empowering local entrepreneurs, the program will strengthen service delivery and ensure affordable digital access for underserved communities.”
OIL, MD & CEO and HGS whole-time director Vynsley Fernandes added, “This initiative reflects our long-term commitment to enabling digital access and economic opportunity at scale. Project GANGA is structured as a multi-year program focused on entrepreneur onboarding, network deployment and workforce development.”
OIL brings execution strength backed by HGS and NXTDIGITAL’s national footprint, which already connects over 5 million homes across more than 4,500 pin codes in 1,500 cities and towns through 15,000 plus franchise partners and over 2 lakh kilometres of fibre infrastructure. The ecosystem will support broadband, IPTV, OTT, CCTV, satellite internet and cybersecurity solutions for households, businesses and public institutions.
In a state racing toward digital inclusion, Project GANGA isn’t just laying cables, it’s laying the foundation for millions to connect, learn, heal and earn, one Nyaya Panchayat at a time.
