Kunal Kohli
Exclusive: Rahul Bose in Bobby Deol starrer Shlok – The Desi Sherlock
Kunal Kohli, who is largely known for movies like ‘Hum Tum’ and ‘Fanaa’ is all set to direct a new movie titled ‘Shlok- The Desi Sherlock’. The film will see Bobby Deol playing the lead role. Also, it will mark the debut of Ananya Birla, daughter of Aditya Birla Group’s chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla. As per reports in the media, the film is a spy thriller and Bobby will be taking the audiences by surprise as this is the first time we will see him on-screen in this avatar. The team is shooting in London. We earlier exclusively reported about Karishma Kotak being | Click Here...
Exclusive: Karishma Kotak joins Bobby Deol in Shlok – The Desi Sherlock
Kunal Kohli, who is largely known for movies like 'Hum Tum' and 'Fanaa' is all set to direct a new movie titled ‘Shlok- The Desi Sherlock’. The film will see Bobby Deol playing the lead role. Also, it will mark the debut of Ananya Birla, daughter of Aditya Birla Group's chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla. As per reports in the media, the film is a spy thriller and Bobby will be taking the audiences by surprise as this is the first time we will see him on-screen in this avatar. Bobby has made headlines for his stellar performance in ‘Ashram’. Now, we hear talented beauty Ka | Click Here...
Year Ender 2021: Biggest Trends in OTT
The year 2021 has been the toughest of all, but the digital medium has been one that has gained a lot in the year gone by!! While theatrical releases did not happen for most of the year, the boom in the digital market was visibly pleasing to watch!! From the onset of Covid in the year 2020, we have seen a lot of movement on the digital front with many releases. The year 2021 was a big one, especially for the Bollywood market. The films that were ready for a theatrical launch were sold for huge money to the leading OTT platforms. This brought in a new wave of film watching on the digital med | Click Here...
Review Of Hiccups & Hookups: More Hiccups Than Hookups
Hiccups & Hookups(Lionsgate Play,8 Episodes) Starring Lara Dutta, Prateik Babbar, Shinnova, Meera Chopra, Meiyang Chang Directed by Kunal Kohli Rating: * ½ An inebriated uncle blabbers to Prateik Babbar about his fractured marriage. “I’m in a threesome with God.” Such cringeworthy attempts at being bold brassy and,yes, cool , carpet this corny series about breakups, makeups , making out and freaking out…in no particular order. Adapting an American tv series Casual, Hookups & Hiccups thinks constant references to casual s*x and drug c | Click Here...
Review Of MX Player’s Ramyug: Ramayan Reverently Reloaded
Ramyug(MX Player,10 Episodes) Directed by Kunal Kohli Rating: ** ½ First the good news. Kunal Kohli’s re-telling of the Ramayan doesn’t compare too unfavourably with Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan which has, for all practical purposes, become the sacrosanct over the decades. It has its chronological advantage, yes. Also, audiences completely surrendered to Sagar’s cast and vision. I don’t see a similar volume of involvement with Kunal Kohli adaptation , more so because the “original” was re-telecast again last year. Too fresh in audience | Click Here...
Vahbiz Dorabjee in Lionsgate Play’s first Indian original series
Vahbiz Dorabjee, who is known for her work in projects like Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, Bahu Hamari Rajnikant, has bagged a new digital project. As per sources, Vahbiz will be part of Lionsgate Play’s first Indian original series. The project is a remake of the comedy drama series Casual which feature Lara Dutta and Prateik Babbar in lead roles. We had earlier also reported about actors Meera Chopra, Divya Seth, Khalid Siddiqui, Meiyang Chang, Ayn Zoya being part of the cast. The series is helmed by director Kunal Kohli. It is being produced by Jar Pictures. Casual, which premi | Click Here...
Meera Chopra, Divya Seth, Khalid Siddiqui, Meiyang Chang, Ayn Zoya in Lionsgate Play’s first Indian original series
Global streaming platform, Starz, which launched its direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play last year in India, has announced its first Indian original series. It is a remake of the comedy drama series Casual which feature Lara Dutta and Prateik Babbar in lead roles. The show is helmed by director Kunal Kohli. It is being produced by Jar Pictures. Casual, which premiered on October 7, 2015, on Hulu, revolves around Valerie (Michaela Watkins), a newly divorced single mother living with her brother Alex (Tommy Dewey) and her daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr). The fourth and final sea | Click Here...
Karishma Tanna, Richa Chadha & Arunoday Singh’s film Lahore Confidential gets a new release date, Find out!
ZEE5 recently added another project with a fresh concept of a romantic spy thriller named ‘Lahore Confidential’. Ever since the announcement, it has created quite a buzz across the internet for its thrilling storyline with a classic romantic backdrop. The platform has brought together an ensemble cast in a never seen before concoction of romance, thrill, action, poetry, and patriotism in one. Created by India’s most prolific crime writer S. Hussain Zaidi. It also marks the directorial digital comeback of Kunal Kohli for another love story with a thriller backdrop. The film star | Click Here...
Blast From The Past: When Apoorva Lakhia Saved Varun Dhawan’s Dad
David Dhawan had a close brush with mortality when he collapsed at Bunty Walia’s wedding reception in December 2012. David has only filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia to thank for being alive. It was Lakhia who rushed to David’s assistance when the veteran director fell violently ill at the reception. Strangely David Dhawan, an immensely popular figure in the film industry, got no help from most of the invitees who one is told, seemed “too shocked to react” to his sudden collapse. The entire restaurant was filled with David’s friends. He’s a very popular guy. But only Apoo | Click Here...
SHOCKING: Director Kunal Kohli’s family member passes away due to COVID-19, read details
The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing less than a curse all around the world and people simply can't wait for it to end. It has snatched away a lot of lives in an untimely fashion and the latest we are hearing in this regard is the fact that director Kunal Kohli has lost his maternal aunt due to COVID-19. His maternal aunt was in Chicago when she breathed her last and Kunal expressed a lot of disappointment and sadness for not being able to travel and see her one last time. Our condolences to the family of the deceased soul and may the departed soul rest in peace. For updates | Click Here...
If the public does not like Bepannaah, I will simply have to move on: Jennifer Winget
Jennifer Winget is quite happy with the way her new Colors show, Bepannaah, is beginning to shape up. “We are already getting good traction on social media.” Jenny is lucky to playtwo completely different characters in a short period of time.“I am glad that after playing an obsessive lover in Beyhadh, I got a chance to essay an innocent woman, Zoya, who is forced by circumstances to come to terms with the fact that her husband was cheating on her. Bepannaah is all about second chances.Many a times, when relationships fail, you only blamethe other;rather, is it not better to int | Click Here...
Digital is giving theatre a huge run for its money: Kunal Kohli
Well-known film producer and director, Kunal Kohli, is quite excited that his long-delayed, Jennifer Winget - starring romantic flick, Phir Se, will finally see the light of day, albeit on digital. It will stream on Netflix. “Today, digital is a very important source of revenue, as the cost of theatrical releases has gone up a lot, making it commercially unviable, especially for smaller films-makers. Also, digital gives you a huge potential audience base, all over the world. Internationally, digital is giving theatrical a huge run for its money. Brad Pitt’s films are being rele | Click Here...