Vikramaditya Motwane
‘CTRL’ Review: Clutter-Breaking, Authentic & Riveting
Rating - **** (4/5) CTRL Cast: Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat Directed by: Vikramaditya Motwane What if Searching (2018) and Missing (2023) had an Indian baby that tries to spice things up a bit? That's perhaps a decent appropriation to describe CTRL but purely on the basis of explaining to others. In essence, CTRL is a much more ambitious and somehow, commercial film than Searching, Missing or any screenlife mystery thriller you have ever seen. We meet Nella (Ananya Panday) and Joe (Vihaan Samaat), a lovely and adorable influencer couple | Click Here...
Movies & shows to watch on OTT this week: From ‘CTRL’ to ‘Highway Love Season 2’ & more
This week’s OTT lineup offers a range of films and series across multiple platforms, giving viewers plenty of options to explore. Here's what you can watch over the weekend- Manvat Murders on Sony LIV October 4 Sony LIV brings Manvat Murders, releasing on October 4. This thriller centers around a mysterious series of murders in the town of Manvat. As investigators dig deeper, they uncover hidden secrets and unexpected twists, making it a compelling watch for fans of crime dramas. It stars Ashutosh Gowariker, Saie Tamankhar, Sonali Kulkarni & other | Click Here...
CTRL Trailer: Ananya Panday stars in drama which asks, ‘what happens when AI takes over?’; produced by Nikhil Dwivedi
An influencer couple, who has everything going right for themselves - has their lives change entirely when an unfortunate incident happens. Poor decisions, and the takeover of AI then becomes the scare of Nella's (Ananya Panday) life. The film is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, produced by A Saffron and Andolan production in association with Travelin Bone, and Nikhil Dwivedi and Arya A Menon. Apart from Panday, the film also stars Vihaan Samat. The film is be written by Avinash Sampath, Vikramaditya Motwane, wbw the dialogues are penned by Sumukhi Suresh. Director Vik | Click Here...
CTRL Teaser: Ananya Panday stars in Vikramaditya Motwane’s thriller that revolves around content creation
How much in control are you of things? It might be a question everyone asks themselves but that becomes a whole different conversation when you include social media and content creation. Ananya Panday, who belongs to this generation and showed her acting chops with Kho Gaye Hum Kahan is all set to star in another story that revolves around the world of social media and content creation. Panday stars Nella Awasthi and Vihaan Samat as Joe Mascarenhas, a romantic couple who create content together and are loved by their Internet audience. But what happens when they break up? In a world | Click Here...
Vishal Bhardwaj, Vikramaditya Motwane & Rohan Sippy come together for a new project?
A recent poster shared by the three iconic filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj, Vikramaditya Motwane and Rohan Sippy has everyone guessing on the trio’s next big move. Is this a teaser for their upcoming project together? In today’s times when filmmaking scenarios have changed and collaborations have become a trend, the possibility of this extremely talented trio coming together seems ripe! If guessed right, this would hint at the start of a new era in Indian Cinema with the three visionary filmmakers coming together with their individual signature styles to create a masterpiece. Each of | Click Here...
Exclusive: Zahan Kapoor to star in Vikramaditya Motwane’s adaptation of Black Warrant
Young actor Zahan Kapoor, grandson of the great Shashi Kapoor and son of Kunal Kapoor, debuted on the web space with Hansal Mehta's biographical action thriller Faraaz. He is said to have associated with ace filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane for his next. As we know, Vikramaditya Motwane is all set to make a cinematic adaptation of the 2019 book Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer, authored by journalist Sunetra Choudhary and former Tihar jail superintendent Sunil Gupta. The series will be produced by Andolan Films, in partnership with Applause Entertainment. The series adaptat | Click Here...
Applause Entertainment Joins Hands with Acclaimed Director Vikramaditya Motwane for two ambitious projects
Applause Entertainment, India's top content studio, has announced a collaboration with Andolan Films led by Vikramaditya Motwane. Together, they will embark on an exciting journey of innovative storytelling. This partnership is a significant milestone as two giants in the entertainment industry join forces to launch two ambitious projects, reviving the art of storytelling. Check out "Indi(r)a's Emergency," a gripping three-part docu-series that delves into one of the most pivotal moments in India's post-independence history: The Emergency. Narrated by Swanand Kirkire, this contempora | Click Here...
Vikramaditya Motwane & Prime Video’s Jubilee have brought us not only extraordinary talents but also shining stars
A well-framed script always gets its dues with talented actors who bring every character to life. Jubilee is a series that has booked its arrival and one of the best thing the audiences get to witness bai this series is the actors who are profoundly justifying their characters at its best. This is indeed an example of breaking the stereotype of bringing in known faces to the grounds and attracting the attention of the audience. Director Vikramaditya Motwane through his latest offering Jubilee on Prime video has proved that content is the King. The series has an ensemble cast which boa | Click Here...
Exclusive: Samvedna Suwalka bags Vikramaditya Motwane’s web series Stardust
Young and talented Samvedna Suwalka, who is known for the films Natsamrat, Bey Yaar, Bull Bulbul Bandook, Kaun? Who Did It?, has bagged a new project. IWMBuzz.com has learnt that the actress has been roped in for Vikramaditya Motwane’s web series titled Stardust. As per reports in media, the show is inspired by true incidents from rivalry to the working culture of the film industry. But it will be a fictional take on Bollywood from the 40s era to the next 40 years. The series will mostly have 8 to 9 episodes. The show will feature Aparshakti Khur | Click Here...
Review Of Netflix’s AK Vs AK: A Gimmick Gone Haywire
AK Vs AK(Netflix) Starring Anil Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane Rating: ** 1/2 Like the gimmick that one AK pulls on another in this interesting misfire script(whoever wrote it should be awarded the Pulitzer and Nobel combined), the film too goes wrong from script to execution. This one helluva botched -up dark satire plays a mean-spirited Tom & Jerry game with audiences’ perceptions , giving Anil Kapoor ‘The Star’, in all his pompous glory , the honour of being | Click Here...
What to Expect from Sacred Games Season 3: Read Details
Sacred Games, a family worth watch web drama, directed by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Neeraj Ghaywan, is giving us serious dilemma to seek for the aftermath of the series! Though it has not yet been affirmed that it would return, no data has been discharged at this point about Sacred Games season 3. But as it is certain that season two finished on an amazing spine chilling white-knuckle, the show is required to follow uncover what occurred after the screen went to dark. The arrangement finished at a gigantic cliff-hanger when it was uncovered that Sartaj had three endeavour | Click Here...
Vikramaditya Motwane slams Sandeep Reddy Vanga over his remarks on the latest Hyderabad rape case
The latest rape incident of Dr. Priyanka Reddy has literally shaken the entire nation and the country is finding it really hard to get over the shock. From politicians to common citizens to film industry personalities, almost everyone have been expressing their shock and resentment on the same. The latest to do that from the world of films is none other than the controversial director of Kabir Singh, Mr. Sandeep Reddy Vanga. But seems like this hasn't gone down well with Vikramaditya Motwane as Motwane was quick to slam the Kabir Singh director for glorifying misogyny and patriarchy in his | Click Here...
Check out which is Vikramaditya Motwane’s most favourite celebrity encounter
Vikramaditya Motwane is that one director who has been at the receiving end of controversies post the #MeToo fiasco last year in September 2018 due to someone close to him. It was Tanushree Dutta who first triggered the #MeToo fight in India for women, as she openly took a stand against Nana Patekar claiming that he had misbehaved with her sexually on the sets of the 2008 film, 'Horn Ok Please'. What followed was more number of celebrities getting exposed in the fight for justice. Many celebrities were allegedly charged with inappropriate sexual behavior - the likes of Sajid Khan, Ra | Click Here...
Joy Sengupta in Netflix series Sacred Games 2
Actor Joy Sengupta, the senior actor from Hindi and Bengali movie circuit will be part of the much-anticipated Netflix Original, Season 2 of Sacred Games helmed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap. Yes, you heard it right!! Joy who is seen in Hoichoi’s popular series Hello which is getting into its third edition will also be seen in Amazon Prime’s Made in Heaven and Applause Entertainment’s Marry Me, Stranger. As per a reliable source, “Joy will play the father of Radhika Apte aka Anjali Mathur in Season 2. He will be part of the chunk in storyline which | Click Here...
After Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain, Sacred Games is truly one such project where the sky is the limit: Saanand Verma
The popular actor Saanand Verma who rose to fame with his character ‘Anokhe Lal Saxena’ has a slew of projects lined and has recently bagged yet another impressive role . His hilarious dialogues and comic situations in &TV’s sitcom, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai made a special place for him in the hearts of the viewers. However, stepping into a completely new genre, the actor is set to surprise his fans with an interesting negative character in season 2 of Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap’s Sacred Games. Excited to make a name in B-town, the actor will | Click Here...
Netflix green signals Sacred Games Season 2 after an independent investigation into the #MeToo allegations
Netflix has decided to go ahead with Season 2 of its critically acclaimed Indian Original series, Sacred Games, putting aside controversial #MeToo allegations against the core creative team of the series –producer-directors, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, and writer, Varun Grover. In a statement released to the press, Netflix revealed that it had conducted an independent investigation into the allegations, and satisfied with the results, has decided to go ahead with Sacred Games, Season 2. In the wake of the devastating #MeToo allegations raised against Vikas Bahl, | Click Here...
Review of Netflix’ Ghoul: An apt depiction of dangers of majoritarian political rule amid horror ambience
Despite facing legal cases post Sacred Games which attempts to regulate net content, Netflix India is continuing to venture into murky political waters, judging by its just launched new show, Ghoul, produced by Phantom Films. Ghoul is Netflix first attempt at a Horror Original Series. Here, the backdrop is an India of the future, when Hindutva forces are in total control (they did not use the term, saying rather– when sectarian tensions are at the highest, wherein they have left enough clues, like Muslim names and references to beef). A connect to the present can also be made if yo | Click Here...
Black Carpet Premiere for Netflix’s horror series Ghoul
Netflix Inc., the world's leading internet entertainment service, hosted a one-of-a-kind experiential periential black carpet premiere of their first ever India horror series, GHOUL, in Mumbai. Actors Radhika Apte and Manav Kaul along with director Patrick Graham and producers Vikramaditya Motwane and Kilian Kerwin walked the black carpet on August 21st, at the Great Eastern Mills in Byculla. The event also saw some prominent film and entertainment talent and directors including - Anura | Click Here...
Review of Netflix’s Sacred Games- A cut above the rest
“Do you believe in God? Well, God doesn’t give a fuck,” says the voiceover, as a yelping pup falls to a gruesome, blood-splattered death, from the top floors of a towering, Mumbai high-rise. The chilling scene sets the tone for the scintillating story that unfolds on screen, sucking us in with its grotesquely real exposé of the Mumbai of the eighties and nineties; when Mumbai was still Bombay; when that Bombay was ruled by imposing drug-lords and flamboyant mafia. Desi TV has always stayed away from contemporary political realities. However, the internet, with its freedom from | Click Here...
Movie actor Anil Charanjeett in Netflix’s Sacred Games
Popular actor Anil Charanjeett, who has enchanted audience in movies like Hasee Toh Phasee, Singh Is Bliing, Golmaal Again and Raees, will be seen in an interesting role on the digital platform. | Click Here...
Nawab Shah roped in for Netflix’s series Sacred Games
Popular movie and TV actor Nawab Shah, who is known for his roles in Dilwale, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Don 2 , will be seen in an action-packed role in US-based on-demand streaming website Netflix’s first Indian original series Sacred Games. The series, based on Indian author Vikram Chandra’s novel of the same name, will feature Saif Ali Khan as Sartaj Singh. Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte will have prominent roles. The series will be directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. As per sources, “Nawab has started shooting for the seires. He will play a very i | Click Here...
Nishant Malkani joins the cast of Netflix web-series Sacred Games
Talented actor Nishant Malkani who has been enjoying the success of ALTBalaji’s horrex web-series Ragini MMS Returns will now be seen in yet another interesting role on the digital platform!! The news coming to us is that Nishant has joined the cast of streaming giant Netflix’s first Indian original, an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s Sacred Games. The series will be directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. Set in Mumbai, the series will focus on the city’s intricate web of organized crime, corruption, politics and espionage. The series as we know will h | Click Here...