When the COVID-19 lockdown closed down theatres, digital platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, and many others gained popularity for their entertaining content. During the Coronavirus pandemic, numerous films skipped theatre premieres in order to be released directly on OTT platforms. Apart from movies, we watched some excellent original OTT content and web series that were a huge hit on digital platforms. In the last few years, m any Bollywood stars have made their OTT debutand explored some interesting, never-seen-before roles, such as Saif Ali Khan, Sushmita Sen, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi, Kiara Advani, and others.
Juhi Chawla has made her digital debut with the web series Hush Hush recently. In the coming months, m any more Bollywood stars, including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sidharth Malhotra, Shahid Kapoor, and others, will be entering the OTT space with captivating movies and web series. See below for further details about some of their projects.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
While her husband, Saif Ali Khan, has already established a spash in the OTT space, Kareena Kapoor Khan will make her digital debut with Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller. The movie is an adaptation of the Japanese bestseller ‘The Devotion of Suspect X,’ and it also features Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma apart from Kareena. Kareena finished shooting in June of this year and shared a series of photos with the team. She wrote “DSX! The best team, best ride, best moments… and I’m pretty sure the best film as well. @netflix in, this one is … @jayshewakramani @akshaipuri @itsvijayvarma @jaideepahlawat #SujoyGhosh.”
Sidharth Malhotra
With his forthcoming OTT series Indian Police Force, Sidharth Malhotra will enter Rohit Shetty’s cop universe. The film will also star Shilpa Shetty, Nikitin Dheer, and Vivek Oberoi. Sidharth Malhotra shared the teaser of the the action-packed series in April, writing, “When @itsrohitshetty sir says Action, you know he actually means it! “Super excited to enter the police universe with the action king himself!” The eight-part series Indian Police Force will be available on Amazon Prime Video next year.
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapooris is set to appear in Raj and DK’s Farzi, which will premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Apart from Shahid, the cast of Farzi’s also features Vijay Sethupathi, Kay Kay Menon, Raashii Khanna, Regina Cassandra, Zakir Hussain, Bhuvan Arora, Amol Palekar, and Kubbra Sait. Shahid will play a small-time artist in this fast-paced, edgy thriller series, and the first look was revealed by the makers a few months ago.
Sara Ali Khan
Few weeks back, Varun Dhawan shared a reel, saying that Sara Ali Khan would soon make her digital debut with the film Ae Watan Mere Watan, which is set to go on floors this month. Sara Ali Khan will play a valiant freedom warrior in a fictitious story set against the backdrop of the 1942 Quit India Movement.
Kajol
Kajol is all prepared to star in the Indian adaption of the popular American courtroom drama The Good Wife, which will be available on Disney+ Hotstar very soon. While Kajol has appeared in the Netflix film Tribhanga, The Good Wife is her grand digital web series. In September, Kajol shared a teaser for The Good Wife, which provided a brief glimpse of her character as she stepped into the courtroom in a black robe. Suparn Verma is directing the Indian adaption of The Good Wife.
Aditya Roy Kapur
Aditya Roy Kapur will appear in The Night Manager, a Hindi version of the successful British thriller series starring Tom Hiddleston. According to reports, he will be playing Tom Hiddleston’s shoes for the remake. Few months back, phtos from the sets of The Night Manager were leaked, and it showed Aditya Aditya dressed in a white shirt and black pants going down a street. The remake of The Night Manager is directed by Sandeep Modi and stars Sobhita Dhulipala and Anil Kapoor in major roles. The show will debut on Disney+ Hotstar.
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