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5 facts about Athiya Shetty on turning 26

Athiya started her career with the film Hero in 2015 opposite Sooraj Pancholi as Radha Mathur.


She won many awards for her first film including Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Best Debut Female as well as Stardust Award for Best Jodi Of The Year and IIFA hottest pair and Producers Guild Film Awards for Most Promising Debut Jodi shared with Sooraj Pancholi.

Her next film was Mubarakan in 2017 along with Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz.

Athiya currently shooting for her next film, Motichoor Chaknachoor. The movie also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

She grabbed a lot of attention when Drake commented on her Instagram picture where she wished her father Sunil Shetty for his birthday. Drake also commented on her recent birthday picture, saying “Happy birthday to my Shetty a true Goddess. Guess who is watching Mubakaran 3 times on the tour bus in your honour”. Fans are left confused, wondering if anything is cooking between them.

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5 mythological picks now streaming in the UK — must-watch

Why UK audiences are turning to Indian mythology — and the OTT releases driving the trend this year

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5 mythological picks now streaming in the UK — and why they’re worth watching

Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
  • UK viewers can access some titles now, though licensing varies.
  • Regional stories and folklore films are expanding the genre.
  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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