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Kushal Tandon’s Bebaakee to stream in July

The upcoming romantic drama series Bebaakee, which was earlier scheduled to premiere in March on ALTBalaji and ZEE5, will now start streaming on leading home-grown OTT platforms in the month of July. The web series casts Kushal Tandon, Shiv Jyoti Rajput, and Karan Jotwani in pivotal characters.

Bebaakee follows the lives of Kainaat Sahni and Sufiyaan Alazi, two powerful characters with contrasting personalities. Simple and carefree, Kainaat has her eyes set on her goals while Sufiyaan belongs to an ultra-rich family. Their paths cross because of their shared love for journalism. The confusion arises when the duo finds themselves unable to figure out if the vibe that they share is going to be followed by love or hate.

Bebaakee reunites actor Kushal Tandon with producer Ekta Kapoor after their 2018 web series Hum. Talking about his forthcoming project, the actor says, “I chose to be a part of Bebaakee since it gave me the chance to be part of an ALTBalaji show for the second time. What really stood out was Ekta ma’am telling me that it is a very crazy character with grey shades and one of the best-written roles in a fictional web series. I still remember that I was in Thailand undergoing my training in martial arts when she told me that you have to do this to which I agreed immediately. I can relate so well to my character because 75% of Sufiyaan is what Kushal is in real life. Sufiyaan is one of the most exciting roles I have ever played and I am sure that my fans will absolutely love it.”

Bebaakee features Sameer Malhotra, Saloni Vora, Suchitra Pillai, Indraneel Bhattacharya, Pratik Sehajpal, Aditi Vats, Pubali Sanyal, and Ishaan Dhawan in supporting roles.

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Netflix approves $25 billion buyback after scrapping Warner Bros bid

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
  • Netflix stock has fallen more than 10 per cent since weak Q2 guidance, closing at $93.24 on 22 April.
Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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