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Shah Rukh Khan to co-produce Amitabh Bachchan-Taapsee Pannu starrer Badla

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has worked with Amitabh Bachchan in scores of blockbusters including Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Veer Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006), and Bhoothnath (2008), is set to collaborate with the thespian once again.

According to reports, SRK has come onboard to co-produce Senior Bachchan’s upcoming film, titled Badla. The film is being helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, who has successful movies like Jhankar Beats (2003) and Kahaani (2012) to his credit.


Besides Amitabh Bachchan, Badla also stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role. The film reunites Pannu with Big B after their 2016 path-breaking film Pink, which went on to win many awards and accolades.

Badla will be co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s banner Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Azure Entertainment.

The film is currently being shot in Glasgow, Scotland.

Meanwhile, SRK is busy with the shoot of his next film Zero. Also featuring Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, the film is being directed by Aanand L Rai and is set to enter theatres on 21st December, 2018.

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Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
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  • 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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