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Sooraj Pancholi bags his second Bollywood film

Sooraj Pancholi, who entered showbiz with Nikkhil Advani's romantic action film Hero, has bagged a new film. The actor, who did not see many projects coming his way after his big launch in Bollywood by none other than Salman Khan, is happy to sign his next.

The untitled film will be based on dance and choreographer-turned-filmmaker Remo D'Souza, who has previously helmed dance-based films ABCD and ABCD 2, has written the script for the same.


“I have always been passionate about dancing. When I got to know that the film is dance-based and I will be learning different kinds of dance forms for this movie, I was thrilled beyond words,” Sooraj said.

D’Souza, who is currently busy with his forthcoming film Race 3, has also announced another dance-based film which he will direct himself. Featuring Katrina Kaif, Varun Dhawan and Prabhudeva in central roles, the untitled film will be produced by T-Series. Expected to be shot in 3D, the movie is said to be the biggest dance film ever made in Indian cinema. It is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 8th November 2019.

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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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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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