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SOTY 2 to showcase the trailer of Sonam Kapoor’s The Zoya Factor

After the debacle of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019), Sonam Kapoor will next be seen in The Zoya Factor, a romcom based on renowned author Anuja Chauhan’s 2008 novel of the same name.

The latest we hear that the trailer of the much-anticipated film will be attached to Dharma Productions upcoming venture, Student of the Year 2. Buzz also has it that before attaching the trailer to SOTY 2, the makers may drop it in the first week of May.


Also starring southern superstar Dulquer Salmaan, who made his Bollywood debut with Akarsh Khurana’s Karwaan (2018), The Zoya Factor revolves in the background of 2011 Cricket World Cup.

The film is directed by Abhishek Sharma, who has previously helmed successful movies such as Tere Bin Laden (2010) and Parmanu: The Story Of Pokharan (2018).

Produced by Fox Star Studios, The Zoya Factor will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

It is slated to hit the marquee on 14th June, 2019.

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Riz Ahmed’s 'Hamlet' trailer drops murder suspicion into a South Asian business dynasty

Riz Ahmed’s Hamlet trailer exposes a South Asian family empire in crisis

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Riz Ahmed’s 'Hamlet' trailer drops murder suspicion into a South Asian business dynasty

Highlights:

  • Hamlet trailer lands with Riz Ahmed in the lead role
  • Film sets Shakespeare inside a wealthy British South Asian family
  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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