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Bollywood
Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan lock horns in ‘Vikram Vedha’ teaser
Salman Khan announces ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, completes 34 years in movies
Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Zee Studios’ revenge drama ‘Haddi’
Milind Soman joins ‘Emergency’, to play Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani’s ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ to release in June 2023
R Balki’s ‘Chup: Revenge of the Artist’ to hit screens on September 23
Hollywood
‘Avatar’ to re-release in theatres on September 23
‘King Kong’ live-action series in the works at Disney+
Dan Levy joins ‘Sex Education’ season 4
Ryan Gosling in talks to join Margot Robbie in new ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ movie
Aubrey Plaza to star in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’
‘Knives Out’ sequel ‘Glass Onion’ to release on December 23 on Netflix
Regional Cinema
First look of Rajinikanth in director Nelson’s ‘Jailer’ is out
Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Indian 2’ resumes shoot
Suriya starts filming for Siruthai Siva’s movie
‘Cobra’ trailer shows Vikram straddling different avatars in ambitious effort
Chiranjeevi’s ‘Bhola Shankar’ to release on April 14, 2023
Nagarajuna Akkineni, Praveen Sattaru’s ‘The Ghost’ trailer packs a punch
Nani, Keerthy Suresh’s ‘Dasara’ to release in March 2023
New in streaming
New on Disney+ Hotstar this month: Superhero series She-Hulk, Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, animated movie Lightyear, and more
Coming to Netflix: Fifth season of Cobra Kai, Second season of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Broad Peak, and more
Unscripted titles coming to Netflix: Second season of Indian Matchmaking, serial killer docuseries Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer, and more
New on Amazon Prime this week: Sylvester Stallone-starrer Samaritan, documentary film Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes and more
New on Apple TV Plus: Charlie Hunnam-starrer Shantaram, Documentary film Sidney, the third season of Central Park, and more
New Korean titles to watch this month: Ji Chang-Wook starrer If You Wish Upon Me, Lee Jong-Suk’s Big Mouth, Netflix actioner Carter, and more
Essential reading
1) Pa Ranjith: ‘Natchathiram Nagargirathu’ will make people uncomfortable
>> The filmmaker on the politics of love in his latest film, completing 10 years in Tamil cinema, etc
2) Shefali Shah in ‘Delhi Crime’: Leading from the front
>> Ahead of the second season of the acclaimed series, the actor reflects on her craft and concerns
3) Dushara Vijayan: ‘Natchathiram Nagargiradhu’ is a necessary step forward
>> The actor speaks about the conversations the film will instigate, all-inclusive nature of love, etc
4) Why the space for singers is narrowing in Tamil film music
>> Reasons include the need for marketable names, market value, emergence of young talent, etc
5) ‘Great Indian Kitchen’ filmmaker Jeo Baby: The mainstay of my film is the performances of the newcomers
>> The director speaks about ‘Sree Dhanya Catering Service’, his first attempt at comedy
6) Netflix’s ‘Uncoupled’: Not all about sex
>> The latest series peddles a great lie about friendship in 40s and 50s
7) Sets, miniatures and visual effects: A peek into the making of ‘Karthikeya 2’
>> Production designer Sahi Suresh on how they worked around the film’s limited budget
8) Alicia von Rittberg on ‘Becoming Elizabeth’: Eight layers, 12 ties
>> The detailed costumes lent her a verisimilitude that helped play the teenage Tudor queen
9) Why Kannada director KS Ramji reigns on the small screen
>> The director speaks about his career in the television, why OTT is a tough competitor, and more
What to watch
1) Vijay Deverakonda’s action drama ‘Liger’ is all noise and little else
2) ‘Delhi Crime’ season 2 is a worthwhile experience with heartfelt performances
3) ‘Theerppu’ is a done-to-death revenge story with shallow topping of politics and history
4) ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 2 is a breathtaking, riotous ride
5) The first episode of ‘House of the Dragon’ is a bewitching eye candy that promises more
6) Dheeren Ramkumar’s love vs. lust drama ‘Shiva 143’ falls flat
7) Park Eun-Bin’s K-Drama ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ leaves you with a sense of fulfilment
8) ‘The Rehearsal’ is Nathan Fielder’s intrepid meditation on human consciousness
9) ‘Bad Sisters’ is a cathartic dark comedy-thriller that rides on some fabulous performances
10) ‘The Sandman: Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope’ is an eerily-beautiful parallel universe
