Indian filmmaker, singer and actor Farhan Akhtar is returning to direction after a decade with feature film “ Jee Le Zaraa,” starring Bollywood A-listers Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. Netflix signs production deal with India’s Excel Entertainment They have continuously pushed the boundaries of Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content, Netflix India, said, “We are excited to join hands with Excel Entertainment, one of India’s path-breaking creative studios. Excel’s previous credits also include Rock On, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Lakshya, Toofaan and the Don franchise.
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Queen of the Hill: Style, ambition, love, friendship and betrayal set in the backdrop of jazz rich 1960s Mumbai, the series chronicles the dynamic relationship between two ambitious women that will change the city forever. It will commence with two shows: Dabba Cartel is a story of five housewives who run a high stakes secret cartel. Under the deal, the pair will produce a variety of projects under its series banner Excel Media and Entertainment. Netflix has entered into a multi-year partnership with Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Mumbai-based Excel Entertainment, the banner behind the cult classic Dil Chahta Hai. Netflix India Strikes Partnership With Producer Excel Entertainment Javed Akhtar co-wrote “Sholay,” “Deewar” and “Don” amongst several in a fruitful writing partnership with Salim Khan and his solo screenplay credits include “Meri Jung, Their writing credits include some of the all-time hits of Indian cinema. Akhtar’s father, Javed, is one of India’s most celebrated screenwriters and poets and mother Honey Irani a well-known writer-director. Sidhwani’s family owned a successful home appliances manufacturing business, which he worked in for six years and developed strong marketing, business development, team building and motivational skills, attributes that would stand him in good stead in his later career as a producer. Excel was founded by Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, schoolmates with very different backgrounds, in 2001. There are several films in the works, including the long-awaited return to direction from company co-founder Farhan Akhtar a continuing relationship with Amazon Prime Video and a new deal with Netflix. Indian studio Excel Entertainment is on a roll. pic.twitter.įarhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Celebrate 20 Years of Excel Entertainment Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family. Hi everyone, I wanted to share our amazing news with all of you today. “Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family,” she wrote on Twitter. Zinta, who has been away from the big screen, said they have named their newborn babies Jai and Gia. MarriageActor Preity Zinta took to social media to share that they have named their newborn babies Jai and Gia.PTIPreityGZinta/TwitterBollywood star Preity Zinta on Thursday, November 18 announced that she and her husband, financial analyst Gene Goodenough have become parents to twins - a son and a daughter - through surrogacy. He’s happily married, but he needs whiskey, and is a bit bored,Īctor Preity Zinta, husband Gene Goodenough welcome twins via surrogacy “It’s taking the story forward 20 years later, where the guy’s got a paunch the party’s over. In the present day, Bunty and Babli are forced out of retirement after a spate of robberies with their trademark style start appearing across India. Sharma, the Yash Raj Films production is a reboot of 2005 smash hit “ Bunty Aur Babli,” which followed a pair of con artists known by the nicknames Bunty and Babli. The star of Emmy-nominated Netflix series “ Sacred Games” is constantly in motion, with a raft of varying roles coming up, starting with this week’s release of “ Bunty Aur Babli 2.” Directed by feature debutant Varun V. Saif Ali Khan is a Bollywood A-lister known for heroic roles, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing against type in recent years.