Netflix, on Thursday, unveiled its star-studded India slate for 2024. New projects include the comedy “Wild Wild Punjab” from producers Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg. The series, directed by Simarpreet Singh, shows a group of drunk boys who decide to avenge a friend’s breakup by crashing his ex’s wedding and achieving closure. The movie will star Varun Sharma, Sunny Singh, Manjot Singh, Jassie Gill Patralekhaa and Ishita Raj.
Next on the slot is Neeraj Pandey’s “Sikandar Ka Muqaddar” will be shot across multiple locations in India and internationally.
New series include Anubhav Sinha and Trishant Srivastava’s thriller “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” Its plot reads: “On Dec. 24, 1999, Indian Airlines flight IC 814, en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi, was hijacked and taken to Kandahar in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.”
This series will tell the story of the hijack that lasted seven days. Vijay Verma, Patralekhaa, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Arvind Swami and Dia Mirza star.
“The Great Indian Kapil Show”: This is the first time Kapil Sharma will bring his unscripted comedy series format to streaming. Sharma and his regulars Sunil Grover, Archana Puran Singh, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda and Rajiv Thakur will be seen at their best.
Cricket-themed documentary “The Greatest Rivalry – India vs Pakistan” will feature top Indian and Pakistani cricketers including Virender Sehwag, Saurav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shoaib Akhtar, Javed Miandad, Waqar Younis and Inzamam-ul-Haq.
These are in addition to a list of previously announced films, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s keenly anticipated “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.” The cast includes Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Sharmin Segal, Shekhar Suman, Fardeen Khan, Adhyayan Suman and Taha Shah.
Imtiaz Ali’s film “Amar Singh Chamkila,” starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra will showcase the story of a Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila, who rose to the heights of popularity in the 1980s. Its music is given by Oscar-winner AR Rahman.
Shashanka Chaturvedi’s mystery thriller “Do Patti” will be headlined by Kajol and Kriti Sanon.
After “The Romantics” and “The Railway Men,” Netflix’s partnership with YRF Entertainment will make way for two films – Siddharth P. Malhotra’s “Maharaj” and Akshay Roy’s “Vijay 69.”
The partnership also includes scripted series, Gopi Puthran’s “Mandala Murders,” starring Vaani Kapoor and Vaibhav Raj Gupta.
Homi Adajania’s Delhi-set film “Murder Mubarak” is based on the novel “Club You To Death” by Anuja Chauhan. The cast includes Sara Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, Vijay Varma, Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Tisca Chopra and Suhail Nayyar.
After Hasseen Dillruba’s success, its sequel “Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba” will be hitting Netflix. Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey reprise their roles; Sunny Kaushal and Jimmy Shergill are new additions.
Next on the list is Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s “Dabba Cartel”, which is a story of five housewives who run a high-stakes secret cartel. The cast includes Shabana Azmi, Jyotika, Shalini Pandey, Nimisha Sajayan and Anjali Anand.
Other titles include “Khakee: The Bengal Chapter,” “Kota Factory” Season 3, “Maamla Legal Hai”, “Mismatched” Season 3 and Season 2 of the thriller “Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein.”
Honorable mentions are Karan Johar’s hit “Bollywood Wives” shows, “Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives”, “Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous,” among others.
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