Israeli live-action drama The Hood to be remade in India by Abundantia Entertainment

The leading Israeli-based media company Ananey Studios, part of Paramount global, has signed a deal with India’s premier content producer Abundantia Entertainment to develop an Indian remake of the hit Israeli live-action teen drama, The Hood which is originally called Shchuna in Israel. The original series, created by Giora Chamizer (Netflix's Greenhouse Academy) and produced by Ananey Studios, has had three hit seasons (150 x 22') on Nickelodeon in Israel and was also sold to Portugal’s free-to-air channel RTP 2.

The Hood is a daily drama that skillfully combines edgy class struggles with suspenseful action and big doses of fun. A flagship show that has already gotten rave reviews, The Hood is a surefire success among teens, perfectly suitable for family viewing. The series provides the viewers with strong, inspirational protagonists with whom they can identify, a rich and original fictional world, and a gripping plot, which contains exciting surprises and twists throughout the season.

With the announcement of The Hood’s Indian adaptation, Abundantia Entertainment adds to its glittering roster of premium series that boasts of Breathe (2018), Breathe: Into The Shadows (2020), and upcoming titles like Hush Hush, The End, and series, based on the bestselling ‘Rita Ferreira’ books. The producer’s film slate has also met with resounding success with recent releases like Jalsa (2022), Sherni (2021), and Chhorii (2021) adding to its hall of fame that contains titles like Shakuntala Devi (2020), Toilet – Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Airlift (2016).

The series will be produced under the new genre vertical of Abundantia Entertainment – Filters, which creates content that focuses on the young adult demographic. There are multiple films and originals being developed along with The Hood, including the remake of ‘Missing’ and an adaptation of the popular book ‘Along Came a Spyder’, to name a few.

Excited about the association with Ananey Studios and about remaking The Hood for India, Vikram Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Abundantia Entertainment, said: “It is a matter of great honour to partner with a creative powerhouse like Ananey Studios and I am super pumped to develop the very popular and successful The Hood in an Indian avatar for local audiences. The association with Ananey Studios underlines our vision to partner with top-quality global creators to bring impactful stories and unique story-telling voices to progressive Indian viewers. I am also excited to add to our slate of content for the rapidly-growing youth and Young Adult segments”.

Orly Atlas Katz, CEO, Ananey, EVP Paramount Israel: “We are so excited to be partnering up with Abundantia Entertainment to bring The Hood – one of Israel’s most successful and loved teen dramas -  to new audiences around the world and are confident that, with their rapid growing slate of hits, Abundantia is the perfect production company to turn The Hood into a huge hit in India as well. The Hood joins a list of Ananey studio titles that have reached viewers all over the world and we are thrilled to bring our content to Asia as well with this deal”.

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SEVENTEEN reach new career high as SECTOR 17 debuts at No. 4 on Billboard 200 chart

SEVENTEEN have reached another career high with SECTOR 17 scoring the group’s highest Billboard 200 debut at No.4. The album marks the K-pop group's fourth entry into the chart and the first to land Top 5. With the latest charting, the K-pop supergroup is now the first Korean artist in 2022 with multiple top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.

SECTOR 17 tells the story of the idyllic new world the 13-piece act has reached, a place that is distinct to SEVENTEEN and compares to the highest peaks around the world. The lead single “_WORLD” invites the listener to also imagine and define their own ideal world without any limits.

SECTOR 17 is a repackage of SEVENTEEN’s 4th studio album Face the Sun which brought the K-pop act their first top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200. Face the Sun also rendered SEVENTEEN the second artist, following BTS, in K-pop history to rack up over 2M sales in the first week of release.

As they blaze through multiple milestones in their career, SEVENTEEN recently received three nods for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, being nominated for Best New Artist, PUSH Performance of the Year and Best K-pop. The K-pop powerhouse act will soon kick off the North American leg of their world tour ‘SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [BE THE SUN].’ Starting with a show in Vancouver on August 10, shows in 12 cities are slated to follow throughout August and September.

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Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty to kick off Singham 3 in April 2023

Ajay Devgn is currently directing his fourth film Bholaa starring Tabu and himself in the lead roles. While he is busy with his other commitments, the actor will reunite with Rohit Shetty again for Singham 3. The third installment has been in the news for a while but it is yet to kick off. But, as per reports, the film will go on the floors in 2023.

According to a media portal, Rohit Shetty confirmed the film will kick off in April, next year. Ajay Devgn is busy with his commitments whereas Rohit Shetty is busy with the post-production of Cirkus starring Ranveer Singh. The prep is slated for next year for the third installment and the filmmaker said that it will be the biggest cop universe ever that they have made till date.

Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty is currently busy with the shoot for Indian Police Force starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty and Vivek Oberoi. The filmmaker's Cirkus releases on December 23, 2022. Ajay Devgn, on the other hand, is directing Bholaa. He also has Thank God next with Sidharth Malhotra.

ALSO READ: Ajay Devgn shares behind-the-scenes photo from Bholaa: ‘Guess who’s directing whom?’

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Dia Mirza shares heartbreaking news of niece Tanya Kakde’s death in a car accident: ‘May you find peace and love’

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has shared a heartbreaking news of her niece Tanya Kakde's death which occurred in a car accident in Hyderabad. Her niece was the daughter of Congress leader Feroz Khan passed away on Monday.

In her heartbreaking post, Dia wrote, “My neice. My child. My jaan. Gone into the light. May you find peace and love wherever you are my darling… you always brought a smile to our hearts and the higher realms will be filled with more light with you dancing, smiling and singing. Om Shanti.”

 

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Several reports state that Tanya Kakde and four of her friends were coming back from Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi international airport when the accident occurred. The onlookers and patrol team rushed them to the hospital. However, Tanya died on the way to hospital.

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Salman Khan receives weapons license for self-protection after he cites death threats issued to him and his family

Not too long ago, media was abuzz with reports that Salman Khan met the Mumbai police for seeking permission for an arms license. The actor, reportedly, felt quite unsafe after his father Salim Khan received a threatening letter while he went out for a jog one morning. Owing to the same, the superstar sought the help of Commissioner of Police and now it has been confirmed that the actor received his arms license.

As per recent reports, after Salman Khan approached the Mumbai police for help, the licensing authority conducted an investigation before handing over the weapons license. Last month, the Bajrangi Bhaijaan star was said to have visited top cop Vivek Phansalkar for a gun license, claiming that he required a gun to protect him and his family. This came after he and his father received death threats, allegedly from Lawrence Bishnoi and his gang. This is not the first time where the Khan family was threatened. Way back in 2018, when the blackbuck case was under process, Bishnoi and his gang had threatened to kill the superstar after he was accused of hunting blackbucks since they are considered sacred in the Bishnoi community.

Furthermore, after the gangster was arrested during the Sidhu Moosewala murder, the threats once again resurfaced. One day, when Salim Khan was taking his usual jog, he came across a threatening letter which claimed that his condition and his son’s will become like that of Moosewala. This unsigned letter was placed on the bench where the veteran writer usually sits to rest during the jog.

Speaking about the arms license, reports had it that soon after the threat, the superstar had approached Mumbai Police and that he also fulfilled the mandatory condition of physical attendance for receiving the gun license.

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Rashtra Kavach Om starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjana Sanghi and Jackie Shroff to premiere on ZEE5 on August 11, 2022

ZEE5 announced the world digital premiere of Rashtra Kavach Om starring Aditya Roy Kapur on 11th August 2022. Punctuated by performances of Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjana Sanghi and Jackie Shroff, the movie revolves around an important mission of getting the Rashtra Kavach back in safe hands and saving the nation. With its world digital premiere on ZEE5, the film will be available to the viewers across the globe in 190+ countries.

Directed by Kapil Verma and produced by Zee Studios and The Paper Doll Entertainment Production, Rashtra Kavach Om is the story of a special force Para commando officer on a mission to save his country and to find answers to questions that have clouded his entire existence. This adrenaline pumping action thriller blends personal sacrifice with the valor of a patriot who stops at nothing when it comes to protecting his country.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India commented, “Action is a much-loved genre on ZEE5 and hence we are excited to add another impactful action film to our diverse content library. The timing of the World Digital Premiere of ‘Rashtra Kavach Om’ is perfect as what better to watch on Independence Day weekend than this action-packed patriotic film with family”.

Director Kapil Verma commented, “I am elated that a film packed with raw action and deep emotion will premiere on India’s largest home-grown video streaming platform, ZEE5 during the Independence Day weekend and will reach across audience in 190+ countries! I hope that Rashtra Kavach Om with its action, scale and heart appeals to people across the world”.

Aditya Roy Kapur commented, “Rashtra Kavach Om was a challenging film as it demanded a lot from me physically and mentally. I am glad to have gone through this great experience. Now with OM having its world digital premier on ZEE5, I look forward to the film reaching a wider audience! Hope the viewers has as much fun watching it as we had making it!!”

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BREAKING: Aamir Khan was all set to launch his son Junaid in and as Laal Singh Chaddha; Aditya Chopra insisted that the superstar should play the lead part (DETAILS INSIDE)

Aamir Khan is all set to release his passion project Laal Singh Chaddha in less than two weeks. It is a remake of Tom Hanks’ classic film, Forrest Gump (1994) and the internet is buzzing with netizens comparing the visuals of Aamir’s film, as evident in the trailer, with that of the original film. During a media interaction, a journalist asked Aamir Khan if he was inspired by Tom Hanks’ performance while shooting. To which, Aamir Khan gave an answer that surprised everyone!

Aamir Khan revealed that he was not sure whether Advait Chandan, who had only made Secret Superstar (2017), will be able to direct a film of this kind. So, he asked Advait to direct 7-8 key scenes from the film as a test shoot. He was free to form his own small team for it. Aamir, however, insisted that he’ll not act in this mock shoot.

Meanwhile, Junaid Khan had just returned home after studying acting in the USA. Aamir asked him to play the lead character of Laal Singh Chaddha in this test shoot. The superstar felt that he’ll kill two birds with one stone – through the test shoot, he’ll learn not just about Advait Chandan’s directing abilities but also Junaid Khan’s acting abilities.

The shoot did happen. When Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Kiran Rao saw the final cut, Aamir said that they were blown away. They were also highly impressed with Junaid’s acting. This is when Aamir decided to launch his son in and as Laal Singh Chaddha! Aamir Khan showed the film to many people in his circle like Karan Johar, Mansoor Khan, Satyajit Bhatkal, Svati Chakravarty etc and they all agreed with Aamir on this. On top of it, Aamir had grown his beard for six months to play the role. After watching Junaid’s performance, he even shaved off his beard, as he was certain that he is no longer doing the film.

However, Aamir Khan revealed that two people disagreed – one was the writer of the film, Atul Kulkarni, and the other was Aditya Chopra. Aditya Chopra remarked that Laal Singh Chaddha is not a plot-heavy film. Instead, it’s an episodic fare and one should not launch debutants in such a type of a film. Both felt that Aamir Khan should himself play the lead in Laal Singh Chaddha. Aamir found merit in Aditya Chopra’s argument and decided to take on the role. He once again grew his beard.

Aamir Khan then answered that therefore, he wasn’t inspired by Tom Hanks; instead, it was Junaid Khan who inspired him. Aamir Khan observed that Junaid got the sur of Laal Singh Chaddha right as just like the character, he’s also an innocent person. Thanks to him, he understood how to play the part.

So did Junaid Khan feel bad about losing on to such a big film despite playing the part flawlessly? Surprisingly, Aamir Khan revealed that Junaid was fine with it. In fact, Aamir stated that Junaid himself was not in favour of doing the role. “Junaid bahut practical hai,” said Aamir and explained that his son explained to him that he shouldn’t be cast in a film with such a huge budget!

Interestingly, Aditya Chopra later offered Junaid Khan a film titled Maharaja and it is now going to be his debut film. It is expected to be released in the first half of 2023.

Also Read: Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha to release on OTT six months after theatrical release

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