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With Korean movies and shows capturing the imagination of Indians, can remakes of Filipino movies charm their way to success in India? I look at this in today's edition of #Media450. @NakedTruthIn @ayushxgarg nakedtruth.in/media450/a-new…

A new country to charm Indian cinema

Filipino film industry is very prolific despite its small size. The cinema-going habit is very strong amongst Filipinos, and there is a huge market for local-language films on both television and...

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In today's #Media450, I do a quick dive into Disney+'s branding outside India, which is quickly turning into a nightmare with too many brands to juggle! @NakedTruthIn @ayushxgarg nakedtruth.in/media450/disne…

Disney+ has a branding problem outside India

Disney+ is facing an uphill task with retiring the “Hotstar” name. While it has succeeded in doing so in the US and Canada, it will be difficult to do so in India, considering the huge brand value...

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In today's edition of #Media450, I look at the way forward for Netflix, which seems to have hit a wall, globally and in India, as far as subscriptions go. @NakedTruthIn @ayushxgarg nakedtruth.in/media450/netfl…

Netflix’s dream run in streaming hits a wall

For the record, it is the first time in a decade that Netflix has lost subscribers instead of adding new ones. The results expectedly sent shockwaves through the markets, with the company’s stock...

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In today's edition of #Media450 for @NakedTruthIn, I look at the upcoming @IPL media rights auction, and what it spells for India's sports broadcast market in the long term. nakedtruth.in/media450/digit…

Digital holds the key in the IPL media rights auction

Viacom18 is also expected to mount a serious bid for Bundle A, as its sports channel, Sports18, was launched on April 15. The bitter rivalry between Amazon and Reliance Industries (Viacom18’s parent)...

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“Khaane mein sabse aham kya hota hai?”, she asks him. When he replies, “Masale?”, she remarks, “Sirf pyar!” In this latest edition of Reel and Real letter by @ronypatra. Weekend read. nakedtruth.in/2022/05/21/mod…

Modern Cities: Love

Where the original Modern Love series excels in showing us the magical side of love in a relatively-free setting, each story in Modern Love: Mumbai does a remarkable job of giving us “lovers” who...

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In this week's #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn, I look at #ModernLoveMumbai and how love stories with multiple narratives have flourished in the Indian city on screen. @RangitaNandy @PritishNandy #ModernLoveOnPrime nakedtruth.in/2022/05/21/mod…

Modern Cities: Love

Where the original Modern Love series excels in showing us the magical side of love in a relatively-free setting, each story in Modern Love: Mumbai does a remarkable job of giving us “lovers” who...

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As I've argued earlier for @NakedTruthIn, blindly piggybacking on the "pan-India" films to save theatres is foolhardy in the long term. Content matters. nakedtruth.in/2022/05/07/can…

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

With the Baahubali series having set the benchmark for big-budget homegrown blockbusters that could hold their own against similar films from Hollywood, the calls for “pan-India films” grew louder.

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As the tweet illustrates, perceptions matter the most in showbiz. And this is where the South Indian film industries are collectively scoring over Mumbai. More about this here:- @NakedTruthIn #ReelAndReal nakedtruth.in/2022/05/07/can…

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

With the Baahubali series having set the benchmark for big-budget homegrown blockbusters that could hold their own against similar films from Hollywood, the calls for “pan-India films” grew louder.

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I'm surprised it took this long for this to be announced, but this is something I had called for the #Media450 letter for @NakedTruthIn a few months ago. nakedtruth.in/media450/the-k…

The Knight Riders push for a global cricket empire

The recent auction of two new franchises in the IPL has shown how Indian entrepreneurs now consider sport as a bankable business.

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Films doing well in theatres is always good news. However, blindly trusting "pan-India" films to bail out theatres is foolish. I wrote a little something for @NakedTruthIn that went out to subscribers on Saturday, as part of the #ReelAndReal newsletter. nakedtruth.in/2022/05/07/can…

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

With the Baahubali series having set the benchmark for big-budget homegrown blockbusters that could hold their own against similar films from Hollywood, the calls for “pan-India films” grew louder.

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And if you're interested about whether "pan-India" films are good for India's cinemas or not, you can spend your Sunday reading something I wrote for @NakedTruthIn. nakedtruth.in/2022/05/07/can…

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

With the Baahubali series having set the benchmark for big-budget homegrown blockbusters that could hold their own against similar films from Hollywood, the calls for “pan-India films” grew louder.

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Aniruddha Guha@AniGuha8 May 2022
#DrStrangeMultiverseOfMadness has bhoot, pishaach, chudail, maa ka pyaar, and B-movie scares. It’s loud, glorious and empty. And the ending is contrived as hell. Basically, the ideal “pan India” film. 🙃
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With the success of "pan-India" films such as #RRR and #KGF2, is this genre the new fail-safe, as audiences and cinema halls think it to be, or are we all victims of a perception bias? I look at this in a new edition of #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn. nakedtruth.in/2022/05/07/can…

Can pan-India films save India’s cinemas?

With the Baahubali series having set the benchmark for big-budget homegrown blockbusters that could hold their own against similar films from Hollywood, the calls for “pan-India films” grew louder.

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And after watching #Jhund, if you're interested in reading something, check out this edition of #ReelAndReal I wrote for @NakedTruthIn a while ago. nakedtruth.in/2022/03/12/the…

The shades of the Indian sports drama

Sports genre is unique because, more often than not, the sport being depicted on-screen is a blank canvas, on which directors tend to frame their protagonists as both hero and anti-hero in the same...

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Something I called for #Media450 a few months ago. @NakedTruthIn nakedtruth.in/media450/netfl…

Netflix cracks its knuckles in the gaming world

The global streaming giant announced a phased rollout of mobile games published under its Gaming division. Six titles are being gradually rolled out to subscribers worldwide—Stranger Things: 1984,...

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Netflix’s Game Studio Buying Spree Lays Groundwork for Next Streaming Battle hollywoodreporter.com/busine…
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In my latest iteration of #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn, I look at whether the glut of "content" on streaming platforms is making audiences devalue cinema as a spectacle, irrespective of whichever screen it is shown on. nakedtruth.in/2022/03/26/cin…

Cinema is having an existential crisis

In India alone, there are now nearly 70 streaming platforms offering content in various languages. In the US, every media company, from Netflix to WarnerMedia (HBO Max) to Disney (Disney+) are...

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Whose womb is it anyway? via @NakedTruthIn nakedtruth.in/2021/10/06/who…
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Another interesting one to add to the list! nakedtruth.in/2019/05/13/wha…
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Kind attention please. Stop doing everything, and read this fantastic letter on the shades of Indian sports cinema. Effortless writing. Also, subscribe here: nakedtruth.in/subscribe.
Rony Patra@ronypatra12 Mar 2022
Even as #Jhund plays in theatres, it's time to acknowledge that the Indian sports drama film is finally growing up. I look at the evolution of this genre and how "national pride" is being reexamined in my latest iteration of #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn. nakedtruth.in/2022/03/12/the…

The shades of the Indian sports drama

Sports genre is unique because, more often than not, the sport being depicted on-screen is a blank canvas, on which directors tend to frame their protagonists as both hero and anti-hero in the same...

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Even as #Jhund plays in theatres, it's time to acknowledge that the Indian sports drama film is finally growing up. I look at the evolution of this genre and how "national pride" is being reexamined in my latest iteration of #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn. nakedtruth.in/2022/03/12/the…

The shades of the Indian sports drama

Sports genre is unique because, more often than not, the sport being depicted on-screen is a blank canvas, on which directors tend to frame their protagonists as both hero and anti-hero in the same...

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When citizens look for "action" in governance and find none, they turn to the crooks. If real-life is this cynical, can pop culture be far behind? I look at this in a new edition of #ReelAndReal for @NakedTruthIn. nakedtruth.in/2022/02/26/sur…
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