ITV

Tag: Leila

  • Sacred Games 2, Bard of Blood, and Delhi Crime: Netflix most popular originals in 2019

    Sacred Games 2, Bard of Blood, and Delhi Crime: Netflix most popular originals in 2019

    MUMBAI: Netflix has announced the list of most popular originals and movies in 2019 in India.  Sacred Games 2, Bard Blood and Delhi Crime were the top three most popular series in the list of top 10 most popular series releases of 2019. The list also included Sex Education, Leila, Stranger Things S3, Typewriter, Little Things S3, The Witcher and The Spy: Limited Series. 

    The company took this initiative for helping its customers to know about the popular releases which they can watch in the holiday season. Compared to any other country, the viewership percentage on Netflix is the highest in India as 70 per cent of subscribers watch at least one film in a week.

    The top 10 most popular movies in 2019 on Netflix include Kabir Singh, Article 15, Drive, Badla, House Arrest, 6 Underground, Chopsticks, Baazaar, Luka Chuppi and Romeo Akbar Walter at the tenth position.

    These lists are ranked by the number of accounts choosing to watch at least 2 minutes of a series, movie or special during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019. At least two minutes is the same way Netflix calculates its daily Top 10 lists in the UK and Mexico – and similar to the way in which the BBC compiles its iPlayer rankings.

  • ‘Ghoul’ director Patrick Graham to speak at Vidnet Masterclasses

    ‘Ghoul’ director Patrick Graham to speak at Vidnet Masterclasses

    MUMBAI: Creator, writer and director Patrick Graham is going to be attending the Indiantelevision.com’s Vidnet Masterclasses at The Westin, Mumbai on 4 October as a speaker.

    Vidnet Masterclasses are an Indiantelevision.com initiative to facilitate the creative process of young and aspiring creators willing to work in the digital domain. The Masterclasses will host directors & editors, and writers who will be talking to the audience directly about the craft of video creation.

    Graham will be sharing some creative anecdotes regarding directing compelling thriller series for the web. He will also be highlighting some interesting chapters from his own filmography, including his experience of directing Ghoul and writing for Leila.

    Both his Netflix originals won wide critical and commercial acclaim in India. He is one of the finest writers and directors in the industry these days.

    Other speakers at the Masterclasses include Richie Mehta, Amrit Raj Gupta, Amit Kulkarni, Bhavani Iyer, Puneet Krishna, and Danish Aslam.

  • Netflix’s Leila to launch globally on 14th june

    Netflix’s Leila to launch globally on 14th june

    MUMBAI: Netflix Inc., the world’s leading internet entertainment service announced today that their next Indian Original Series Leila will launch globally on  June 14, 2019. Based on the book by Prayaag Akbar, Leila stars actors Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri, Arif Zakaria amongst others. Deepa Mehta is the Creative Executive Producer for the show.

    Deepa Mehta, creative executive producer said “At the heart of this series is the journey of a woman, in search of her daughter Leila, but also in search of identity.  Leila is about awareness, about paying attention, about looking at the world around us and asking pertinent questions about our future. That’s what makes it so perfect on a platform like Netflix with its global reach and ability to address a range of audiences with relevant, resonant stories. “

    The six-episode series is a dystopian work of fiction set in the near future and follows the journey of Shalini, a mother in search of her daughter Leila whom she lost one tragic summer. Shalini deals with various hardships in the course of her search, in a story of longing, faith and loss. The series is directed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar.

    Huma Qureshi, on her role, said, “Leila has been a fantastic Netflix project to work on. I’m thrilled to be essaying Shalini, whose unique mix of strength, grace and optimism is what gets her through all kinds of obstacles. So it really has been an honour to portray a character that has not only pushed me as an artist but I believe will resonate with a lot of young women. It is unlike anything I have done before and I can’t wait for Netflix to take this story to the world!”

    Siddharth said “My character Bhanu is a complex one and playing him has been an intense yet fruitful journey. Although the story Leila is set in a dystopian age, it is about human emotions. The team on set was wonderful which made this journey even more memorable. I am very excited to see how a global audience on Netflix reacts to this story.”

    The series launches worldwide exclusively on Netflix on June 14, 2019.

  • Netflix announces Indian original series ‘Leila’

    Netflix announces Indian original series ‘Leila’

    MUMBAI: Leila, a Netflix Original series from India, is now in production and will be available exclusively to Netflix members around the world in 2019. The series is based on the widely popular book by Prayaag Akbar. Deepa Mehta (Earth, Midnight's Children) is the creative executive producer for the show and Urmi Juvekar (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!) is the showrunner.

    A dystopian work of fiction set in the near future, Leila is the story of Shalini: a mother in search of her daughter Leila whom she lost one tragic summer. Shalini deals with various hardships in the course of her search, in a story of longing, faith and loss. The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar.

    Leila will be a 6-episode series available only on Netflix globally in 2019.

  • Netflix announces 3 new India originals

    Netflix announces 3 new India originals

    MUMBAI: Netflix announced three new India original series, across genres and themes. The three new originals are Leila, Ghoul and Crocodile. 

    From drama to horror to mystery, these broad and diverse stories, upon completion, will debut exclusively to over 117 million Netflix members in 190 countries. These series join a larger slate of original productions out of India including Sacred Games, Selection Day, and Bard of Blood.

    Netflix vice president of international original series Erik Barmack said, “We are proud to continue to invest in original content in India. These three series, from the scary to the supernatural, represent the tremendous diversity that Indian storytelling holds for a global audience. We are thrilled to work with some of the world’s most talented writers and producers to bring these stories to life for India and the world.”

    Leila, from writer and executive producer Urmi Juvekar, based on a book by Prayaag Akbar, tells the story of Shalini, a free-thinking woman in search of the daughter she lost upon her arrest 16 years earlier. Set in the near future, this inventive, boundary-breaking story centres around longing, faith and loss.

    Ghoul, a horror series based on Arabic folklore, is set in a covert detention centre. Nida, a newly minted interrogator who turned in her own father as an anti-government activist, arrives at the centre to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world. Written and directed by Patrick Graham, and starring Radhika Apte and Manav Kaul, this unique and gripping series, with a supernatural twist, traces Nida’s battle for survival.

    Crocodile, written by Binky Mendez, is a young adult murder mystery thriller series set in the seaside state of Goa. When her best friend goes missing, Mira sets out on her own investigation, uncovering secrets among her friends, romantic relationships and community.

    Also Read :

    Indians among top commute streamers for Netflix

    Indian content at Netflix to be creatively lead by Disney’s Simran Sethi

    Netflix plans to become leading producer & distributor of high-quality Indian content