Tag: Ribhu Dasgupta

  • Netflix offers first episode of ‘Bard of Blood’ free for non-members

    Netflix offers first episode of ‘Bard of Blood’ free for non-members

    MUMBAI: Netflix is offering the first episode of Bard of Blood for a limited time to non-members of leading OTT platform. The strategy behind this move is to attract as many viewers as possible to the platform.

    According to the ET reports the episode is currently accessible through Netflix homepage and the Bard of Blood show listing on the platform and can be viewed across all web browsers on desktop and Android devices. Support for iOS devices seems missing, although those users will be able to generate a link by entering their email address and watch it on supported devices.

    For the rest of the episodes viewers will be made to subscribers to Netflix. The offering of initial episode by Netflix is made to hook the viewers on the story of Bard Of Blood.

    "At Netflix, we try different ways to bring people closer to great stories. We believe many people will find the thrilling story of spy Kabir Anand very appealing and are excited to make the first episode of the series available to everyone for a limited time. In the future, we will consider if we will do this for other films and series,” the company said in a statement.

    Bard of Blood is an Indian fictional spy thriller web television series based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name by Bilal Siddiqi. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta and produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, the series stars Emraan Hashmi in the lead role along with Kirti Kulhari, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaideep Ahlawat and Sobhita Dhulipala.It is a seven-episode series that revolves around the story of an ex-RAW agent. The series premiered on 27 September 2019 on Netflix.

  • Michael to kick off London Asia Film Fest

    Michael to kick off London Asia Film Fest

    MUMBAI: Ribhu Dasgupta’s Michael will kick off the 14th London Asian Film Festival due from 16 to 24 March.

    “This debut work takes its place in India’s emerging independent cinema which attempts to portray its current social predicament head on, no holds barred. The film, produced by Anurag Kashyap and starring Naseeruddin Shah, follows the lives of a chain of people as they merge and get lost in Kolkata‘s landscape,” reads the official website of the festival.

    Other films that would also be screened alongside are Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Italo Spinell’s Gangor, Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol and Rubaiyat Hossain’s Meherjaan.

    Taking an award for his work on disability in Indian cinema will be Sanjay Leela Bhansali. His films Black and Guzaarish will also be screened at the festival.

    Abhishek Bachchan will open the London Asian Film Festival along with writer and British comedian Meera Sayal.