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  • One Life Studios bags worldwide rights for media licensing of TPL

    One Life Studios bags worldwide rights for media licensing of TPL

    Mumbai: One Life Studios (OLS), synonymous with creating Indian content for the world, is set to make a mark in premium sports entertainment. OLS has won the worldwide rights for the media licensing of the brand new season of Tennis Premier League (TPL).

    Helmed by former tennis player Kunal Thakur and actor-entrepreneur Mrunal Jain of Skygoal Sports, TPL provides unparalleled global exposure to India’s young talent, shaping the future of tennis in India, said the statement.

    With two highly successful previous seasons, the third season will have eight teams and 80 players with the best of Indian and international players coming together in a lineup of matches over five days, it added.

    Some of the Indian players include current India’s top singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri the first Indian to win the Junior Australian Open title, and the fourth Indian in history to capture a junior singles title at a grand slam championship.

    The international rankers who will be seen in this season’s TPL are Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan (UK), Diana Marcinkēviča (Latvia), Peangtarn Plipuech (Thailand), Valeriya Strakhova (Ukraine), Sabina Sharipova (Uzbekistan), Sofia Shapatava (Georgia).

    Joining them in the dugouts will be tennis legends like Leander Paes. A host of Bollywood and sports celebrities are also expected to be spotted cheering for their teams.

    Talking about winning the mandate, OLS frontman, ace content creator and tennis enthusiast Siddharth Kumar Tewary said, “As an avid lover of the sport, I have always felt that tennis is a growing sport which definitely needs more visibility & reach so that more and more sports enthusiasts adopt this game. Our objective in partnering with Skygoal TPL is to give the young talent global exposure and build TPL into a worldwide success. I am extremely excited about this unique, innovative and fast-paced format and confident that every tennis lover will be as thrilled to view it.”

  • Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Leena Yadav’s Rajma Chawal

    Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Leena Yadav’s Rajma Chawal

    Mumbai/26 September- Leena Yadav and Rishi Kapoor will make their Netflix debut with Rajma Chawal, a light-hearted story about family in the age of social media. Rajma Chawal will be available exclusively on Netflix, worldwide, on November 30, 2018, before which it will premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October.
    Set in the chaotic, vibrant Chandni Chowk area in Delhi, Rajma Chawal captures the relationship between a father attempting to reconnect with his estranged son through social media, a new world for him. The film is an emotional roller-coaster, interspersing grief and the pressure of family expectations with humour, compassion and love. Rishi Kapoor plays the role of Raj Mathur, the father, along with Amyra Dastur, Aparshakti Khurana and Anirudh Tanwar in his debut role as Kabir Mathur, the son.
    An internationally acclaimed film-maker, Leena Yadav navigates complex and dynamic family relationships with depth, sensitivity and the ability to find humour in unexpected places. Her first international feature film, Parched, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015.

    Leena Yadav said, “The father-son dynamic is a universal human theme, and Netflix, with its global reach and ability to address a range of audiences with rich and resonant stories, was the ideal partner for us. Being on Netflix invites the whole world into the lives of a family in Chandni Chowk, and we are excited to bring the tumult, colour and vitality of both the family and the area to newer audiences.”
    Swati Shetty, Director, International Originals and Acquisitions, Netflix, said, “Rajma Chawal takes the viewer along the highs and lows of of family dynamics, and we hope members around the world will relate to the story and its multi-dimensional characters. Technology and social media are changing human relationships globally, and we’re honoured that the stellar team behind this film chose to partner with Netflix on showing their take on this subject to the world.”