There is no stopping the OTT platform and ample opportunities for artistes, but the intelligent ones are weighing their options before giving the nod. Jio Studios in association with Gold Mountain Pictures, has roped in the not easy to please Randeep Hooda to essay the role of a police officer in its web series – Inspector Avinash, a cop thriller based on real life events of super cop Avinash Mishra. Helmed by Neerraj Pathak, the show marks Hooda’s debut in the web series space and he is looking forward to this Uttar Pradesh saga, says he believes in the vision of the filmmaker.
Manoj Bajpayee, on the other hand, is a pioneer who got popular with his Family Man and has now signed up Dial 100 produced by Siddharth Malhotra and starring besides him, Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar. To be directed by Rensil D’Silva it is another story of courage and conviction.
On to fearlessness, how can I not mention Makrand Deshpande, the lone ranger to open up his new play Gandhi at Prithvi Theatre. Deshpande says that while India celebrates 2 October as Mahatma’s birthday the universe celebrates it as non-violence day.
Those obsessed with year end listing have come up with an unusual list of winners, for instance, Yahoo has in the Covid year announced Sonu Sood as the ‘Hero of the Year’ Sushant Singh Rajput as ‘Most Searched Personality ’and Rhea Chakraborty the ‘Most Searched Female Celeb’ the rest of the list is so crazy that I had to stop here.