![]() ![]() It was a commissioned documentary, it took over three years to make. How did you get involved with the Oscar-winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers? Here are edited excerpts of the interview. “Indian filmmakers are turning to Netflix for some of the best stories they want to tell in this medium for local and global audiences,” Shergill said. Over the next few months, the service will premiere Vishal Bhardwaj’s espionage-themed film Khufiya, Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies, Hansal Mehta’s media series Scoop, Raj & DK’s crime show Guns & Gulaabs, Sujoy Ghosh’s Suspect X (an adaptation of the Keigo Higashino bestseller The Devotion of Suspect X), Abhishek Chaubey’s Soup and Pratim Dasgupta’s Tooth Pari: When Love Bites. Netflix has announced new seasons for Class, She, Mismatched, The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Delhi Crimeand Kota Factory. These include Trial By Fire (which revisits the tragic fire at Delhi’s Uphaar cinema) and Class (a remake of the Spanish show Elite that examines the faultiness of inequality, caste, religion and sexual identity). Some people in the industry claim that OTT platforms are blocking or watering down politically sensitive material, which means that while they continue to take greater risks than television shows, they are cannot ensure a truly diverse, censorship-free viewing experience.īut Shergill drew attention to edgy dramas shows that Netflix has featured in recent months. The streaming services are now governed by a self-regulatory code, though there are periodic demands for them to be brought under the strict rules of the Information and Broadcasting ministry’s Central Board of Film Certification. The initial hope that streaming services would be censorship-free zones was dashed when they quickly came to be subjected to policing, both official and unofficial. Netflix is continuing its journey in India at a time when movies and web series with political themes are under greater scrutiny than ever. “This isn’t just about awards – they happen at the end of a very long journey,” she added. Will Indian filmmakers seeking to bring more Oscars home increasingly turn to international streaming services such as Netflix? The Hollywood giant’s current strategy in India is to be the platform for “some of the best seasoned voices” and “best debut voices” rather than be a vehicle for the Oscars, Monika Shergill, Vice President, Content, Netflix India, explained to Scroll in this detailed interview about the OTT’s strategy and plans. The German-language All Quiet on the Western Front, which won four Oscars, is also a Netflix release. ![]() Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR, which was named best original song (another first for India), is available the world over through Netflix. Kartiki Gonsalves’s The Elephant Whisperers, which won the Oscar for short documentary (a first for any Indian in this category), had been commissioned by the streaming service. India did very well for itself at the recently held Oscars – and so did Netflix. Start the week with a film: Satire goes nuclear in ‘Dr Strangelove’.Nuh hotel razed as demolition drive continues for fourth day.Hockey, Asian Champions Trophy, India vs Malaysia live: Karthi Selvam gives hosts the lead.Going bananas: ‘Run as Slow as You Can’ is a hyperreal comment on our image-obsessed times.‘If you don’t take off your clothes, we will kill you’: Kuki women paraded naked in Manipur.Why do writers go away to write? A founder of a writing retreat offers insights.‘One of the great 20th Century experiments’: Historian Nikhil Menon on India’s central plans. ![]() Women in Translation Month: Works of fiction by women authors from ten Indian languages.Can Parliament extinguish a state? What’s at stake as the Supreme Court hears Article 370 petitions.Goa: Catholic priest booked for remarks about Shivaji. ![]()
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