Amazon Prime Video is a video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service and a household name in India given its large collection of regional shows and movies. A large majority of people log on to this platform to kick back, relax and tune in to their favorite shows and films. Especially amidst this scorching summer heat, Amazon Prime Video is your chill corner for entertainment.
Prime Video recently hosted an event in Mumbai called 'Prime Video Presents India' which invited media houses from all over India. With Bollywood icon Karan Johar hosting the event, this was primarily done to announce the new services that the platform is going to be offering soon. One can now rent the latest movies which are released in theatres so you can watch them on Prime Video anytime at your leisure. They have also revealed that they will be streaming live sports matches soon as a part of their new scheme for the service platform.
But apart from hosting content, add-ons, live sporting events, video rental, and purchasing services, they also unveiled an array of new films and television series, branded as Amazon Originals, that they have got planned for the foreseeable future. Some of these exciting projects include (in no particular order of importance):
1) FARZI -
This new show will revolve around a small-time artist who designs the ultimate con job while a task force officer is on his tail in this fast-paced one-of-a-kind thriller. The series features Shahid Kapoor as the small-time artist and Vijay Sethupathi will also be playing a major role in this all the while marking both his big Bollywood as well as OTT debuts.
2) DHOOTHA -
This upcoming show focuses on wreaking havoc on the lives of people who commit deadly sins. Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Priya Bhavani Shankar, and Prachi Desai will be starring in this supernatural horror thriller. Naga Chaitanya will be making his OTT debut with the release of this brand new series.
3) VADHANDHI -
This exciting dramatic noir thriller starring S.J. Suryah, Laila, M. Nasser, and Sanjana will revolve around the murder of a young girl, an obsessed cop, a novelist, and an opportunistic news editor.
4) THE VILLAGE -
This is India’s first show based on the graphic novel of the same name. Written, directed and produced by Milind Rau, the show will star Arya, Divya Pillai and Aazhiya in key roles while Kalai Raani, George M, John Kokken, Arjun Chidambaram, and Jayaprakash are part of the supporting cast.
5) MODERN LOVE: CHENNAI -
Starring Kishore, Ramya Nambeesan, Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Vijayalakshmi, TJ Banu, Gouri Reddy, Samyuktha Vishwanathan, Vasudevan Murali, Chu Khoy Sheng and Sanjula S, this show is a part of the Modern Love series and will focus on the lives of a few people in the city of Chennai and how they go through their lives as they find themselves in love in this modern world.
Apart from some of these exciting projects, Amazon Prime Video has also announced the renewal of some of its ongoing series such as Breathe Into The Shadows, Made In Heaven, Four More Shots, Mirzapur, and The Family Man. Other than that, the streaming service also declared its brand new series such as This is AP Dhillon, Dancing On The Grave, India Love Project, and Indian Police Force among others.
The event was grand, fresh and pumping with great news, performances and a panel of celebrities who attended it. With all these new announcements, we cannot wait until these projects make their way into the commercial world for our consumption.