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India.com
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This nail-biting crime thriller has won many awards even before release, has 7.1 IMDb rating, lead actor is…, film is…,
This film is the story of two modern-minded brothers who witness the abduction of a poor mother's child at a railway station in rural India. Driven by moral responsibility, one brother convinces the other to help the mother and join him on a risky quest to find the child. Brought to life by a powerful cast of Abhishek Banerjee, Harish Khanna, Mia Malzer, Sahidur Rahman and Shubham, Stolen will premiere on Prime Video on June 4 in India and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Prime Video today announced that its new Hindi Original investigative crime thriller film, Stolen, will have its exclusive global premiere on June 4. Backed by an acclaimed team of executive producers – Anurag Kashyap, Kiran Rao, Nikkhil Advani and Vikramaditya Motwane – Stolen marks the directorial debut of Karan Tejpal and is produced by Gaurav Dhingra for Jungle Book Studios. The story of the film is written by Karan Tejpal along with Swapnil Salkar – Agadbam and Gaurav Dhingra. The first glimpse of this film has been revealed. At the same time, fans are seen praising it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by prime video IN (@primevideoin) Stolen made a strong debut at the Venice Film Festival where it received a standing ovation, following which the film went on to win many accolades and awards at several film festivals across the world. It won the Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Actress awards at the Beijing International Film Festival. It won the Best Film and Best Director awards at the Skip City International D-Cinema Festival in Japan. The Zurich Film Festival also awarded Stolen a Special Mention, further cementing its reputation on the global stage. In India, the film premiered at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and was later screened at the 28th Kerala International Film Festival. Executive Producer Anurag Kashyap said, 'Cinema that is strong, fearless, relentless and emotionally honest, that grabs you from the very first frame and doesn't let go till the very end, and Stolen did just that for me. What I love most about this film is its refusal to conform to conventions. For me, cinema should be fearless, and Karan Tejpal has made a film that reflects that spirit perfectly. I am glad that it has found a platform like Prime Video, and now the whole world will be able to see this amazing thriller. It is a film that challenges you, makes you jealous as a filmmaker and also inspires you at a time when you are looking for a ray of hope from desi cinema. Such cinema should always be supported. Stolen did that for me and I feel proud to be a part of it.' Speaking about the film, Executive Producer Kiran Rao said, 'Stolen is an extraordinary film that blends gripping storytelling with deep human emotion. Jhumpa's character stayed with me long after I finished watching the film—her fragility and combativeness are a reminder that strength lies in the most unexpected places. It's that special kind of film that captivates and captivates the audience even more with every frame. It's a great pleasure to bring this powerful film to Prime Video, and I feel privileged to support it.'
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Netflix boss Ted Sarandos clarifies ‘outdated' comment on theatrical films, Saif Ali Khan calls streaming ‘liberating'
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Saturday (May 3) softened the blow of his recent statement dismissing theatrical movies as an 'outdated concept'. Sarandos was in conversation with Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan on the third day of the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in BKC, Mumbai. Sarandos, at an earlier summit in New York, had stated: 'Folks grew up thinking, 'I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them (and to have them) play in the theatre for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It's an outdated concept.' Speaking to Saif, Sarandos clarified his stance on the coexistence of streaming and traditional theatres. 'I do think they can co-exist,' the Netflix boss said. 'I was asked recently in New York if I thought cinemas were outdated, and I said of course not me for sure. I was being interviewed in Manhattan where there is a movie theatre on every corner. I grew up in a small town — Phoenix, Arizona — and at the time you had to drive out for 45 minutes to go see a foreign-language movie or a documentary. And now, because of streaming, we can deliver movies that are very obscure. It isn't one all type of big movie for the world. You can pick what kind of movies you like. That's the opportunity.' Sarandos added he 'hopes cinemas continue to exist,' asserting that he 'loves going to the movies'. Since 2018's Sacred Games, their breakout Hindi Original series starring Saif and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Netflix has tightened its focus on the Indian market exponentially. According to Sarandos, between 2021-2024, Netflix generated an economic impact of 2 billion dollars through its investments in Indian storytelling, creating '20,000 cast and crew jobs' from its local productions. Netflix has a catalogue of 150 original films and series filmed in 90 cities across India so far. 'Last year, around 3 billion hours of Indian content was seen on Netflix around the world. That's 60 million hours a week. Every week of last year there was a title from India in the Global Top 10,' Sarandos said. Sarandos encouraged Indian filmmakers to create local and original stories instead of attempting to 'reverse engineer' a global breakout. 'A film that is not loved in India will not be loved in the world,' he said. He also hyped up their upcoming Hindi series offerings The Royals and TheBad***s of Bollywood. The latter marks the directorial debut of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aaryan Khan. 'I am four episodes into Bads of Bollywood and it is so much fun. It's a blast!' Sarandos teased. ALSO READ:WAVES Summit 2025: Nagarjuna, Karthi, Anupam Kher decode Pan-India filmmaking Saif said the advent of streaming has liberated actors and storytellers. 'Earlier we had fit into specific boxes and there was a formula, a look, a style. Today, thanks to streaming, you can explore characters in much more depth. There is an intimacy to the platform and there is a great amount of detail you can go into,' observed Saif, who stars his Netflix's recent heist film Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins.
