Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) Streaming service Prime Video on Thursday announced a star-studded line-up including projects with actors Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt, while critically-acclaimed shows like “Panchayat”, “Dahaad”, and “Farzi”, return with new seasons.
Hrithik has joined hands with the streamer for two projects that he will produce under his banner HRX Films, a feature film, “Mess”, and a series, “Storm”.
“Mess” is directed by Rajesh A Krishnan of “Lootcase” fame and it also stars Ranvir Shorey, Gajraj Rao, Anurag Thakur, while “Storm” is helmed by Ajitpal Singh of “Tabbar” fame.
“I’m an actor and I’ve a fear of failure. Every instinct in my body tells me, ‘This is impossible’. But I push through that impossibility and out of that space HRX was born to inspire people who face impossible challenges in their lives, like I did.
“But I sit on producer’s chair with HRX Films with a different feeling. I sit solely and purely out of love, my irreplaceable, irrevocable and unconditional love for cinema. Here is where I truly feel the freedom,” Hrithik said at the Prime Video slate announcement press conference.
Alia is producing “Don’t be Shy”, a coming-of-age film, for Prime Video, under her banner Eternal Sunshine Productions.
“Ours is a small, passionate, and new production company, Eternal Sunshine Productions. Shaheen and I decided that we would like to give sunshine to the movies that the movies have given to us,” Alia said.
“Don’t be Shy’ is a film that we cannot wait for the audience to see. At Eternal Sunshine, we’ve always wanted to back stories that feel honest and voices that feel their own,” the actor said.
The team behind the much-anticipated film, “Mirzapur: The Movie” expressed enthusiasm and said they are thrilled to bring the story to the big screen.
The upcoming film is the cinematic extension of the favourite “Mirzapur” series, and it is directed by Gurmmeet Singh, who has previously helmed the series. It is written by Puneet Krishna.
“After three years of immersing ourselves in the world of ‘Mirzapur’ with such great characters, I think the moment that Puneet came with this idea (of making a film), it felt he opened the door to a new world,” Gurmmeet Singh said.
“It was amazing to be able to transport all these characters into a world with such a massive scale with sort of no holds bar where our imagination can take us where we want to go. Its amazing to share this with the audience on the big screen,” he said.
The film features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu, Abhishek Banerjee, Rasika Dugal, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Harshita Gaur, and others.
Pankaj Tripathi, who plays Kaleen bhaiya, said, “This is happening for the first time that a series has been transformed into a film, this is truly special.” Amazon MGM Studios also announced five theatrical films, including Hindi film “Dilkashi” from acclaimed Malayalam filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery, Yami Gautam’s “Nayyi Navelli”, Kunal Kemmu’s “Vibe”, Rajkummar Rao’s “Raftaar” and Karan Johar’s home production movie “Kuku Ki Kundli”, starring Bhuvan Bam.
Kelly Day, Vice President of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios International said, “India is by far one of the most important markets for us anywhere around the world. It is one of our biggest Originals programmes anywhere in the world.” “Dilkashi” is produced by Hansal Mehta and Sahil Saigal, and stars Abhay Verma of “Munjya” fame along with Zahan Kapoor.
The Prime Video slate also features compelling series including Konkona Sensharma and Jaydeep Sarkar’s upcoming directorial Hindi show, “Welcome to Khoya Mahal” featuring Aditi Rao Hydari and Barun Sobti, another series “Teen Kauwe” starring Bobby Deol, Siddhant Gupta, Pavail Gulati, Fatima Sana Shaikh and others, Nikkhil Advani’s magnum opus show, “The Revolutionaries” starring Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta, and Gurfateh Pirzada.
“Matka King” starring Vijay Varma; “Raakh” with Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre, and Aamir Bashir, “Rafoo” starring Maniesh Paul and Angira Dhar, “Lukkhe”, which marks the acting debut of rapper KING, Ravi Kishan and Aditya Rawal’s “Tax Department Story”, “Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya” a comedy series with Kay Kay Menon, Archana Puran Singh, and Deven Bhojani, and “Vansh – The Kalyug Warriors”, India’s first Hindi homegrown superhero series created for streaming.
New seasons of widely-loved series were also announced including “Panchayat 5”, and season two of shows like “Farzi”, “Call Me Bae”, “Dupahiya”, “Dahaad” and “The Traitors”, among others.
Films like Richie Mehta’s Amazon Original film, “Phoolan”, and Sanya Malhotra’s “Sundar Poonam”, director Ashiwny Iyer Tiwari’s “System” featuring Jyotika, Sonakshi Sinha, and Ashutosh Gowariker, Nimisha Sajayan’s “ASI Babita Reporting”, among others were also announced.
Two upcoming Hindi films, Kartik Aaryan’s “Naagzilla” and “VVAN – Force of the Forrest” starring Siddharth Malhotra will premiere on Prime Video after their theatrical run.
Shilangi Mukherji, Director & Head of SVOD Business, Prime Video India, said the slate marks a new era in delivering unparalleled content diversity.
“India remains central to Prime Video’s global growth, ranking among the top territories worldwide for attracting new Prime members in 2025. Close to two-thirds of our customers watch content in more than four languages, reflecting the growing appetite for diverse storytelling.
“Our Indian content is resonating globally among customers as well, over half of the most-watched Top 50 non-English titles in 2025 came from Prime Video India,” Mukherji said.
Nikhil Madhok, director & head of Originals, Prime Video India said they are proud about their upcoming slate.
“We continue to raise the bar for high-quality storytelling with narratives that are culturally rooted, relatable, and universally compelling,” Madhok said.
Expanding its regional storytelling, the lineup includes the Telugu adaptation of “The Traitors” with Teja Sajja as host, “Guvvala Cheruvu Ghat”, a Telugu drama starring Kiran Abbavaram and Thiruveer, and a Tamil drama, “Exam”, Season two of “Vadhandhi”, produced by Pushkar and Gayatri, and “Inspector Rishi”, among others.
Films of south movie stars like Dulquer Salman’s “DQ41”, Adivi Sesh’s “Goodachari 2”, and “Dacoit – Oka Prem Katha”, will be premiered on Prime Video after their theatrical run. PTI KKP NB NB
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