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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicAmazon Prime video

Topic: Amazon Prime video

FWICE urges boycott of Turkish shows on OTT platforms following country’s support to Pakistan

In a statement, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees urged the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to restrict streaming of Turkish shows on Netflix and Prime Video.

‘Ziddi Girls’ gets disability right—a shift from inspiration porn and insult comedy

Ziddi Girls is not a show about disability. It is a coming-of-age show. The audience isn't even told why Wallika is in a wheelchair. It’s perfect.

It’s Ziddi Girls vs Miranda House. Shocked college authorities call trailer objectionable

Ziddi Girls trailer: The Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming show depicts women students discussing pornography and protesting hostel curfew timings.

OTT tongue exposed Indians to small Hindustans. Language purity taking backseat

Small towns are a sexy discovery for OTT. They bring local language and a cocktail of hyperlocal idioms, words, dialects and of course a volley of slurs.

Award-winning Girls Will Be Girls now on OTT. Climax was unscripted, says Preeti Panigrahi

Girls Will Be Girls premiered in the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and bagged two awards. It was also showcased at Cannes, Toronto and the MAMI. The film is ready to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Bandish Bandits 2 has a new music team. ‘Don’t compare us to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’

‘Fresh, original folk music has been missing from the market for a while,’ said composer DigV. ‘But with Bandish Bandits Season 2, this dry spell is about to end.’

BMW i5 M60 proves EVs can be fun too. Cars haven’t lost their soul

There will be a crazy electric vehicle like the BMW i5 M60 every once in a while but most will be boring toaster-shaped and silent ‘mobility solutions’.

Is the golden age of OTT over? Censorship, stars, and the shift to ‘safe’ content

Nothing major has been commissioned by OTT platforms since 2023 and as many as 20 projects are on hold, according to industry insiders.

Indians find no shame in Hitler. Bawaal is newest to ‘have fun’ with Nazi references

The Varun Dhawan Jahnvi Kapoor movie Bawaal has come under the scanner. But it’s just the tip of India’s fascination with the Nazi dictator which ranges from soap operas to merch.

‘Auschwitz is not a metaphor’. Nitish Tiwari’s Bawaal accused of ‘trivialising’ Holocaust

The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights NGO demands the film’s removal from Amazon Prime Video as it “trivialises” Nazi atrocities.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.