NEW DELHI :
Actor Anushka Sharma will return to film screens after an over three-year hiatus with Netflix’s new movie Chakda Xpress on the lifetime of cricketer Jhulan Goswami.
Directed by Prosit Roy, the movie is being produced by Sharma’s Clear Slate Filmz. The corporate had earlier collaborated with Netflix on their unique movie Bulbbul.
“It’s a actually particular movie as a result of it’s basically a narrative of large sacrifice. Chakda Xpress is impressed by the life and occasions of former Indian captain Jhulan Goswami and it is going to be an eye-opener into the world of ladies’s cricket,” Sharma mentioned in an announcement.
To make sure, over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms are following the tried and examined Bollywood mannequin of discovering enchantment in tales based mostly on actual folks and incidents with biopics and documentaries.
Whereas Netflix noticed traction for its movie Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Woman, the real-life story of an Indian Air Pressure officer, Dangerous Boy Billionaires —a four-part documentary on Indian businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Subrato Roy and Ramalinga Raju was significantly appreciated.
Whereas Trying to find Sheela, a documentary on Ma Anand Sheela a former affiliate of the controversial non secular guru Osho Rajneesh was launched final yr on Netflix, SonyLIV’s Rip-off 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story stays probably the most in style exhibits within the webspace.
By the way, The Massive Bull, a extra fictionalized tackle Mehta proved to be the largest opener of 2021 for platform Disney+ Hotstar after its premiere in April. Platform house owners and content material creators say whereas buying rights to doc somebody’s life or to a e book on them could also be costly, the allure of real-life tales lies of their complicated and layered construction. As a various nation, India throws up loads of examples of figures which are inspiring, whom persons are interested by or who’ve already garnered public consideration previously.
Supply: Live Mint