The South Indian film industry has several major updates. Director Karthik Subbaraj has officially announced his 10th feature film, Dorothy, which is set to have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film stars National Award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh, features music by Ilaiyaraaja, and is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on September 25.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court has dismissed a plea seeking to block the AI-enhanced re-release of Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan, allowing the film to return to theatres despite an ongoing financial dispute linked to its original production.

Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy Selected for Toronto International Film Festival Premiere

Streaming platform ZEE5 has announced its biggest multilingual content slate yet, unveiling a wide range of original series, films, live sports, animation and AI-powered content. The new line-up spans seven Indian languages, reflecting the platform's push to expand regional storytelling and strengthen its presence in India's competitive OTT market.

Zee5 unveils biggest multilingual content slate across 7 languages

Hours after ZEE5 pulled Honey Trehan's film Satluj from its streaming platform, the film's pirated version found its way to social media with many downloading the film. The platform has now condemned the move urging people to not encourage piracy. 

Satluj controversy: ZEE5 condemns piracy as copies of the film land on social media

Dr Chandra’s journey from a grain trader in Haryana’s Adampur Mandi to pioneering India’s first private television channel stands as a testament to how an individual’s grit, hard work, and forward-thinking vision can transform entire industries.

Dr Subhash Chandra @75: The visionary who rewrote India's media story

The new week has already gotten a great kickstart as several movies and shows are releasing on OTT platforms, which are definitely worth watching. Here is the combined list of the movies and series that you can check and make plans with your friends and your family for this weekend. 

Upcoming OTT releases this week- September 29 to October 5, 2025 on Netflix, Prime and more

Entertainment Bollywood Logout director Amit Golani shared exclusive insight into the making of Babil Khan starter Logout, what sets it apart from other similar films and more.

'Writing was the real work' explains Logout director Amit Golani sharing insights into making the film

After delivering a praiseworthy performance in his debut film Qala, Babil Khan made a splashing entry into the world of OTT with ZEE5 film Logout. 

Babil Khan on films, ZEE5 film Logout and Irrfan Khan's secret to looking ageless on screen

Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Costao will premiere on ZEE5 on May 1. The film is a Bhanushali Studios Limited presentation in association with Bombay Fables Motion Pictures

Costao trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a story of courage, sacrifice and standing tall against corruption

Entertainment Logout trailer out: Watch Babil Khan take on an interesting role of a social media influencer who is addicted to his phone and what happens when it gets hacked.

Logout trailer: Watch Babil Khan face a nightmare as a fan hacks his phone

Entertainment | Bollywood | Sanya Malhotra on Mrs.: Sanya discusses her role as Richa in Mrs. in this exclusive interview. She shares why she wouldn’t change a thing about the character and gives insights into her journey in the film.

Exclusive Interview | Sanya Malhotra on Mrs: 'I won't change anything about Richa....'

Entertainment Bollywood In an exclusive chat, Plabita Borthakur who we saw in ZEE5 show Pyaar Testing opened up about why live-in relationships are amazing.

Interview | Plabita Borthakur: Society is no one to dictate anything for two people in love

Entertainment Bollywood Pyaar Testing trailer: Produced by Zee Studios, this new ZEE5 series will premiere on Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2025. 

Celebrate flavour of love this Valentine's Day with Pyaar Testing – A test of love as Zee5 drops trailer

Despatch, a crime drama starring Manoj Bajpayee is set to have a special presentation on November 21 at the International Film Festival of India 2024 in Goa, along with the Telugu series Vikkatakavi: The Chronicles of Amaragiri which will celebrate its world premiere on November 23 at the same festival.

Manoj Bajpayee starrer Despatch to screen at International Film Festival of India 2024

It is finally here! After weeks of teasing fans with stills and posters, the highly anticipated new web series Barzakh trailer is out. The web series, helmed by Asim Abbasi, reunites Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed for the first time since they starred in the hit show Zindagi Gulzar Hai in 2012.

Barzakh trailer: Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed reunite on screen for new drama-thriller

In this interview with WION’s Zeba Khan, film director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury speaks about his latest film, Kadak Singh featuring Pankaj Tripathi in a leading role. The film saw its premiere at the recently concluded 2023 IFFI (International Film Festival of India) in Goa. A filmmaker who picks up important social topics and gives it a thrilling spin, Aniruddha spoke about making this film with utmost honesty and love. Kadak Singh will premiere on December 8 on ZEE5

Kadak Singh director Aniruddha Roy on his first and only love, films

Time and again actor Pankaj Tripathi has proved his finesse and versatility with the kind of projects he chooses to work in. His upcoming film Kadak Singh is no exception.

IFFI 2023: Pankaj Tripathi reveals he cried while watching his new film Kadak Singh 

Amongst one of the most heart-touching stories of romance coming from Pakistan in the recent, connecting borders and mending relationships is a sweet drama series titled Kabli Pulao.

Pak actress Sabeena to WION on love for Rakhi Sawant, SRK and latest show Kabli Pulao

The wait is finally over! ZEE5’s much-awaited series, Duranga announced its comeback with a second season. The makers dropped a motion poster of Duranga that puts Amit Sadh and Gulshan Devaiah’s characters opposite one another.

Duranga season 2 first look out

Bengali film Hatyapuri is now streaming online. This only strengthens the streamer’s iteration of Bengali films. Hatyapuri joins a growing list of Bengali films that ZEE5 gives access to including Projapati, Boudi Canteen and Shrimati.

Bengali film Hatyapuri gets its world digital premiere on ZEE5 from June 2

Yami Gautam Dhar continues to win hearts of the audience and critics with her amazing performances. After delivering the year's most-liked and second-most-watched film across OTT platforms in 2022 with A Thursday, Yami seems set on setting newer records as her latest OTT release Lost which has already garnered viewership numbers as high as 13 million in less than a month.

Yami Gautam celebrates the success of Lost: Audience's love is validating for an actor

ZEE5 announced its biggest original series so far, Taj – Divided by Blood, a story on the Mughal empire. Produced by Contiloe Digital along with William Borthwick as the showrunner, Taj – Divided by Blood was announced in the presence of veteran actor Dharmendra, Aditi Rao Hydari and other actors.

ZEE5 announces a new original series Taj – Divided by Blood

DV vs GG ILT20 final match preview: The grand finale match of International League T20 will be held on Sunday, February 12. Earlier, Gulf Giants defeated MI Emirates on Friday in the qualifier 2 match to renew their rivalry against Desert Vipers.

DV vs GG ILT20 final match preview: Desert Vipers vs Gulf Giants match date, time, venue & livestream details

After the phenomenal success of the first two seasons of its marquee gangster drama ‘Rangbaaz’, ZEE5 has announced another season of the hit show. Written by Siddharth Mishra, directed by Sachin Pathak and produced by JAR Pictures, ‘Rangbaaz – Darr Ki Rajneeti’ will star Vineet Kumar Singh and Aakanksha Singh in leading roles.

'Rangbaaz' new season announced by Zee5

In addition to a strong line-up of original shows and movies, ZEE5 has been consistently bolstering its portfolio by acquiring World Digital Premiere rights of many theatrical releases including RRR, The Kashmir Files, Valimai, Antim, Jhund, Attack, and others.

Kangana Ranaut’s 'Dhaakad' to release on ZEE5 on this date

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