Sandstorm

JEMIMA KHAN TO CO-PRODUCE “SANDSTORM”

A coming of age story, centering around a Pakistani schoolgirl called Zara, “Sandstorm” navigates the “tricky terrain of internet dating in a conservative Muslim society,” according to the logline as well as questions “the objectification of the female body and its relationship to honor in Pakistani culture.”

Violent Cases

BEN KINGSLEY TO STAR IN FILM ADAPTATION OF “VIOLENT CASES”

“‘Violent Cases’ is a journey into the mind of Neil Gaiman, as a famous author recounts fragmented childhood memories and visits to an osteopath who once worked for Al Capone, weaving a dark and twisting tale about stories, our memory, violence and the ways we can’t escape our past,” reads the logline.

Velma

MINDY KALING’S VELMA SERIES CASTS SAM RICHARDSON, CONSTANCE WU AMONG OTHERS

According to the logline, the series tells “the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. This original and humorous spin unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers.”

The 10-episode first season of HBO Max’s “Velma” will debut in 2023.

Citadel India

CITADEL INDIA SHOOT TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER

The actors are set to begin workshops for the Prime Video series by early November. The makers are working on a special look for Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The plan is to take the project on floors by the end of November or early December.

Goodbye

GOODBYE IS ANOTHER MOVIE THAT BACHCHAN CANNOT SAVE

In Goodbye, writer-director Vikas Bahl delves into how different people have different ways of coping with sorrow. When Harish (Amitabh Bachchan) loses his wife Gayatri (Neena Gupta), he faces a “bhagbhanish’ situation where his his children are busy with their work or their social life, and the neighbors are more interested in gossip and providing obligatory and unsolicited advice.

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