The platform's arsenal is full of great stories, that will keep you hooked till the end! You know what makes a good story better? Good talent. Yep, all work and no time makes Pammi very, very stressed.
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As the story progresses, you see the couple debate gender roles as they desperately try to keep their personal and professional lives separate and grapple with the realization that all may not be well in paradise.Īnother gem you shouldn’t miss out on is the riveting dark comedy, Sometimes, where the central character, Pammi, struggles to balance work, love, and family expectations while still trying to have a social life. Each story is complex, yet poetic and engaging.Ĭase in point is another CinePlay title, Between The Lines, a gripping story starring Nandita Das and Subodh Mascara as a lawyer couple who find themselves on opposite sides of a courtroom battle. What makes it even more engrossing is the way the actors deliver their monologues by looking right through the screen, and maybe even your very soul. This works wonders for powerful narratives like Bombay Talkies, a play which depicts the lives of 7 Mumbaikars, each with their own story. With CinePlay, though, this brilliance will finally shed its ‘niche’ label to enthrall millions on the screen. One of the reasons we fall in love with theatre is because it's a personal interaction between the actor and the audience rather than a performance. For one, combining stage and cinema hasn't been attempted on screens before. So, if you're constantly on the prowl for content that moves you, here are a few reasons you should consider checking out Hotstar Originals’ CinePlay. Merging the talents of internationally acclaimed directors and actors with state-of-the-art filming techniques, these cinematic ‘stage plays’ bring to your screen beautiful stories that stay with you long after you're done watching them.
It seems, however, that Hotstar’s new original, CinePlay, with its unique format combining theatre and cinema, will soon change online streaming for the better.ĬinePlays are an amalgamation of the larger than life characters of theatre and the nuances of cinema. The concept of bringing Indian theatre on OTT platforms took off after theatre artists realised the need to broaden the audience for their plays, also given the pressure from these online platforms and the numerous shows they produce.Theatre may not come with heart-wrenching background music and mind-bending special effects, but the raw power and authenticity of a stage performance are seldom achieved through any other medium of entertainment. We are now looking at regional content,” said Pallavi Puri, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Sky in an Tata Sky Theatre was launched at a monthly subscription price of ₹75 and is still in its initial phases. This will be a big boost to Indian regional theatre giving them the chance to move beyond logistical problems and offer their content to viewers across the country, online. Tata Sky which introduced Tata Sky Theatre last year now plans to bring regional plays on board. Indian theatre has long seen dwindling audiences since the advent of commercial cinema, cable television, and the recent onslaught of OTT or video streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar.īut now, OTT is making space for the local Indian theatre on their platforms.