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Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar’s Dhadak wrapped up

Newcomers Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar have wrapped up their much-awaited film Dhadak which went on floors on 1st December 2017. Helmed by Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania fame Shashank Khaitan, the movie is produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions. The filmmaker took to Twitter to announce the completion of his film.

Dhadak, which has been shot across Jaipur, Mumbai and Kolkata, is an official remake of the hit Marathi-language film Sairat. It marks the acting debut of Janhvi Kapoor, while it will be the second film for Ishaan Khattar as his debut movie Beyond The Clouds releases before Dhadak.


Janhvi is the daughter of veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi who breathed her last recently due to accidental drowning in a bathtub. Her untimely death has increased the buzz around her daughter’s debut film even more.

Dhadak is scheduled for its theatrical bow on 20th July 2018.

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Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
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  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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