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Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput welcome their second child

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on Wednesday. They are already parents to a daughter, Misha Kapoor, born August 21, 2016.

Mira Rajput was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, where she gave birth to a baby boy, as per reports. Proud parents are yet to make an official announcement, though.


Shahid and Mira tied the nuptial knot in 2015 in a private ceremony held in Gurgaon. Mira, a student from Delhi University, is 13 years younger than Shahid. They met each other through the religious group Radha Soami Satsang Beas.

Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor is presently busy promoting his upcoming film Batti Gul Meter Chalu, scheduled to release on 21st September. He is also about to begin shooting for his next which will be a Hindi remake of popular Telugu movie Arjun Reddy (2017).

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5 mythological picks now streaming in the UK — and why they’re worth watching

Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
  • UK viewers can access some titles now, though licensing varies.
  • Regional stories and folklore films are expanding the genre.
  • 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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