Hotstar is an Indian digital and mobile entertainment platform launched in February 2015 by Star India. This app is owned by The Walt Disney Company.[1] It provides streaming media and video-on-demand online.[2][3]
- 1Hotstar originals
- 2Hotstar specials
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Hotstar originals[edit]
Comedy[edit]
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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On Air with AIB[a][4] | News comedy | 29 October 2015 | 3 Seasons, 23 episodes, 64 segments | 23-30 min. | Hindi, English |
The Fanatics | Animation | 5 April 2017 | 4 seasons, 118 episodes | 3-7 min. | English |
As I'm Suffering From Kadhal[5][6] | Romantic Comedy | 15 June 2017 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 19-27 min | Tamil, Telugu (dubbed), Hindi (dubbed) |
- ^Season 1 also aired on Star Plus (Hindi) and Star World (English)
Drama[edit]
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Tanhaiyan[7] | Romance | 14 February 2017 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 16-22 min. | Hindi |
Shockers[8] | Horror | 24 May 2016 | 2 season, 12 episodes | 8-16 min. | Hindi |
Continuations[edit]
Title | Genre | Premiere | Previous channel | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil | Musical drama | 28 September 2015 | Star Plus | 1 season, 42 episodes | 21 minutes | Hindi |
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon - Ek Jashn[9][10] | Romantic comedy | 23 November 2015 | Star Plus | 1 season, 9 episodes | 8-17 min. | Hindi |
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2[11] | Comedy | 16 May 2017 | STAR One | 1 season, 10 episodes | 23-26 min. | Hindi |
Son of Abish (season 4) | Talk show | 6 April 2018 | YouTube | 1 season, 8 episodes | 31-45 min. | English |
Better Life Foundation (season 2)[12] | Comedy | 10 August 2018 | YouTube | 1 season, 6 episodes | 22-30 min. | English |
Talk shows[edit]
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Language |
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Bol Viru Bol[13] | 30 March 2017 | 2 season, 13 episodes | 10-14 min. | Hindi |
Maximise your day [14] | 25 April 2019 | 1 season, 7 episodes | 2 min. | English |
The Cannes Connection [15] | 21 May 2019 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 29-32 min. | Hindi |
Stage productions[edit]
Cineplay is an original Hotstar theater series in which Plays are presented in cinematic style.[16]
Hotstar specials[edit]
Hotstar Specials is a brand of Hotstar on which they are releasing their original programming done exclusively for the service. The brand is kick started with the launch of docu-drama Roar of The Lion on 20 March 2019.
Docuseries[edit]
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Language |
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Roar of The Lion | 20 March 2019 | 1 season, 5 episodes | Hindi Tamil |
Drama[edit]
Title | Premiere | Seasons | Language(s) |
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Criminal Justice [17] | 5 April 2019 | 1 season, 10 Episodes | Hindi Dubbed to other major Indian Languages |
Mayanagari-City of Dreams [18] | 3 May 2019 | 1 Season, 10 Episodes | |
Hostages [19] | 31 May 2019 | 1 Season, 10 Episodes | |
The Office [20] | 28 June 2019 | 2 Seasons, 28 Episodes |
Exclusive Indian Distribution[edit]
Title | Language | Original Network | Genre |
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Confess[21][22] | English | go90 | Drama/Romance |
Freakish[22][21] | hulu | Horror | |
Mata Hari | Russian/English | Channel One Russia | Biography |
Patrick Melrose [23] | English | Showtime/Sky Atlantic | Drama/Black comedy |
T@gged[22][21] | go90/hulu | Horror |
References[edit]
- ^'Star India's Novi Digital Entertainment bags IPL media rights for whopping Rs 302 crore'. Firstpost. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^'What Wikipedia cannot Tell you about hotstar.com - Shashank Kamath's Analysis'. Awordtotheworld.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^Hotstar celebrates its First Birthday http://awordtotheworld.com/what-wikipedia-cant-tell-you-about-hotstar-com
- ^A Sharpening of the Comedic Senses, The Hindu, 2016-03-26
- ^'As I'm Suffering From Kadhal'. www.vikatan.com.
- ^'Meet Balaji Mohan, director of the fun 'As I'm Suffering from Kadhal' Tamil web series'. www.thenewsminute.com.
- ^'My career my way!'. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^'Hotstar to thrill viewers with 'Shockers''. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^'Popular TV actors making a comeback'. The Times of India. BCCL. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^Vipra Shrivastava (3 February 2016). 'Sanaya Irani and Barun Sobti back in IPKKND'. India Today. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^'EXCLUSIVE: Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Take 2 cast opens up about the new season; makers hint Khichdi might return as a web series'. India Today. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^'A Comedy for our times: Better Life Foundation'. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^Virender Sehwag loved to watch Adam Gilchrist bat
- ^'Milind Soman All Set to Headline Fitness Show 'Maximize Your Day''. News18. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^'Tune into The Cannes Connection on Hotstar where the actress speaks about her incredible global career'. Filmcompanion. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^'Hotstar introduces CinePlay, a blend of theatre and cinema'. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^Hollywood Reporter Team (4 March 2019). 'Hotstar to remake The Night Of'. Newyork: The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^'Hotstar ties up with Applause Entertainment for first set of originals'.
- ^'Hotstar to stream crime thriller 'Hostages' from 31 May'.
- ^'The Office Hindi trailer: Hotstar's new sitcom adapts Ricky Gervais' original series for an Indian audience'. Firstpost. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ abc'Indian SVOD net lands Awesomeness content deal'. TBI Vision. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ abc'Awesomeness Content deal with Hotstar'. Indian Television. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^Davis, Rebbaca (3 December 2018). 'Patrick Melrose' With Benedict Cumberbatch to Air Across Asia'. Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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