BUZZ: Farhan Akhtar Helming The Most Expensive Web Series In India
If all goes well, Farhan Akhtar will be collaborating with international digital giant Amazon Prime Video on a mega budget web series
India is the
being eyed as the next big market for digital entertainment and global brands
including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have spent the past year scouting for
local talent to create original content.
We recently saw
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings cosying up to Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan and now we can reveal that Farhan Akhtar is being courted by Amazon Prime
Video.
According to
whispers in the industry, Farhan has been roped into helm a web series which
will be an Amazon Original. And here is the kicker, the budget of each episode
is being touted as a whopping 85 lakhs (approximately).
Sources in
Farhan’s production house told SpotboyE.com that Farhan has been paid the
amount to shoot the pilot of the web series, which will be titled Power Play.
Amazon decided to
join hands with Farhan so that their first Indian offering creates a big
splash.
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Farhan has
already shot the first episode of the show and is now waiting to show the final
product to Amazon bosses.
The cast and
other details of the web series have been kept under wraps and we will have to
wait for an announcement to get a dekko at Farhan’s labour of love.
But given the big
budget and the big names involved, we expect a gripping show which can compete
with international web series like Netflix’s Narcos and Amazon’s Transparent.
Farhan is keeping
his cards close to his chest now. We are waiting for the big reveal!
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