Disney unveils line up of upcoming shows,films with big Bollywood stars, traversing diverse genres


By Rajesh Ahuja

  Disney Hotstar today unveiled its line up of films and web series  for the coming months traversing diverse genres and featuring a host of Bollywood stars including Ajay Devgn,  Sanjay Dutt,Sushmita Sen, Sonakshi Sinha,  Shabana Azmi,  Tisca Chopra, Ashutosh Rana,  Saif Ali Khan, Javed Jaffri, Siddharth, Shefali Shah,  Seema Biswas,Kirti kulhari, indraneel Sengupta,  Ayushmann khurana, Raj Babbar,  Richa Chadha and Jimmy Shergill.
The upcoming line up of  films to stream on Disney Hotstar includes Bhuj The Pride of India  and Bhoot Police.

Also scheduled to premiere on the streaming platform in the coming months are web series The Empire, Escape Live, Fear 1.0, Human, Those Price Thakur Girls, Six Suspects, Gharshana, Rudra The Edge of Darkness,  season 2 of City of Dreams,  season 2 of Arya, Special Ops  1.5, Season 2 of Delhi Crime and Criminal Justice season 3. Also slated for premiere on the digital platform is the Dance plus reality show.




Disney Hotstar unveils line up of upcoming shows and web series 




Bhuj The Pride of India,  which premieres on Disney Hotstar on Independence day,  features Ajay Devgn,  Sonakshi Sinha and Sonakshi Sinha in key roles while horror comedy Bhoot Police,  which features Saif Ali Khan,  Yami Gautam and Jacqueline Fernandez in key roles,  premieres on Disney Hotstar on September 17.

While the  upcoming web series The Empire features Kunal Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Dino Morea; Escaype live,  features Siddharth and Shweta Tripathi’.; Fear 1,0, stars, Tisca Chopra-,  the cinematic adaptation of Those Pricey Thakur Girls, features Raj Babbar; Human, stars Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari;  Six Suspects sta Pratik Gandhi, Richa Chadha and Ashutosh Ran; Rudra The Edge of Darkness features  Ajay Devgn and Esha Deol ; season 2 of Aarya stars  Sushmita Sen; season 3 of Criminal Justice,  features  Pankaj Tripathi and ; Special Ops 1.5,  features Kay Kay Menon.

Unveiling the new line up of shows on Disney Hotstar, Sunil Rayan, President and and Head, Disney+ Hotstar said, 'this year we have had a phenomenal new slate of shows and films along with T20 cricket. We are doubling the titles this year and expanding our regional content.'

While shows such as  Aarya and Kay Kay Menon’s Special Ops 1.5 will be returning for a second season this year., new shows like The Empire, Escaype Live, Fear 1.0,  Human ; Six Suspects ,  Rudra and Dance+.Will premiere on Disney Hotstar this gear.


Following is the list of shows to be aired on the digital platform

The Empire: Historical fiction starring Kunal Kapoor, Dino Morea, Shabana Azmi and Drashti Dhami

Rudra: The Edge of Darkness: Crime drama starring Ajay Devgn and Esha Deol

Aarya (Season 2): Family crime drama starring Sushmita Sen

Human: Medical drama starring Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari

Six Suspects: Murder mystery starring Pratik Gandhi, Richa Chadha, Ashutosh Rana

City of Dreams (Season 2): Political drama starring Priya Bapat, Atul Kulkarni, Eijaz Khan, Sachin Pilgaonkar

Escaype Live: Tech-thriller starring Siddharth, Javed Jaffrey, Ritvik Sahore

Fear 1.0: Supernatural thriller starring Tisca Chopra, Saurabh Shukla and Rajesh Tailang

Gharshana: Crime drama starring Naveen Chandra, Sarath Kumar and Jagapathi Babu

My Perfect Husband: Family drama starring Sathyaraj

Family Matters: Mystery thriller starring Murali Sharma, Nandu, Akshara Gowda and Sonia Agarwal

Those Pricey Thakur Girls: Romantic comedy starring Akshay Oberoi, Saher Bamba, Raj Babbar and Poonam Dhillon

The Legend of Hanuman (Season 2): Live animation series with voice by Sharad Kelkar


Dance+: Dance reality series with Remo D’souza

Criminal Justice (Season 3): Crime-drama series starring Pankaj Tripathi

Special Ops 1.5: Espionage thriller starring Kay Kay Menon


New films

Bhuj: The Pride of India

Bhoot Police


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