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The White Tiger rides the surge in streamed south Asian stories

The adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel is coming to Netflix – one of a growing number of films from the region snapped up by the streaming giantsThe White Tiger, the film adaptation of the Booker prize-winning book by Aravind Adiga, mar…

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Online hate campaign targets Indian streaming stars

Netflix and Amazon Prime series such as Rasbhari highlight sexual violence, caste inequalities and Hindu nationalism There was little fanfare when Rasbhari landed on Amazon Prime on 25 June. The Indian TV series, about a seductive teacher arriving in t…

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Sex, drugs, politics: how the streaming giants are blowing up Bollywood

New Amazon and Netflix dramas take in themes that India’s established cinema rarely touches, with millions of potential subscribers available ‘The three big ‘no’s in Indian cinema are sexuality, religion and politics,” says Anurag Kashyap. “And in Sacr…

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