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India’s Applause Entertainment Unveils ‘Nyaya,’ as MD Sameer Nair Charts Course of Studio’s Next Seven Years (EXCLUSIVE)


Indian studio Applause Entertainment is gearing up for an ambitious slate of projects as it enters its eighth year of operations.

The company, led by managing director Sameer Nair, a pioneer of Indian television with previous stints at Star TV, NDTV Imagine, Turner General Entertainment and Balaji Telefilms, has its sights set on expanding into new genres and formats while building on its established successes. “They’ve shot it really well.” He emphasized the procedural nature of the show, focusing on the criminal justice system in action, and praised emerging actor Aneet Padda’s (Prime Video’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry”) performance as the victim. “Zwigato,” directed by Nandita Das and starring Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami, premiered at Toronto and screened at Busan, while Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s “Sharmajee Ki Beti” bowed on Prime Video in June.

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