Netflix Inks New Deal With Zoya and Farhan Akhtar, Unveils First Series

Netflix is getting in mattress with Zoya and Farhan Akhtar. On Wednesday, the world’s largest subscription-based video streaming service introduced a partnership with their respective manufacturing homes, Tiger Baby and Excel Media. (Tiger Baby is owned by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, whereas Excel Media was based by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani.) The first Netflix authentic to emerge out of this new deal is younger grownup dramedy sequence Eternally Confused and Eager for Love — coming March 18 — about awkward 24-year-old Ray (Vihaan Samat) and his imaginary good friend Wiz. You can see the teaser under, and the Eternally Confused and Eager for Love trailer is dropping Friday, February 18.

Eternally Confused and Eager for Love additionally stars Rahul Bose, Suchitra Pillai, Jim Sarbh, Ankur Rathee, and Dalai. The new Indian Netflix sequence has reportedly been filming since December 2020. I think about there have been delays attributable to COVID-19. Debutant Rahul Nair is the creator, author, and director. Sidhwani, Kagti, the Akhtars, Kassim Jagmagia, Angad Dev Singh, and Zoya Parvin are govt producers. Kartik Shah is artistic producer.

Sidhwani stated in a ready assertion: “Eternally Confused and Eager for Love is a labour of love. Rahul Nair has been able to capture the reality and hilarity of what most of today’s young people deal with — it also has a lot of heart, and marks the beginning of our association with Netflix. We’re passionate about sharing our work with the service’s global audience.”

Kagti added: “Eternally Confused and Eager for Love is a fresh take on the daily struggles of Ray, a young adult, as he navigates the complexities of love, relationships and sex in a postmodern world. We are very excited to have collaborated with first-time director Rahul Nair along with Excel Entertainment and Netflix on a series which will definitely connect with the younger generation today. It is very relevant to them.”

Netflix India’s content material VP Monika Shergill stated: “Eternally Confused and Eager for Love, as its unique name suggests, is a complex and hilarious exploration of the dating lives of young adults. Debutant writer and director Rahul Nair brings a distinctive voice to the series and has beautifully captured the day-to-day dilemmas of friendships, dating and relationships in these modern times. With this warm hearted entertainer, we mark the beginning of our association with the powerhouse storytellers, Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment.”

Here’s the official synopsis for Eternally Confused and Eager for Love:

Ray is an ungainly younger man who’s navigating maturity and the daunting world of romance within the twenty first century. He does this with the assistance of ‘Wiz’, a personification of Ray’s inside voice, who tells us what Ray can’t say out loud. In a quest to grasp if he needs intercourse, love or a relationship, Ray goes by means of a sequence of work-life misadventures and indecisions, regularly discovering himself, Eternally Confused and Eager for Love.

Tiger Baby is finest recognized for co-producing the Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-led hip-hop drama Gully Boy. Its subsequent challenge is the upcoming second season of Made in Heaven — for Amazon Prime Video — whose manufacturing has repeatedly been delayed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At Netflix, Tiger Baby additionally has a live-action tackle the well-known Archies comedian books set in Nineteen Sixties India, its first solo enterprise.

Excel Media — higher often called Excel Entertainment — is understood for Dil Chahta Hai, Don, and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. On streaming, they’ve a long-standing partnership with Amazon, leading to originals equivalent to Mirzapur, Inside Edge, and Made in Heaven (co-produced with Tiger Baby). Their subsequent function is horror comedy Phone Bhoot with Katrina Kaif, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Ishaan Khatter.

Netflix’s Tiger Baby and Excel Media deal will kick off with Eternally Confused and Eager for Love premiering March 18 on Netflix worldwide. Trailer is out February 18.