Walt Disney to sell Star India channels - Nayanthara role revealed and Kiara in Jawan

According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, Jio Cinema's entry into the streaming market has compelled Disney + Hotstar to explore options such as sale or joint venture. Star India, a subsidiary of Disney, has reportedly incurred a loss of Rs 2000 crores due to Jio Cinema outbidding them for the IPL match telecast rights. Jio Cinema, a free app, streamed the matches for free and has now started offering new movies for free as well. Disney, which acquired the IPL rights until 2027 for $3 billion, is concerned about how to recover their investment. In 2011-12, Disney purchased UTV in a deal worth approximately Rs. 2,600 crore but subsequently closed down all business verticals, including the broadcast division. Star India, acquired by Disney from 21st Century Fox in 2019, was a key asset for Disney's expansion in the Indian television market. K Madhavan, the President of Walt Disney India operations and Star India TV channels, has a background in the banking industry. He played a pivotal role in the growth of the Malayalam channel Asianet and continues to serve as its Managing Director. He was later promoted to head the Star Channels South division and eventually became the country manager. Following Disney's acquisition of Star India, he assumed the position of President. Star India has 60 channels and in South it has Asianet ( Malayalam) Star Vijay ( Tamil) Suvarna ( Kannada) and Star Maa in Telugu. Asianet News and Suvarna News is owned by Rajeev Chandrasekar MP from Karnataka.

Following the preview of the film "Jawan" on the internet, new information has emerged. Kiara Advani will be featured in a special song with SRK, while Nayanthara will play SRK's love interest. SRK sports a tattoo on his bald head that reads "Maa Jagath Janani," meaning Mother of the World. Additionally, Deepika Padukone will make a cameo appearance in the film. There is a scene featuring a man tipping his hat, which fans believe is Thalapathy Vijay' as it was his famous pose in "Mersal." Nayanthara's husband, Vignesh Shivan, inadvertently revealed that Nayanthara is SRK's love interest. In a tweet, he mentioned hearing about the many romantic moments she shares with SRK and how she has learned a lot from the King of Romance. This was in response to SRK cautioning Vignesh to be careful as his wife has now learned punches and kicks, referring to her training for the film. There were reports that suggested that Nayanthara was playing an NSG commando on trail of SRK and was not the love interest.