Session 1: What’s In The Genre Decoding dominant genres - thrillers, people-next-door, and small-town tales - of OTT; what's making them work on streaming sites?
Panelists - Tanya Bami (Head of Series, Netflix), Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Madan, Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, Gauhar Khan, Rasika Duggal
Moderator – Mayank Shekhar
Session 2: The Art of Reinvention in the times of OTT OTT has given a new lease of life to a number of talented actors who fell out of favour with big screen filmmakers.
Panelists - Nikhil Madhok (Head of Hindi Originals-Amazon), Dia Mirza, Aditi Rao Hydari, Barun Sobti, Karishma Tanna
Moderator – Shilpa Rathnam
Session 3: Master Class - Long Form Storytelling: The Good and The Bad’ Masterclass with Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai maker, Ali Abbas Zafar on the difference between working in long form (OTT) and short form (movies)
Moderator – RJ Prerna
Session 4: Language no barrier on OTT: Fact or fiction? Are regional films/contents getting enough representation on OTT platforms, despite quality work; or the Hindi language is still dominating?
Panelists - Adivi Sesh, Nikita Dutta, Mugdha Godse, Priya Banerjee
Moderator – Bhawana Somaaya
Session 5: Judging the success on OTT: a robust metric system needed? The metrics system. In films, you have the box office as a barometer of success but how do you quantify success on OTT. Is there a need for a robust metrics system for OTT or do platforms need to be more transparent?
Panelists - Adarsh Gourav, Shriya Saran, Shweta Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Mouni Roy,
Moderator – Swati Chopra
Session 6: Masterclass 2: ‘Cast-Away: Roping in Perfection’ Masterclass with Nitesh Tiwari [Director of Dangal, Chhichhore & Bawaal] on casting perfectly and how it can play a critical role in a content's success or failure
Moderator – Archana L. Pania
Session 7: 'Karan Johar @ 25: an extraordinary journey' A special conversation with Karan Johar on various platforms, and movie business in the times of social media and OTT, as he completes 25 years as a filmmaker
Moderator – Rohit Khilnani
Session 8: Master Class - The Hit Machine: What’s the Secret Sauce? A Masterclass with Raj and DK about how to create a hit show, with all the mantras and ingredients.
Moderator – Raja Sen
Session 9: The Jubilee Chat Talking to makers and actors of the much-loved OTT show, Jubilee on creating a hit show, a magnum opus
Panelists - Aparna Purohit (Head - Originals, Amazon), Aparshakti Khurana, Vikramaditya Motwane, Wamiqa Gabi, Siddhant Gupta
Moderator – Bharathi S. Pradhan
Session 10: Rising Stars: The OTT Way Rising stars of OTT wherein the upcoming faces of the streaming world will come together and discuss their journeys.
Panelists - Bhuvan Bam, Riddhi Dogra, Shantanu Maheshwari, Prajakta Koli, Manjot Singh, Amol Parashar
Moderator – Sneha Menon Desai
Session 11: Decoding OTT world: journey and destination Decoding OTT world: a young group of faces of India's streaming world talk about what's happening in the OTT world and how it's changing the entertainment landscape etc.
Panelists - Kritika Kamra, Sumeet Vyas, Manavi Ghagroo, Sayani Gupta, Prateik Babbar, Sunny Hinduja
Moderator – Hrishikesh Kannan
Session 1 : The Big ‘C’ word! Censoring, or self-control! What’s the need of the hour? Censoring OTT ! With an absence of any censoring on OTT, are certain shows and makers going overboard with content, especially violence, skin show, themes, etc.? What's the way out? Self-censorship could be the answer to it all.
Panelists - Sanya Malhotra, Richa Chaddha, Abhishek Banerjee, Sanjay Gupta
Moderator – Mayank Shekhar
Session 2: The Big ‘B’ effect! Bollywood and OTT: natural allies, or relationship of convenience? Bollywood and OTT world: are they natural allies or is Bollywood taking over the streaming world with its star power and glamour, especially in a country where big stars have always sold well?
Panelists - Tamannah Bhatia, Vijay Varma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Chitrangada Singh, Milan Luthria, Sobhita Dhulipala
Moderator – Rajeev Masand
Session 3: Rocket Boys chat A special chat with makers and actors of the hit show, Rocket Boys, as they discuss how they went about making a hit show about such important people/events of India.
Panelists - Nikhil Advani, Jim Sarbh, Saba Azad, Abhay Pannu
Moderator – Bharathi S. Pradhan
Session 4: ‘Masters at Work’ chat A deep, engaging conversation with Top actors who are ruling the roost in the world of OTT and films.
Artistes - Mukesh Chhabra, Tillotama Shome
Moderator – RJ Prerna Nahata
Session 5: Bringing The Archies to India - featuring Netflix, Tiger Baby, and The Archies! (Grand Finale)
Celebs – Ruchikaa Kapoor (Director, Netflix Originals), Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor, Mihir Ahuja, Vedang Raina, Aditi "Dot" Saigal, Yuvraj Menda
Host – Rohit Khilnani
Pink carpet and Awards ceremony of Bollywood Hungama India Entertainment Awards 2023.