Netflix on Friday announced nine new Indian original films at the See What’s Next event in Singapore, unveiling projects from Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit and Anushka Sharma, among others.Speaking at the event, Netflix chief content officer, Ted Sarandos said that Asia, and in particular India, is a territory of key importance in the streaming service’s future plans.Firebrand, produced by Priyanka Chopra and mother Madhu Chopra, is “a Marathi film that follows a successful lawyer, a sexual assault victim played by Usha Jadhav, as she tackles difficult family cases while also dealing with intimacy issues in her own marriage. Girish Kulkarni essays the role of her husband Madhav Patkar, an architect by profession. Sachin Khedekar and Rajeshwari Sachdev play a couple in the movie which is high on drama.”
