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{{Short description|OTT video platform}} | {{Short description|OTT video platform}} | ||
{{Infobox website | {{Infobox website | ||
| name = Ullu | | name = Ullu | ||
| logo = Ullu | | logo = Ullu Logo.png | ||
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]] | | company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]] | ||
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | | location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
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| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/> | | launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/> | ||
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'''Ullu App''' is an Indian | '''Ullu App''' is an [[Indian]] over the top media service platform, owned and maintained by ''Vibhu Agarwal''.<ref name=Mid>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-apps-ceo-vibhu-agarwal-talks-about-up-coming-web-series-the-bull-of-dalal-street/21594194|title=Ullu App's CEO Vibhu Agarwal talks about up-coming web-series The Bull Of Dalal Street|date=August 23, 2019|website=mid-day}}</ref><ref name=Woodpecker>{{cite news |last1=Tapiawala |first1=Shachi |title=Ullu to launch a new webseries titled 'Woodpecker' |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/ullu-launch-new-webseries-titled-woodpecker-200709 |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Tellychakkar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The New Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Marina Kuwar to star in Ullu web-series Virgin Boys |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jul/02/marina-kuwar-to-star-in-ullu-web-series-virgin-boys-19173.html |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The [[Video]] on Demand platform is currently available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]. | ||
== Web series == | == Web series == | ||
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
The platform Ullu is criticised for | The platform Ullu is heavily criticised for promoting adult content. In 2020 media reported that the Ullu featured adult and explicit content during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]] to gain more subscribers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why do Indian Streaming Platforms Have so much Erotic Content and Sex? |url=https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/ep4pep/indian-local-streaming-platforms-erotica-sex |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Vice}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Lata |title=Streaming sites gain from adult content during covid |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/streaming-sites-gain-from-adult-content-during-covid-11595232814075.html |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=Livemint |date=20 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In 2019 the makers of D-code accused the platform of not making efforts to curb piracy of the show as intimate clips from the series made way to porn sites."This is on-screen molestation," Kajal shankawar describes the situation for wrongfully edited intimate scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.freepressjournal.in/article/entertainment/intimate-clips-from-web-series-d-code-make-way-to-porn-sites/391f4e79-c0cb-4f97-bb7f-29686247f1f8|title=intimate clips from web series d code make way to porn sites|website=THE FREE PRESS journal}}</ref> | In 2019 the makers of D-code accused the platform of not making efforts to curb piracy of the show as intimate clips from the series made way to porn sites."This is on-screen molestation," Kajal shankawar describes the situation for wrongfully edited intimate scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.freepressjournal.in/article/entertainment/intimate-clips-from-web-series-d-code-make-way-to-porn-sites/391f4e79-c0cb-4f97-bb7f-29686247f1f8|title=intimate clips from web series d code make way to porn sites|website=THE FREE PRESS journal}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:45, 6 December 2022
Type of business | Private Company, Dot-com company |
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Type of site | Web portal, Video streaming, Video on demand |
Available in | Hindi |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Owner | Vibhu Agarwal [1] |
Industry | Streaming |
Products | Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films |
Services | Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films |
Website | ullu.app |
Launched | 25 December 2018[2] |
Ullu App is an Indian over the top media service platform, owned and maintained by Vibhu Agarwal.[2][3][4] The Video on Demand platform is currently available for Android, iOS.
Web series
Year | Name |
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2019 | Halala[5] |
2020 | The Bull Of Dalal Street[6] |
2020 | Kasak[7] |
2020 | Mirasan[8] |
2020 | Peshawar[9] |
2020 | Ishq Kills[10] |
2020 | Virgin Boys[4] |
2020 | Woodpecker[3] |
2020 | The Choice |
2020 | Black Coffee |
2020 | Paper[11] |
Short films
Year | Name |
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2020 | Smartphone [12] |
Controversy
The platform Ullu is heavily criticised for promoting adult content. In 2020 media reported that the Ullu featured adult and explicit content during the COVID-19 pandemic to gain more subscribers.[13][14] In 2019 the makers of D-code accused the platform of not making efforts to curb piracy of the show as intimate clips from the series made way to porn sites."This is on-screen molestation," Kajal shankawar describes the situation for wrongfully edited intimate scenes.[15]
See also
- Video on demand
- Over-the-top
- Hotstar
- Voot
- Zee5 Original
- SonyLIV
- Netflix
- Amazon Prime Video
- ALTBalaji
References
- ↑ Kumar, Vineeta (26 March 2020). "Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown". India News. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ullu App's CEO Vibhu Agarwal talks about up-coming web-series The Bull Of Dalal Street". mid-day. August 23, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tapiawala, Shachi. "Ullu to launch a new webseries titled 'Woodpecker'". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Marina Kuwar to star in Ullu web-series Virgin Boys". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News". India Today. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street'". Mid-Day.
- ↑ "Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead". Free Press Journal.
- ↑ "ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी).
- ↑ "Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"". Spotboye.
- ↑ "This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space". Desimartini. 18 May 2020.
- ↑ "Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi". The Indian Express. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ↑ "ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન". Gujarati Midday (in ગુજરાતી). 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Why do Indian Streaming Platforms Have so much Erotic Content and Sex?". Vice. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ Jha, Lata (20 July 2020). "Streaming sites gain from adult content during covid". Livemint. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "intimate clips from web series d code make way to porn sites". THE FREE PRESS journal.