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Ullu

2022-12-06T11:24:55Z

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{{Short description|OTT video platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Ullu
| logo = [[File:Ullu Logo.png|Ullu_Logo]]
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| industry = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
| products = Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films
| services = Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films
| owner = Vibhu Agarwal <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Vineeta |title=Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/indian-adult-content-app-launches-new-plans-minimise-subscription-rates-as-india-watches-more-explicit-shows-amid-lockdown-3981702/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=India News |date=26 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| url = {{url|https://www.ullu.app|ullu.app}}
| website_type = [[Web portal]], [[Streaming media|Video streaming]], [[Video on demand]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/>
}}
'''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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2019
|''Halala''<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16|title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News|website=India Today|date=16 April 2019|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''The Bull Of Dalal Street''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-app-launched-the-trailer-of-the-bull-of-dalal-street/22623186|title=Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street' |website=Mid-Day|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kasak''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/web-series-inspired-by-aruna-shanbaugs-case-hate-story-4-actress-ihana-dhillon-to-play-lead|title=Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Mirasan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/web-series/mx-player-tie-up-with-ullu-app-for-its-adult-content-to-compete-with-zee5|title=ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Peshawar''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-news/ashmit-patel-on-his-digital-debut-reveals-i-will-play-terrorist-abu-shamil-the-mastermind-behind-peshawar-attack-exclusive/5d4414d9a0c20052b1b84f48|title=Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"|website=Spotboye|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Ishq Kills''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/this-kundali-bhagya-actress-to-debut-in-the-web-space-article143580.htm|title=This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space|website=Desimartini|date=18 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Virgin Boys''<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>
|-
|2020
|''Woodpecker''<ref name=Woodpecker />
|-
|2020
|''The Choice''
|-
|2020
|''Black Coffee''
|-
|2020
|''Paper''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/scam-2003-who-was-abdul-karim-telgi-his-story-of-rise-and-fall-7213739/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

== Short films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2020
| Smartphone <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/ahmedabad-smartphone-hina-khans-short-film-to-stream-on-ullu-app-112476|title=ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન|website=Gujarati Midday|date=30 January 2020|language=gu}}</ref>
|}

==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 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>

== See also ==
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Over-the-top media services|Over-the-top]]
* [[Hotstar]]
*[[Voot]]
*[[List of ZEE5 original films|Zee5 Original]]
*[[SonyLIV]]
* [[Netflix]]
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
*[[ALTBalaji]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.ullu.app}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Streaming media systems]]
[[Category:Video on demand services]]
[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2018]]

Ullu

2022-12-06T11:22:09Z

VishvaGuru: fixed

{{Short description|OTT video platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Ullu
| logo = [[File:Ullu Logo.png|Ullu_Logo]]
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| industry = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
| products = Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films
| services = Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films
| owner = Vibhu Agarwal <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Vineeta |title=Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/indian-adult-content-app-launches-new-plans-minimise-subscription-rates-as-india-watches-more-explicit-shows-amid-lockdown-3981702/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=India News |date=26 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| url = {{url|https://www.ullu.app|ullu.app}}
| website_type = [[Web portal]], [[Streaming media|Video streaming]], [[Video on demand]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/>
}}
'''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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2019
|''Halala''<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16|title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News|website=India Today|date=16 April 2019|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''The Bull Of Dalal Street''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-app-launched-the-trailer-of-the-bull-of-dalal-street/22623186|title=Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street' |website=Mid-Day|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kasak''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/web-series-inspired-by-aruna-shanbaugs-case-hate-story-4-actress-ihana-dhillon-to-play-lead|title=Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Mirasan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/web-series/mx-player-tie-up-with-ullu-app-for-its-adult-content-to-compete-with-zee5|title=ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Peshawar''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-news/ashmit-patel-on-his-digital-debut-reveals-i-will-play-terrorist-abu-shamil-the-mastermind-behind-peshawar-attack-exclusive/5d4414d9a0c20052b1b84f48|title=Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"|website=Spotboye|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Ishq Kills''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/this-kundali-bhagya-actress-to-debut-in-the-web-space-article143580.htm|title=This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space|website=Desimartini|date=18 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Virgin Boys''<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>
|-
|2020
|''Woodpecker''<ref name=Woodpecker />
|-
|2020
|''The Choice''
|-
|2020
|''Black Coffee''
|-
|2020
|''Paper''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/scam-2003-who-was-abdul-karim-telgi-his-story-of-rise-and-fall-7213739/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

== Short films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2020
| Smartphone <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/ahmedabad-smartphone-hina-khans-short-film-to-stream-on-ullu-app-112476|title=ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન|website=Gujarati Midday|date=30 January 2020|language=gu}}</ref>
|}

==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 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>

== See also ==
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Over-the-top media services|Over-the-top]]
* [[Hotstar]]
*[[Voot]]
*[[List of ZEE5 original films|Zee5 Original]]
*[[SonyLIV]]
* [[Netflix]]
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
*[[ALTBalaji]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.ullu.app}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Streaming media systems]]
[[Category:Video on demand services]]
[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2018]]

Ullu

2022-12-06T11:21:02Z

VishvaGuru: No link available

{{Short description|OTT video platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Ullu
| logo = [[File:Ullu Logo.png|Ullu_Logo]]
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| industry = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
| products = Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films
| services = Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films
| owner = Vibhu Agarwal <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Vineeta |title=Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/indian-adult-content-app-launches-new-plans-minimise-subscription-rates-as-india-watches-more-explicit-shows-amid-lockdown-3981702/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=India News |date=26 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| url = {{url|https://www.ullu.app|ullu.app}}
| website_type = [[Web portal]], [[Streaming media|Video streaming]], [[Video on demand]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/>
}}
'''Ullu App''' is an Indian on-demand streaming 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2019
|''Halala''<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16|title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News|website=India Today|date=16 April 2019|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''The Bull Of Dalal Street''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-app-launched-the-trailer-of-the-bull-of-dalal-street/22623186|title=Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street' |website=Mid-Day|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kasak''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/web-series-inspired-by-aruna-shanbaugs-case-hate-story-4-actress-ihana-dhillon-to-play-lead|title=Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Mirasan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/web-series/mx-player-tie-up-with-ullu-app-for-its-adult-content-to-compete-with-zee5|title=ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Peshawar''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-news/ashmit-patel-on-his-digital-debut-reveals-i-will-play-terrorist-abu-shamil-the-mastermind-behind-peshawar-attack-exclusive/5d4414d9a0c20052b1b84f48|title=Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"|website=Spotboye|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Ishq Kills''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/this-kundali-bhagya-actress-to-debut-in-the-web-space-article143580.htm|title=This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space|website=Desimartini|date=18 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Virgin Boys''<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>
|-
|2020
|''Woodpecker''<ref name=Woodpecker />
|-
|2020
|''The Choice''
|-
|2020
|''Black Coffee''
|-
|2020
|''Paper''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/scam-2003-who-was-abdul-karim-telgi-his-story-of-rise-and-fall-7213739/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

== Short films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2020
| Smartphone <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/ahmedabad-smartphone-hina-khans-short-film-to-stream-on-ullu-app-112476|title=ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન|website=Gujarati Midday|date=30 January 2020|language=gu}}</ref>
|}

==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 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>

== See also ==
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Over-the-top media services|Over-the-top]]
* [[Hotstar]]
*[[Voot]]
*[[List of ZEE5 original films|Zee5 Original]]
*[[SonyLIV]]
* [[Netflix]]
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
*[[ALTBalaji]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.ullu.app}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Streaming media systems]]
[[Category:Video on demand services]]
[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2018]]

Talk:Ullu

2022-12-06T11:18:26Z

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Ullu

2022-12-06T09:26:42Z

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{{Short description|OTT video platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Ullu
| logo = [[File:Ullu Logo.png|Ullu_Logo]]
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| industry = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
| products = Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films
| services = Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films
| owner = Vibhu Agarwal <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Vineeta |title=Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/indian-adult-content-app-launches-new-plans-minimise-subscription-rates-as-india-watches-more-explicit-shows-amid-lockdown-3981702/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=India News |date=26 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| url = {{url|https://www.ullu.app|ullu.app}}
| website_type = [[Web portal]], [[Streaming media|Video streaming]], [[Video on demand]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/>
}}
'''Ullu App''' is an Indian on-demand streaming 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2019
|''Halala''<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16|title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News|website=India Today|date=16 April 2019|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''The Bull Of Dalal Street''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-app-launched-the-trailer-of-the-bull-of-dalal-street/22623186|title=Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street' |website=Mid-Day|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kasak''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/web-series-inspired-by-aruna-shanbaugs-case-hate-story-4-actress-ihana-dhillon-to-play-lead|title=Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Mirasan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/web-series/mx-player-tie-up-with-ullu-app-for-its-adult-content-to-compete-with-zee5|title=ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Peshawar''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-news/ashmit-patel-on-his-digital-debut-reveals-i-will-play-terrorist-abu-shamil-the-mastermind-behind-peshawar-attack-exclusive/5d4414d9a0c20052b1b84f48|title=Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"|website=Spotboye|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Ishq Kills''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/this-kundali-bhagya-actress-to-debut-in-the-web-space-article143580.htm|title=This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space|website=Desimartini|date=18 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Virgin Boys''<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>
|-
|2020
|''Woodpecker''<ref name=Woodpecker />
|-
|2020
|''The Choice''
|-
|2020
|''Black Coffee''
|-
|2020
|''Paper''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/scam-2003-who-was-abdul-karim-telgi-his-story-of-rise-and-fall-7213739/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

== Short films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2020
| Smartphone <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/ahmedabad-smartphone-hina-khans-short-film-to-stream-on-ullu-app-112476|title=ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન|website=Gujarati Midday|date=30 January 2020|language=gu}}</ref>
|}

==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 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>

== See also ==
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Over-the-top media services|Over-the-top]]
* [[Hotstar]]
*[[Voot]]
*[[List of ZEE5 original films|Zee5 Original]]
*[[SonyLIV]]
* [[Netflix]]
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
*[[ALTBalaji]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.ullu.app}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Streaming media systems]]
[[Category:Video on demand services]]
[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2018]]

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{{Short description|OTT video platform}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Ullu
| logo = Ullu 5.jpg
| company_type = [[Private Company]], [[Dot-com company]]
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| industry = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
| products = Ullu Web Series Ullu Shorts Ullu Original Films
| services = Entertainment media, movies, songs and short films
| owner = Vibhu Agarwal <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Vineeta |title=Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/indian-adult-content-app-launches-new-plans-minimise-subscription-rates-as-india-watches-more-explicit-shows-amid-lockdown-3981702/ |access-date=30 July 2020 |work=India News |date=26 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| url = {{url|https://www.ullu.app|ullu.app}}
| website_type = [[Web portal]], [[Streaming media|Video streaming]], [[Video on demand]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| launch_date = 25 December 2018<ref name=Mid/>
}}
'''Ullu App''' is an Indian on-demand streaming 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2019
|''Halala''<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/halala-actress-shafaq-naaz-opens-up-about-steamy-sex-scene-in-web-series-i-was-very-hesitant-1503249-2019-04-16|title=Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant – Television News|website=India Today|date=16 April 2019|access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''The Bull Of Dalal Street''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/ullu-app-launched-the-trailer-of-the-bull-of-dalal-street/22623186|title=Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street' |website=Mid-Day|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kasak''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/web-series-inspired-by-aruna-shanbaugs-case-hate-story-4-actress-ihana-dhillon-to-play-lead|title=Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Mirasan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/web-series/mx-player-tie-up-with-ullu-app-for-its-adult-content-to-compete-with-zee5|title=ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Peshawar''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/just-binge/binge-news/ashmit-patel-on-his-digital-debut-reveals-i-will-play-terrorist-abu-shamil-the-mastermind-behind-peshawar-attack-exclusive/5d4414d9a0c20052b1b84f48|title=Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"|website=Spotboye|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Ishq Kills''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/trending/this-kundali-bhagya-actress-to-debut-in-the-web-space-article143580.htm|title=This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space|website=Desimartini|date=18 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Virgin Boys''<ref name="The New Indian Express"/>
|-
|2020
|''Woodpecker''<ref name=Woodpecker />
|-
|2020
|''The Choice''
|-
|2020
|''Black Coffee''
|-
|2020
|''Paper''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-04|title=Scam 2003 to present the story of Abdul Karim Telgi's rise and fall, find out who was Telgi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/scam-2003-who-was-abdul-karim-telgi-his-story-of-rise-and-fall-7213739/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-

|}

== Short films ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
|2020
| Smartphone <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/ahmedabad-smartphone-hina-khans-short-film-to-stream-on-ullu-app-112476|title=ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન|website=Gujarati Midday|date=30 January 2020|language=gu}}</ref>
|}

==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 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>

== See also ==
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Over-the-top media services|Over-the-top]]
* [[Hotstar]]
*[[Voot]]
*[[List of ZEE5 original films|Zee5 Original]]
*[[SonyLIV]]
* [[Netflix]]
* [[Amazon Prime Video]]
*[[ALTBalaji]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.ullu.app}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Streaming media systems]]
[[Category:Video on demand services]]
[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian web series]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 2018]]