Hulu Adds Saavn Bollywood Content

NEW YORK: Bollywood entertainment distributor Saavn is making five Indian films available for free online streaming on Hulu, kicking off with The Godfather-esque Sarkar starring Amitabh and Abishek Bachchan.

The titles will be available with English subtitles in Hulu.com’s Feature Film section, In addition to the 2005 release Sarkar, Hulu.com will feature Hera Pheri with Ashkay Kumar, Deewana with Shah Rukh Khan, the 2004 release Hulchul and Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke, starring Aishwarya Rai. More films will be released throughout the year.

"Making some of the best Bollywood films available on Hulu is very exciting to us," said Vin Bhat, the co-founder and CEO of New York-based Saavn. "One of Saavn’s goals is to make Bollywood more accessible for everyone and by having these films on Hulu, we believe that more people in the U.S. will open up to the genre that is revered by billions around the world."