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The company\u2019s offering includes <em>The Serpent<\/em> (<em>Naagin<\/em>), the story of a serpent who can shape-shift into human form.\u00a0There is a third season of the series on offer.<\/p>\n<p>Further titles include <em>The Young Bride<\/em> (<em>Balika Vadhu<\/em>), <em>Second Hand<\/em> (<em>Uttaran<\/em>) and <em>Endless Love<\/em> (<em>Beintehaa<\/em>). \u201cWe strongly believe our content has enormous potential in Africa,\u201d adds Dasgupta. \u201cWe look forward to introducing our latest fiction offerings to a larger audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viacom18\/Indiacast has made inroads in the African market and is now exploring business in new territories across the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1200],"class_list":["post-5104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-viacom18indiacast"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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