The new Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power series got its premiere and launch in Mumbai and was attended by Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan.
The highly anticipated eight-part series will premiere on prime video on 02 September 2022.
The cast also includes Tamannah Bhatia - Bollywood Star, Robert Aramayo, Sara Zwangobani, Maxim Baldry, Lloyd Owens and Nazanin Boniadi
Speaking about hosting the Asia Pacific premiere of the series in India, Albert Cheng, COO, Amazon Studios said, “We have seen fantastic customer adoption in India and the country has witnessed the maximum number of new customers worldwide who started streaming on Prime Video last year. It is one of the fastest growing and most engaged locales for Prime Video worldwide, all of this within just 5 years of launch.
"Mumbai recognized globally as one of the entertainment capitals in the world alongside Los Angeles and London. This made it an obvious choice for us to host our first Asia-Pacific premiere.”
Gaurav Gandhi, Country Head, Prime Video India said, “Tolkien is the originator of much of modern fantasy. His stories are both timeless and relatable. They continue to inspire people even today and stoke their imagination.
"That is why people keep returning to them again and again. And with this series, we are creating an epic world that our viewers would not have seen before."
Sushant Sreeram, Head of SVOD Business, Prime Video India said, “Our vision is to be the world’s most-loved entertainment destination, and the first-choice entertainment hub globally.
"To this end, our single mantra to exceed the entertainment needs of our customers worldwide has been – to super serve! Our efforts at super serving customers have resulted in India today having amongst the highest proportion of Prime members who stream on Prime Video each month."
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