Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani go digital

Known for their entertaining films, Excel Entertainment has now ventured into producing digital content. The duo at the helm, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani have joined hands with a leading shopping portal based in the west. A source reveals the latest reports around the venture. “Farhan and Ritesh are all set to produce shows for Netflix along with Amazon. Their first venture is a cricket-based show called Powerplay, for which they have roped in Richa Chadha in a leading role,” says the source.

“Last seen in Sarbjit, Richa will play the role of an entrepreneur who runs and owns a cricket team. As a part of her homework, the actress will also learn few cricket tactics,” the source added.

When contacted, the actress said, “I’m working on brushing up my technical knowledge of cricket. I have always been a spectator and now for Powerplay I am working on knowing the sport better.” We also tried getting in touch with Ritesh but he didn’t get back to us.