ANI
05 Aug 2025, 14:35 GMT+10
Los Angeles [US], August 5 (ANI): Indian production house, Applause Entertainment, has partnered with famed novelist Jeffrey Archer, signing a landmark deal to secure adaptation rights for the author's bestselling works.
According to Variety, the partnership involves the rights to Archer's 'Clifton Chronicles' series of seven novellas, along with other of his standalone titles 'The Fourth Estate', 'First Among Equals', 'The Eleventh Commandment', 'Sons of Fortune' and 'Heads You Win'.
The company, which is the content arm of Aditya Birla Group, will be involved in the adaptation of the novels into films and TV shows, stated Deadline.
The deal has taken place nearly a year after negotiations, representing a major step for Indian content creation, further marking the company's first global book acquisition.
Speaking at a press conference, in which Archer also appeared through video link, Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair confirmed that the work will immediately begin on the adaptations.
'New announcements expected in three to six months,' he added, as quoted by Deadline.
Archer also urged Applause to work quickly as he playfully commented, 'I'm 85 years old, so please get on with it.' He also recalled how Indian people would react to the TV adaptation of his novel 'Kane and Abel', which he claimed was 'stolen.'
'There are wonderful stories to be told, which could be adapted into premium drama series, longform series or movies. My entire creative community are Archer fans, and I'm hoping they call me. I'm putting it out as a challenge to our creative friends,' Nair said.
The CEO even revealed plans to reimagine Archer's timeless stories for the Indian audience.
'All these stories are global. We are going to tell them as local stories,' he explained. 'We are going to, in a sense, [bring them to] India, reimagined in India, and then going back out to the world,' he shared.
Meanwhile, production timelines and further cast details about the adaptations are yet to be revealed. (ANI)
Get a daily dose of Entertainment Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Entertainment Sun.
More InformationNEW DELHI, India: India has made it clear that it will continue purchasing crude oil from Russia despite escalating threats from U.S....
ROME, Italy: Across Europe, and sometimes even the world, a growing number of hard-right politicians, activists, and online influencers...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Night-vision goggles have come under scrutiny in the fatal midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: On August 1, President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging the central...
The International Red Cross's affiliated Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Israel this week to address the worsening...
LOS ANGELES, California: Warner Bros Discovery will cut around 10 percent of staff from its motion picture group as part of a broader...
Los Angeles [US], August 5 (ANI): Indian production house, Applause Entertainment, has partnered with famed novelist Jeffrey Archer,...
(250805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A staff member walks past a poster of Dead To Rights at a cinema in Chaoyang District...
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): Bollywood actress Kajol turned a year older on Tuesday, receiving an outpouring of wishes...
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh turned the biggest cheerleader for his 'baiko' (wife),...
Los Angeles [US], August 5 (ANI): Pop sensation Lady Gaga is set to launch a brand-new song in the upcoming Netflix series, 'Wednesday...
