ZEE5 CURATES & CREATES SPECIAL CONTENT THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai, 12th August 2019: This
Independence Day, ZEE5, India’s fastest
growing OTT platform premieres two original web series– Gondya Ala Re in Marathi
and Satyameva
Jayate in Bengali. The platform has also acquired rights for the world
digital premiere of the critically acclaimed The Tashkent Files. In addition to this, ZEE5 will also release a
special Independence Day anthem - Hum Hai India, celebrating “Unity in
Diversity” showcasing the beautiful and diverse landscape of India along with
its vibrant culture and people who are as different as chalk and cheese, yet
connected as Indians.
Popular Bollywood personalities Arjun Rampal, Gul Panag, Jimmy
Shergill, actors of TV show Guddan Tumse
Na Ho Payega - Kanika Mann and Nishant Malkani feature in the anthem sung
by Neeti Mohan, Abhay Jodhpurkar and Parry G. The anthem is in partnership with
Vivo.
Gondya Ala Re, a 10-episode web series based on Chapekar brothers from Pune is a
historical thriller highlighting the first youth armed
revolutionaries of India. The three brothers killed a tyrannical officer W.C.
Rand whose atrocities in Pune had devastated the city. Directed by Ankur
Kakatkar and helmed by Sunil Barve, Bhushan Pradhan, Kshitish Date, Shivraj
Waichal, Bharat Dabholkar and others, it showcases the hustle and valor of
three unsung heroes.
Watch the trailer here.
Satyameva Jayate, a 7-episode Bengali thriller web series about how justice
prevails even in a corrupt system. The series, directed by award winning
director Arindam Sil features actors Arjun Chakraborty, Souraseni Moitra, Vipin
Sharma, Jayant Kriplani and Sudipta Chakraborty.
Watch the trailer here.
The Tashkent
Files starring Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun Chakroborty and Shweta Basu
Prasad in leading roles. Directed by Vivek
Agnihotri, the film exposes the mystery behind the death of our late Prime
Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Watch the trailer here.
In addition to this the
platform will also present the superhit film URI – The Surgical Strike in Tamil and Telugu on 10th
August.
Aparna Acharekar,
Programming Head, ZEE5 India said, “ZEE5 is an Indian brand and we are always happy to bring
forward stories which reverberate a patriotic feeling. To mark the 73rd
Independence Day, our endeavor has been to present the best patriotic movies and web series
that our viewers can watch and celebrate this special day.”
About ZEE5: ZEE5 is the digital entertainment destination
by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), a global Media and
Entertainment powerhouse. With content across 12 languages like English, Hindi,
Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati
& Punjabi, ZEE5 is home to 1 lakh hours of On Demand Content and 90+ live
TV channels. The platform brings together the best of Originals, Indian and
International Movies and TV Shows, Music, Kids content, Cineplays, Live TV and
Health and Lifestyle content all in one single destination. ZEE5 offers ground
breaking features like 11 navigational languages, content download option, seamless video
playback and Voice Search.
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About ZEEL: Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Ltd. (ZEEL) is a worldwide media brand offering entertainment content to
diverse audiences. With a presence in over 173 countries and a reach of more
than 1.3 billion people around the globe, ZEEL is among the largest global
content companies across genres, languages, and platforms. With its new brand ideology and
purpose - “Extraordinary Together”, ZEEL aspires to provide a unified brand
experience and to delight consumers across the world by creating extraordinary
entertainment and experiences that inspire to transcend the ordinary and become
extraordinary.
ZEEL is present across
broadcasting, movies, music, digital, live entertainment and theatre
businesses, both within India and overseas. ZEEL has more than 260,000 hours of
television content and houses the world’s largest Hindi film library with
rights to more than 4,800 movie titles across various languages. ZEEL has also
produced several movies for theatrical release and is the fastest growing music
label in India. It has presence in the digital space with ZEE5 and has also
ventured into live events.
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