Streaming platform ZEE5 on Tuesday introduced its subsequent authentic collection Sutliyan, to be directed by Shree Narayan Singh of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha fame. Dubbed as a slice-of-life household drama, laced with deep-seated emotional turmoil, lighthearted humour and sibling camaraderie, the present will characteristic actors Ayesha Raza, Shiv Pandit, Vivaan Shah and Plabita Borthakur.
The story is a couple of household the place the grownup kids return to their household residence in Bhopal, the town the place they grew up, weeks earlier than Diwali.
“As they meet after years, trying to come to terms with situations, they are burdened with emotional baggage from the past and unresolved conflicts in relationships as they undergo the challenging, yet necessary journey of emotional and spiritual cleansing,” the official synopsis learn.
What is it like to go to your property after a very long time and expertise all the things unimagined? A blended bag of feelings rolling now.#Sutliyan coming quickly on #ZEE5 pic.twitter.com/vTwzuFjY9B
— ZEE5 (@ZEE5India) November 9, 2021
Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India mentioned, the goal is to create recent and relatable tales from heartland India.
“With Sutliyan, we aim to offer a heart-warming, slice of life family drama which will make you laugh, cry and reunite with your family,” Kalra mentioned in an announcement.
Singh, who ventures into the OTT area with Sutliyan, mentioned he was touched by the way in which the feelings have been tapped within the present.
“I was attracted to this series for one reason – nowadays where emotions in personal life are expressed through emojis, here is a show which was real, and which makes you want to pick up the phone and call your mom or book a ticket home,” mentioned the director, whose directorial credit additionally embrace Shahid Kapoor-starrer Batti Gul Meter Chalu.
Sutliyan is being produced by Manor Rama Pictures.
Producers Karan Raj Kohli and Viraj Kapur mentioned the goal via the present is to make folks realise the significance of residence and household.
“Set in a ‘glass-half-full’ post-covid world, Sutliyan is a story of home coming with ‘threads’ unravelling over Diwali. With this nostalgic series, we want to remind our audiences that ‘home is where the heart always is.’ If we’re able to do that as producers, we’re home,” they mentioned.
Sutliyan is at the moment in manufacturing and can premiere on ZEE5 later this yr.
