India Lockdown: ZEE5 announces premiere date of Madhur Bhandarkar's gritty drama on COVID-19 in India

ZEE5's most recent original movie, India Lockdown, was announced. Following Babli Bouncer, this gritty drama is helmed by national award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar. India Lockdown, which is inspired by actual events, presents four parallel storylines and the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Indian populace. The first Indian feature film about the COVID-19 pandemic, India Lockdown, is produced by Dr. Jayantilal Gada of PEN Studios, Madhur Bhandarkar of Bhandarkar Entertainment, and Pranav Jain of P J Motions Pictures. Shweta Basu Prasad, Aahana Kumra, Prateik Babbar, Sai Tamhankar, and Prakash Belawadi play significant parts in the film.

India Lockdown, written by Amit Joshi, Aradhana Sah, and Madhur Bhandarkar, chronicles the lives of several characters who are thrust into an unexpected dramatic circumstance as a result of the lockdown brought on by the coronavirus. The four parallel stories are about a father and daughter who are separated at a turning point in the daughter's life, a sex worker and the problems the lockdown causes in her personal and professional life, a migrant worker who barely makes enough money to feed his family, and an air hostess who, for the first time, have some downtime that makes her think.

In a statement, ZEE5 India's Chief Business Officer, Manish Kalra, said that they were excited to tell people about India Lockdown, an original movie that will be coming out soon. It's an exciting collaboration with Madhur Bhandarkar, who can tell stories based on real events and is good at figuring out how his audience feels. In this movie, common folks from all around India share their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown. ZEE5 works hard to provide groundbreaking content that is also interesting and easy to understand, and this movie has all of those things.

Bhandarkar said that the lockdown was a challenging moment for many as individuals battled to make ends meet, and that gave birth to the concept of making a film about people affected by the lockdown. His observations led him to write India Lockdown, which tells the true stories of real people from different backgrounds. The filmmaker is happy that this movie will premiere on ZEE5 and be seen by so many people throughout the world since it will resonate with many people in some way.

Pen Studios' Chairman and MD, Dr. Jayantilal Gada, said that great material and outstanding directors have always been connected with Pen Studios. A lockdown in India is exactly that. Everyone will be able to relate to the story in some manner because pandemics are a reality for everyone. Madhur Bhandarkar is a great storyteller, and they are happy to work with him on films with such important themes.