Zee5 Brings Alive Summer Love With World Digital Premiere Of ‘Yours Truly’

After the success of Bollywood Blockbusters such as Uri, Simmba, Sonchiriya and many more on the platform, ZEE5 is all set to release Yours Truly - a romantic drama that showcases the story of a women in her late fifties and her journey of finding love in the most unexpected places. Based on Annie Zaidi’s short story – ‘The One That Was Announced’, this heartwarming story premiers 3^rd May 2019 exclusively on ZEE5.

Soni Razdan, Aahana Kumra

The film is set in Kolkata and narrates the story of Mithi, a 57-year-old woman, who at the brink of her retirement realizes that the one thing she will miss the most is her daily commute to work. The film travelled to the Busan Film Festival and was highly appreciated. It was also screened at the 24^th Kolkata International Film Festival where it received critical acclaim and much praise from audiences. The film will now be available to the global audience to watch exclusively on ZEE5.

Soni Razdan

Directed by National award-winning film maker Sanjoy Nag, Yours Truly features talented actor Soni Razdan (Mithi Kumar) in the lead role alongside Pankaj Tripathi (Vijay), Aahana Kumra (Lali Kumar) and Vinay Pathak. The film also features Mahesh Bhatt in a special, impactful appearance.

Aahana Kumra

Manish Aggarwal, Business Head ZEE5 India said, “We are constantly looking for content which our audiences can enjoy and in tandem with the same idea we have been investing in films which have an gripping storyline. Yours Truly is a step forward in the same direction. The film is a beautiful rendition of Annie Zaidi’s short story and it has been laced with power packed performances. We are really excited about premiering this on our platform.’’

 Director Sanjoy Nag said, “Yours Truly is a film very close to my heart and I decided to make it immediately after I read the book. It shows how love is not confined to a time, age and place. Soni Razdan was perfect to essay the role of Mithi and she has done absolute justice to her character. The film was very well received at the 24^th Kolkata International Film Festival and we are delighted that the film is digitally premiering on ZEE5 which has a huge subscriber base ensuring the film receives a global audience.”

Nikhil Chaudhary, Sanjoy Nag, Soni Razdan, Aahana Kumra, Shiladitya Bora

Sharing her excitement on the release of the film, Soni Razdan said, “I am elated to make my digital debut through ZEE5 as they are a team which understands depth of content and works hard to deliver it to the audience across the country and the globe. Yours Truly is a sensitive film about loneliness and finding love. The story has a universal appeal and it will strike a chord across age groups. I am looking forward to the release of the film.”

With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.

Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App

Sanjoy Nag, Nikhil Chaudhary, Aahana Kumra, Aparna Achrekar, Soni Razdan, Shiladitya Bora, Milapsinh Jadeja

ZEE5 is digital entertainment destination launched 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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