Mumbai, 25th April 2019: ZEE5, India’s fastest growing OTT platform, announces upcoming Original Hutatma, a historical drama which will fittingly release on 1st May, Maharashtra Day. The seven-episode web series is based on the 1950’s Samyukta Maharashtra Movement for the demand of a Marathi speaking state in Independent India. It delves into the lives of common people and depicts their struggles, sacrifices, aspirations and betrayal amidst the difficult times of a powerful battle. As a tribute to the movement, Hutatma premiers on 1stMay 2019 (Maharashtra Day) on ZEE5.
Directed by award-winning film-maker, Jayprad Desai, Hutatma features an ensemble cast starring Anjali Patil, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Abhay Mahajan,Sachin Khedekar, Ashwini Kalsekar, Lokesh Gupte, Mohan Agashe, Ravindra Mankani, Chhaya Kadam, Vikram Gokhale, Anand Ingle, Manoj Kolhatkar and Arif Zakaria.
Hutatma is an adaptation of Meena Deshpande’s novel and revolves around the story of a young girl named Vidyut, who revolts to avenge her father’s untimely death. The story artistically renders an amalgamation of fictional characters and real historical figures like Acharya Atre, Shripad Amrut Dange, S M Joshi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Morarji Desai, Yashwantrao Chavan and Senapati Bapat to name a few.
The entire star cast and director were present at the event . The first episode of the web series was screened for the media.
The web series is set In Mumbai in an era when Mumbai was known as Bombay.The story revolves around an young girl Vidyut,
One usual day Vidyut is getting ready to watch the Raj Kapoor starrer Shree 420, her father is reporting as usual to work in the mill, political forces are gathering across the city, demanding for a united Mumbai and Maharashtra. Vidyut’s father gets killed in political unrest and Vidyut happens to pass by from there she is totally shocked.The first episode itself is intense and full of actions and makes for a compelling watch. The further episodes will reveal how she will fight for justice for her father’s death
Watch the trailer here :
The characters are introduced in a simple yet memorable manner, and audiences should be geared up for a gritty drama that’s based on how Mumbai and Maharashtra were carved out in the pages of history.
Director Jayprad Desai has done a great job of creating a decades old Bombay. It’s always difficult to create a period for cinema, but Jayprad has succeeded in it. With that, the series hits home hard the points that generations have now forgotten. On the performance side, Anjali Patil embodies the very spirit of the educated, jovial woman who’d be an integral part of a growing up Mumbai.
Watch the episodes from 1st may onwards only on zee5
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