Amazon India greenlights Bandish Bandits for Prime Original
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 18 February 2019

Accelerating the momentum that it has gained with such content in the country, Amazon Prime Video has given the go ahead to an all new original series, Bandish Bandits, a romantic musical created by Still and Still Media Collective.

Bandish Bandits is a love story between an Indian classical singer shackled by centuries of tradition and a free-spirited pop star who makes up for her perceived mediocre talent with her skills as a performer. It is the story of Radhe and Tamanna who, despite coming from very different worlds, set out together on a journey of self-discovery to see if opposites, though they might attract, can also adapt and go the long haul.

Directed by Anand Tiwari and written by Amritpal Singh Bindra, Bandish Bandits is said to be a unique story of two diametrically different personalities who come together for their love for music. Created in an episodic format, this series will see musical trio-Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa make their debut in the video streaming space as composers for this new Prime Original. Bandish Bandits will launch on Amazon Prime Video in 2019 for customers in India and across 200 countries and territories.

“At Amazon, we strive to provide our customers with immersive and engaging content across genres,” said Vijay Subramaniam, director and head of content, Amazon Prime Video India. “With Bandish Bandits, we are delighted to bring India’s first streaming original musical – a series that has a refreshingly new take on love. We are thrilled to have the musical trio of Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy on board for this musical extravaganza.”

Added Bandish Bandits showrunner Amritpal Singh Bindra: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Prime to tell the story of Bandish Bandits...the show has been developed completely in house over the course of two years and is being directed by Anand Tiwari. Still and Still Media Collective stands for high quality content and we hope Bandish Bandits will engage and entertain audiences across the globe through the dynamic platform of Amazon Prime Video.”