Bandhon Me Tha Dum Documentary: VOOT to launch New Documentary – India’s remarkable comeback in the iconic Border – Gavaskar trophy is all set to be released in the form of a documentary by Voot Select. VOOT released a wonderful trailer on their social media platform to announce that the documentary would be released on 16th June under the name of “Bandon Mein Tha Dum” after India’s incredible heroics against the Australians in 2021. Follow Indian Cricket Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
The web series or rather the docu-series will go to show how India wrote history by defeating Australia in their backyards. Famous Bollywood film director Neeraj Pandey has directed this series. Apart from various behind the scene footages of the 4 test matches, the docu-series will also showcase interviews of many Indian cricketers.
Bandhon Me Tha Dum Documentary: VOOT launches trailer of New Documentary celebrating India’s historic Border – Gavaskar Triumph – Watch video
With their win at Gabba cricket ground in Brisbane, the Indian team had clinched the test 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Pandey, best known for thriller movies like A Wednesday, Baby, Naam Shabana and sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, has directed the series.
The show will feature behind-the-scenes footage, candid narratives from cricketers Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammad Siraj, Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari, the coaches and journalists, who covered the India-Australia series.
Bandhon Me Tha Dum Documentary: VOOT launches trailer of New Documentary celebrating India’s historic Border – Gavaskar Triumph – Watch videoPandey said the Indian team’s victory brought tremendous joy to the cricketing and wider sporting community, at a time when people were grappling and coming to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The human stories in this cricketing fairy tale elevated the series beyond a cricketing audience and created huge euphoria across all segments of the Indian society. The nation was gripped and it was therefore befitting for us to bring the story to the people of India of one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sports and cricket,” Pandey said in a statement.
When everything was against them, they stood tall and showed the world their true grit, strength and determination.
Witness the story of the greatest fightback. The story behind India’s biggest triumph in Test history.#BandonMeinThaDum – The fight for India’s pride. pic.twitter.com/T6ilpxIbgH
— Voot Select (@VootSelect) June 1, 2022
Bandhon Me Tha Dum Documentary: VOOT launches trailer of New Documentary celebrating India’s historic Border – Gavaskar Triumph – Watch video
“Nothing excited me more than retelling this story which went beyond high-quality cricket, hard work, perseverance, determination , commitment, sportsmanship and decoding the x-factor through the mind of the players which repeated the David Vs.Goliath story,” he added.
Gourav Rakshit, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom18 Digital Ventures, said the company’s strategy is to entertain viewers with high quality and binge worthy content.
“Our robustly curated content mix and our success with digital-first is a testament to our commitment to provide viewers with game-changing experiences. ‘Bandon Mein Tha Dum’ is the first of the many such narratives and we will continue to explore new genres and avenues that are in sync with our audience’s core values, Rakshit said.
Bandhon Me Tha Dum Documentary: VOOT launches trailer of New Documentary celebrating India’s historic Border – Gavaskar Triumph – Watch video