~Additionally won honours for Best TV/Web Series at the Vegas Movie Awards and the London Independent Film Awards
~Recognized as the finalist in New York International Film Awards
~Nominated for Best Web-TV at Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
~Official Selection in Best TV/Web Pilot category at Montreal Independent Film Festival
New Delhi, 6th December 2021: The thriller web series ‘Aghaat’ from Dish TV India Limited's in-house OTT platform - WATCHO - has won three prestigious honours for Best TV/Web Series at the Cannes World Film Festival, Vegas Movie Awards, and the London Independent Film Awards. Soon after the release, the five-episode exhilarating web series has also been nominated for Best Web-TV at Hollywood International Golden Age Festival as well as Official Selection at the Montreal Independent Film Festival. Aghaat also became the finalist in New York International Film Awards.
Commenting on the success, Mr. Sukhpreet Singh, Corporate Head – Marketing, DishTV & WATCHO, Dish TV India Ltd, said, “At WATCHO, we strive to deliver our viewers snackable and entertaining content. It is gratifying to have our web series “Aghaat” being recognized on some of the world's most celebrated and eminent award ceremonies. Zayad has attempted to portray a powerful narrative innovatively, ensuring that the writing and strong acting performances come together effortlessly. From the beginning, we were confident that Aghaat would not only enthrall our core viewers but also appeal to a much wider audience. WATCHO has a vast network of viewers across geographies and we are dedicated to bringing the engaging shows from a variety of genres and themes.”
Aghaat is exclusively available for WATCHO subscribers in two languages – Bangla and Hindi (dubbed). Directed by Zayed Rizwan, the new series follows the story of Karimi, who is believed to be running secret cells in Sydney, along with the Anti-Terrorism Squad following intelligence and making interrogations. The five-episode series is a thrilling story full of twists and turns and is set to keep viewers at the edge of their seats. Produced by Arijit Shawon and Miah Tareque and Co-produced & executed by Nflicks Pvt Ltd, the new web series stars Dipali Akther Tania, Raanveer, Irfan Sajjad, Bipasha Kabir, and Nadim Accari. Shot in Australia, the series features prominent locations such as the Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour, Garrie Beach, North Sydney, Lakemba, Central Business District, among other locations.
“I am honored by the worldwide critical and popular acclaim the series has earned. Receiving these awards has been the most heartening moment and motivation for me to become a better director. I am glad that our work has been recognized by WATCHO team and provided us a platform with a reach to a larger audience. I would want to express my gratitude to WATCHO team who have been very supportive throughout our journey. Moreover, Aghaat provided me an opportunity to work with some excellent performers, crew, and Executive Producers Arijit Shawon and Miah Tareque”, Added Zayed Rizwan, Director of Aghaat
Bringing in a unique assortment of snackable content cutting across all genres, WATCHO offers many original shows including web series like Papa ka Scooter, Cheaters – The Vacation, Sarhad, Mystery Dad, JaalSaazi, Titli-Current Maarti Hai, It’s My Pleasure, 4 Thieves, Love Crisis, Ardhsatya, Mortuary, Chhoriyan, Rakhta Chandana. There are also original influencer shows like Look I Can Cook, Bikhare hain Alfaaz, etc. to name a few. Available across screens (Android & iOS devices, Dish SMRT devices, D2H Magic devices, and Fire TV Stick) and at www.watcho.com, WATCHO presently provides over 35 plus original shows, 150 plus exclusive plays, and 100 plus live channels in Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu regional languages.
About Dish TV India Limited:
Dish TV India Limited is India’s leading direct-to-home (DTH) Company and owns multiple individual brands like Dish TV, Zing and d2h under its umbrella. The company benefits from multiple satellite platforms including SES-8, GSAT-15 and ST-2 and has a bandwidth capacity of 1134 MHz, the largest held by any DTH player in the country. Dish TV India Limited has on its platform more than 563 channels & services including 31 audio channels and 78 HD channels & services. The Company has a vast distribution network of over 3,100 distributors & around 2,80,000 dealers that span across 9,300 towns in the country. Dish TV India Limited is connected with its pan-India customer base through call-centres that are spread across 22 cities and are equipped to handle customer queries 24X7 in 12 different languages. For more information on the Company, please visit www.dishtv.in
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