Govt to partner with Netflix to showcase short video series about Indian women achievers

"Netflix will be producing 25 videos on themes including women empowerment, environment and sustainable development and other days of significance. Netflix will produce two-minute short films for the Ministry which will be shared on social media platforms and telecast on the Doordarshan network", Thakur said.

NewsBharati    26-Apr-2022 17:38:08 PM
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New Delhi, April 26: As part of celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur today, launched 'Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya' - a short video series created in collaboration with OTT platform Netflix.

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This series will strengthen a partnership between Ministry of Information and Broadcasting & Netflix to honour Indian women achievers. The series will consist of 25 two-minute videos on various themes produced by Netflix.
 
 
While addressing the event Thakur said that the idea of Azadi is intertwined with women's emancipation in India and that the term Azadi or freedom holds a wider connotation for women who have to fight stereotypes and taboos in the society as well.
 
 
'The aim is to bring out inspiring stories of Indians', said Anurag Thakur. “Emancipation of women was the hallmark of emancipation index of a society. This initiative aims to bring out inspiring stories of Indians and these stories shall motivate and empower more people to achieve their goals,” he said.

"Netflix will be producing 25 videos on themes including women empowerment, environment and sustainable development and other days of significance. Netflix will produce two-minute short films for the Ministry which will be shared on social media platforms and telecast on the Doordarshan network", he added.
 
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He also expressed hope that after this collaboration filmmakers from across the world will come to India to make films for not just the Indian audience, but to showcase it to the entire world.

“The partnership between the Ministry and Netflix was only a beginning and will not be limited to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Netflix and ministry will partner to develop a creative ecosystem by organizing training programs for post-production, VFX, animation, and music production among others and will be organized on the ground and virtually,” Thakur added.

Head of Global TV, Netflix, Bela Bajaria said, "Netflix is excited to be part of a time when stories from India are being exported to the world and the best Indian stories are being discovered and loved on a global stage."