BRINGS THE WORLD TV PREMIERE OF THE INTRIGUING
WILDLIFE FILM ‘JUNGLE KE BAAHUBALI’ AND CURATED SPECIALS – WORLD TOURISM DAY
AND WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY
EPIC continues its quest of bringing the wonders
of India to its viewers and raises the bar by airing multiple global
award-winning film "Jungle ke Baahubali" for the first time on
television. The world television premiere of this film will air exclusively on
EPIC, split into two parts - first one airing on 22nd September and the second
airing on 29th September. On both days the film will air at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and
9pm.
"Jungle ke Baahubali", is an odyssey
into India’s picturesque and unique wetland canvases and the spectacular
wildlife in them. It’s exploration of the theme of protection of flagship, and
keystone wildlife species, by forest departments and governments, with support
of locals and researchers has won it recognition at the prestigious Wildlife
Conservation Film Festival, New York, Isla Earth Conservancy Award of Merit,
Catalina Film Festival, Avalon, California among several others.
The project entailed 7 years of research that
involved observing and filming the wild Asian Elephant and the One Horned Indian
Rhinoceros in its natural environment. The film’s director Sumesh Lekhi along
with his crew spent time with villagers understanding how their daily lives are
affected and how they have to work along with the forest department to keep
elephants away from their crops and homes.
Along with this special film premiere, the channel
will pay tribute to World Tourism Day and World Architecture Day by showcasing
marvels of India with a curated playlist of select programming.
The EPIC line-up for World Tourism Day will bring
out the international theme of ‘Creating Sustainable Tourism’ and celebrate
India and the tourism potential India has to offer. The programming for the day
are curated episodes from an array of shows like Indipedia - a foreigner
exploring and understanding India, Ekaant - a show on historically significant
abandoned places, EPIC Specials -Andamans - Jewels of the Sea anchored by Tom
Alter, Nandadevi - a pilgrimage feature show hosted by Vivek Oberoi and Wilderness
Days - a series on India’s rich and diverse wildlife. The special will showcase
on 27th September from 1 – 7 pm.
Close on the heels of World Tourism Day is World
Architecture Day on 1st October where EPIC
will air episodes from its popular shows – Sanrachna and Made In India
that showcase and tell the stories of India’s ingenious structures and
architectural marvels. Among the most-renowned monuments to be seen in this
spectacular tour on-air are the Lepakshi temple in Andhra Pradesh and the Vitthala
temple of Hampi in Karnataka, 'Jhulta Minara' in Ahmedabad, Gol Gumbaz in
Hyderabad, Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, Vijay Stambh
in Rajasthan, Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu and Ajanta-Ellora caves in
Maharashtra along with Lothal and Dholavira in Gujarat - the prominent
archaeological sites belonging to the great Indus Valley Civilization in India.
The show will air only on EPIC on 1st October from
1- 7 pm.
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