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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