Bandish Bandits

Bandish Bandits is an Indian Television web series on Amazon Prime Video produced by Still & Still Moving Pictures & directed by Anand Tiwari.[2][3]

Bandish Bandits
Promotional poster
Genre	Romance Drama
Created by	Amritpal Singh Bindra Anand Tiwari
Screenplay by	Amritpal Singh Bindra
Story by	Amritpal Singh Bindra Lara Chandni Anand Tiwari
Directed by	Anand Tiwari
Starring	Ritwik Bhowmik Shreya Chaudhry Naseeruddin Shah Atul Kulkarni Sheeba Chadha Rajesh Tailang Amit Mistry Kunaal Roy Kapur Rahul Kumar Tridha Choudhary
Music by	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy[1]
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Pranati Nagarsheth
Running time	33-50 mins
Production company(s)	Still and Still Moving Pictures
Release
Original network	Prime Video
Original release	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04) – Present

Premise

It is the story of Radhe and Tamanna who, coming from very different worlds of music, set out together on a journey of self-discovery to see if opposites, though they might attract, can also adapt and go the long haul.[4]

Cast

• Ritwik Bhowmik as Radhe Rathod
• Shreya Chaudhry as Tamanna Sharma
• Naseeruddin Shah as Pandit Radhemohan Rathod
• Atul Kulkarni as Digvijay Rathod
• Sheeba Chadha as Mohini Rathod
• Rajesh Tailang as Rajendra Rathod
• Amit Mistry as Devendra Rathod
• Kunaal Roy Kapur as Arghya
• Rahul Kumar as Kabir
• Rituraj Singh as Harshvardhan Sharma
• Meghna Malik as Avantika
• Tridha Choudhary as Sandhya (Radhe's fiancee)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [5]
1	"Blue Bandit"	Anand Tiwari[5]	Amritpal Singh Bindra[5]	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
2	"Shuddhikaran"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
3	"Roleplay"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
4	"Phas Gaye"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
5	"Masked Man"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
6	"A Star is Born"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
7	"#CoupleGoals"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
8	"Bandish Bandits"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
9	"A Seperation"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
10	"Sangeet Samrat"	Anand Tiwari	Amritpal Singh Bindra	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)

Production

Principal Photography began in December 2018. The show explores various parts of Rajasthan. The series was officially announced on July 13 which stars Ritwik Bhowmik and Shreya Chaudhry in lead roles.[6]

Soundtrack

Bandish Bandits
Soundtrack album by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Released	27 July 2020[7]
Recorded	2019
Genre	Prime Original Tv Series Soundtrack
Length	35:11
Language	Hindi
Label	Amazon Music
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics written by Divyanshu Malhotra, Tanishk S Nabar, Sameer Samant and Traditional.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sajan Bin"	Divyanshu Malhotra	Shivam Mahadevan, Jonita Gandhi	3:14
2.	"Chedkhaniyaan"	Tanishk S Nabar	Shivam Mahadevan, Pratibha Singh Baghel	3:18
3.	"Couple Goals"	Tanishk S Nabar	Armaan Malik, Jonita Gandhi	2:36
4.	"Labb Par Aaye"	Sameer Samant	Javed Ali	3:47
5.	"Virah"	Sameer Samant	Shankar Mahadevan	3:00
6.	"Dhara Hogi"	Sameer Samant	Shankar Mahadevan	4:21
7.	"Garaj Garaj Jugalbandi"	Sameer Samant	Farid Hasan, Mohammed Aman	5:30
8.	"Mastiyaapa"	Tanishk S Nabar	Jonita Gandhi	3:22
9.	"Garaj Garaj"	Sameer Samant	Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty, Javed Ali	2:38
10.	"Padharo Maare Des"	Traditional	Shankar Mahadevan	2:20
11.	"Bandish Bandits Theme"	Traditional	Shankar Mahadevan	1:05
Total length:				35:11

Release

The series premiered on August 4, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video .[8]

References

1. "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make digital debut with 'Bandish Bandits', a musical romance". The Hindu. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
2. Desk, HT Entertainment (2020-07-13). "Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
3. Rawat, Kshitij (2020-07-13). "Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits to stream from August 4". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
4. "'Bandish Bandits' First Look: Ritwik Bhowmik-Shreya Chaudhry's web series backed by Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni". Dna India. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
5. "Bandish Bandits – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
6. Shweta Keshri (2020-07-13). "Amazon Prime Video shares motion poster of Bandish Bandits. Series to premiere on August 4". India today. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
7. "Bandish Bandits (Music from the Prime Original Series)". Amazon Music. 27 July 2020.
8. Komoi (2020-07-13). "Bandish Bandits: Here's The Release Date Of Amazon Prime Video's Upcoming Romantic Musical Drama". Koimoi. Retrieved 2020-07-13.

External links

• Bandish Bandits on IMDb