ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian video on demand service run by Essel Group via its subsidiary Zee Entertainment Enterprises.[2] It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages.[3] The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices.[4] ZEE5 had 56 million monthly active users in December 2019.[5]
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Type of business | Public |
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Type of site | OTT Platform Streaming Media Video On Demand |
Available in | English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Punjabi |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | 190+ countries |
Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Essel Group) |
Industry | Entertainment, Mass Media |
Services |
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URL | www |
Registration | Required |
Users | 150 million+ worldwide (total)[1] |
Launched | 14 February 2018 |
Zee5 is a paid Video on Demand service. The subscription costs ₹999 for a year. Monthly/Quarterly/Semi-annual plans are also available. ZEE5 Club is an OTT television entertainment pack that provides exclusive access to television shows before they telecast on TV. Apart from ZEE5 and Alt Balaji shows, it offers over 1000 movies, ZEE Zindagi shows and more than 90 Live TV channels.
The platform also provided the first Tamil web series in 2018 with the title America Mappillai.[6][7] In the same year, the platform also introduced another web series titled, Kallachirippu which was produced by popular filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj,[8][9] and Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, a biographical web series on Sunny Leone.
The service has been launched everywhere except for United States, because of Dish Network's clause in the contract ZEE has with the satellite provider, which is a major provider of Indian channels in the country.[10] ZEE5 has launched Ad Suite which has Ad Vault, Ampli5, Play5 and Wishbox. Zee5 is also available for free on Vodafone Play (a streaming service of Vodafone Idea) and Airtel Xstream (a streaming service of Bharti Airtel). Vodafone Idea joined Zee5 and formed a new channel known as Zee5 Theater which airs original movies and shows of Zee5 exclusively available on vodafone play and the Idea mobile and Tv app.
Content
In 2018, ZEE5 was launched with its existing roster of movies, and was simultaneously streaming original shows such as America Mappillai, Life Sahi Hai and Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, which were an instant hit with the viewers and so, the company kept producing more original shows.
The Will - a Hindi play adapted from a Marathi language play named 'Kunitari Aahe Tithe' is available on ZEE5. Featuring - Sharmila Rajaram Shinde, Shriswara, Anil Charanjeett, Anjum Sharma, Namya Saxena, Pawan Chopra, Brijendra Kala, Vikram Kochchar. Directed by - Akhilesh Jaiswal, and produced by Iris Productions.[11] In July 2019, ZEE5 and ALTBalaji announce content alliance - ZEE5 subscribers will get seamless access to ALTBalaji’s originals in addition to existing ZEE5 content.[12]
ZEE5 Original programming
Original series
Year | Title | Episodes | Genre | Premiere | Length | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Dhatt Tere Ki | 4 | Comedy | 9 February 2018 | 15 mins | Hindi | [13][14] |
2018 | Nanna Koochi | 8 | Drama | 13 February 2018 | 20 mins | Telugu | [15][16][17] |
2018 | America Mappillai | 8 | Comedy | 14 February 2018 | 10 mins | Tamil | [18][19][20] |
2018 | Utsaha Ithihasam | 8 | Drama | 14 February 2018 | 15 mins | Malayalam | [21][22][23] |
2018 | Table No 5 | 6 | Thriller | 25 March 2018 | 12 mins | Hindi | [24][25][26][27] |
2018. | Life Sahi Hai | 5 | Drama | 25 March 2018 | 22 mins | Hindi | |
2018 | Life Sahi Hai 2 | 5 | Drama | 4 April 2018 | 22 mins | Hindi | [28][29][30] |
2018 | Zero KMS | 12 | Mystery, Thriller | 29 May 2018 | 25 mins | Hindi | [31][32][33][34] |
2018 | Babbar Ka Tabbar (season 1) | 12 | Drama, Comedy | 20 June 2018 | 22 mins | Hindi | [35][36][37] |
2018 | The Story | 6 | Drama | 25 June 2018 | 15 mins | Hindi | [38][39][40] |
2018 | Jashn-e-Zindagi | 7 | Drama | 2 July 2018 | 19 mins | Hindi | |
2018 | Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone
(Season 1) |
10 | Drama | 16 July 2018 | 30 mins | Hindi, English | [41] |
2018 | Kallachirippu | 8 | Drama | 23 July 2018 | 20 mins | Tamil | [42][43][44] |
2018 | Liftman | 10 | Comedy | 26 July 2018 | 10 mins | Hindi, Marathi | [45] |
2018 | Lockdown | 8 | Music | 17 August 2018 | 20 mins | Hindi | [46][47][48][49] |
2018 | Akoori | 12 | Drama, Comedy | 30 August 2018 | 25 mins | Hindi | [50][51][52][53] |
2018 | Babbar Ka Tabbar (season 2) | 12 | Drama, Comedy | 5 September 2018 | 22 mins | Hindi | [54] |
2018 | Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone
(Season 2) |
6 | Drama | 18 September 2018 | 30 mins | Hindi, English | [55][56] |
2018 | Chitra Vichitram | 10 | Comedy | 4 October 2018 | 20 mins | Telugu | [57] |
2018 | Kaali | 8 | Drama | 13 November 2018 | 25 mins | Bengali | [58][59][60][61] |
2018 | B.Tech | 9 | Comedy | 15 November 2018 | 25 mins | Telugu | [62][63][64] |
2018 | Alarm | 12 | Action | 22 November 2018 | 25 mins | Tamil | [65][66] |
2018 | Date With Saie | 9 | Drama | 5 December 2018 | 22 mins | Marathi | [67][68][69][70] |
2018 | What's Up Velakkari | 12 | Drama | 13 December 2018 | 30 mins | Tamil | [71] |
2018 | Rangbaaz | 9 | Drama | 22 December 2018 | 45 mins | Hindi | [72][73] |
2019 | Virgin Bhasskar | 11 | Erotic Comedy | 19 November 2019 | 20 Mins | Hindi | [74] |
2019 | Thadam | 6 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8 January 2019 | 20 Mins | Tamil | [75] |
2019 | Ekkadiki Ee Parugu | 6 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8 January 2019 | 20 mins | Telugu | [76][77][78] |
2019 | Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond | 12 | Horror | 15 January 2019 | 45 mins | Hindi | [79][80][81][82] |
2019 | Mitta | 7 | Drama | 23 January 2019 | 15 mins | Tamil | [70][71] |
2019 | D7 | 8 | Drama | 6 February 2019 | 20 mins | Tamil | [83] |
2019 | Thadam 2 | 6 | Drama, Thriller | 8 February 2019 | 30 mins | Tamil | |
2019 | Sharate Aaj | 6 | Drama | 21 February 2019 | 35 mins | Bengali | [84][85][86][87] |
2019 | Horn Ok Please | 12 | Drama | 22 February 2019 | 20 mins | Marathi | [88][89] |
2019 | The Final Call | 8 | Thriller | 22 February 2019 | 40 mins | Hindi, English | [90][91][92] |
2019 | Sex Drugs and Theatre | 10 | Drama | 5 March 2019 | 30 mins | Marathi | [93][94][95][96] |
2019 | Mrs. Subbalakshmi | 10 | Comedy | 8 March 2019 | 25 mins | Telugu | [97][98] |
2019 | Abhay | 8 | Thriller | 20 March 2019 | 45 mins | Hindi | [99][100][101][102] |
2019 | Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone
(Season 3) |
4 | Drama | 5 April 2019 | 30 mins | Hindi, English | [103][104] |
2019 | Poison | 11 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 19 April 2019 | 30 mins | Hindi | [105][106][107][108] |
2019 | Auto Shankar | 10 | Thriller | 23 April 2019 | 30 mins | Tamil | [70][71] |
2019 | High Priestess | 8 | Drama | 25 April 2019 | 30 mins | Telugu | [109][110][111][112] |
2019 | Hutatma Season 1 | 7 | Drama | 1 May 2019 | 40 mins | Marathi | [113][114][115][116] |
2019 | Bhoot Purva | 10 | Drama, Comedy | 7 May 2019 | 30 mins | Hindi | [117][118][119] |
2019 | Thiravam | 7 | Drama | 21 May 2019 | 30 mins | Tamil | [70][71] |
2019 | Skyfire | 8 | Drama | 22 May 2019 | 35 mins | Hindi | [120][121][122] |
2019 | Water Bottle | 4 | Drama | 11 June 2019 | 50 mins | Bengali | [123][124] |
2019 | Kaafir | 8 | Drama | 15 June 2019 | 45 mins | Hindi | [125][126][127][128] |
2019 | Postman | 10 | Drama | 27 June 2019 | 25 mins | Tamil | [70][71] |
2019 | Comedy shots | 8 | Comedy | 28 June 2019 | 15 mins | Hindi | [129][123][130][124] |
2019 | Hutatma Season 2 | 7 | Drama | 1 July 2019 | 40 mins | Marathi | [131][132] |
2019 | Kailasapuram | 6 | Drama | 2 July 2019 | 25 mins | Telugu | [133][134] |
2019 | Ishq Aaj Kal | 8 | Drama | 4 July 2019 | 25 mins | Hindi | [135][136][137][138] |
2019 | NERD | 7 | Drama | 5 July 2019 | 25 mins | Telugu | [139] |
2019 | Bombers | 6 | Drama, Sports | 14 July 2019 | 35 mins | Hindi | [140][141][142][143] |
2019 | REJCTX | 10 | Mystery, Thriller | 25 July 2019 | 45 mins | Hindi | [144][145][146] |
2019 | Madras meter show | 6 | Drama,Reality,Entertainment | 29 July 2019 | 26 Mins | Tamil | |
2019 | Fingertip | 5 | Crime, Thriller | 21 August 2019 | 30-40 mins | Tamil | [147] |
2019 | G.O.D - Gods of Dharmapuri | 10 | Crime, Thriller | 1 October 2019 | 45-49 mins | Telugu | [148] |
2019 | Nisha | 9 | Thriller | 18 October 2019 | 20 mins | Tamil | |
2019 | Police Diary 2.0 | 20 | Crime, Drama | 8 November 2019 | 30 Mins | Tamil | |
2019 | Karoline Kamakshi | 10 | Comedy, Action | 1 December 2019 | 20 mins | Tamil | |
2020 | Amrutham Dhvitheeyam | 8 | Comedy | 25 March 2020 | 20-25 mins | Telugu | [149] |
2020 | State of Seigi 26/11 | 8 | Thriller, Drama | 20 March 2020 | 30 mins | Hindi | [150] |
2020 | Lalbazaar | 10 | Crime | 19 June 2020 | 30-40 Mins | Bengali | [151] |
2020 | Mafia | Action Thriller | 10 July 2020 | Hindi | [152] | ||
2020 | Gang War | Crime | 15 October 2020 | 40-45 mins | Hindi |
Original movies
Year | Title | Genre | Premiere | Length | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Khaar | Document / Drama | 10 February 2018 | 30 mins | Hindi | [153][154][155][156] |
2018 | Mehram | Drama | 21 August 2018 | 33 mins | Hindi | [157][158] |
2018 | Toba Tek Singh | Drama | 24 August 2018 | 73 mins | Hindi | [159] |
2018 | AranyaDeb | Fantasy | 8 October 2018 | 125 mins | Bengali | [160][161] |
2018 | Tigers | Drama | 13 November 2018 | 90 mins | Hindi | [162][163] |
2019 | Sigai | Drama | 9 January 2019 | 102 mins | Tamil | [164] |
2019 | Cabaret | Romantic / Drama / Thriller | 9 January 2019 | 93 mins | Hindi | [165][166] |
2019 | Veergati | Drama | 26 January 2019 | 60 mins | Marathi | [167][168][169] |
2019 | Kalavu | Crime, Thriller | 9 February 2019 | 112 mins | Tamil | [170][171] |
2019 | The Sholay Girl | Drama | 3 March 2019 | 106 mins | Hindi | [172][173][174] |
2019 | The Lovely Mrs. Mookherjee | Drama | 15 March 2019 | 55 mins | Bengali | [175] |
2019 | 377 Ab Normal | Drama | 19 March 2019 | 90 mins | Hindi | [176][177][178] |
2019 | Badnaam Gali | Drama, Comedy | 9 May 2019 | 95 mins | Hindi | [179][180][181] |
2019 | Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti | Drama | 17 May 2019 | 107 mins | Hindi | [182][183] |
2019 | 7 no. Sanatan Sanyal | Drama | 7 June 2019 | 90 mins | Bengali | [184] |
2019 | Igloo | Drama, Romance | 17 July 2019 | 138 mins | Tamil | [185][186][187] |
2019 | Barot House | suspense, thriller, drama | 7 August 2019 | 92 mins | Hindi | [188][189][190][191] |
2019 | Posham Pa | psychological, crime | 21 August 2019 | 75 mins | Hindi | [192][193][194] |
2019 | Line of Descent | Drama, Crime | 4 December 2019 | 95 mins | Hindi | [195][196][197] |
2019 | Happi | Drama, Comedy | 25 December 2019 | 135 mins | Hindi | [198][199][200][201] |
2020 | Court Martial | Drama | 6 May 2020 | 96 mins | Hindi | [202] |
2020 | Operation Parindey | Thriller | 4 February 2020 | 60 mins | Hindi | [203] |
2020 | Bamfaad | Romantic, Action | 10 April 2020 | 102 mins | Hindi | [204] |
2020 | Ateet | Drama | 21 April 2020 | 129 mins | Hindi | [205] |
2020 | Ghoomketu | Comedy-drama | 22 May 2020 | 108 mins | Hindi | [206] |
2020 | Mamakiki | Comedy | 30 May 2020 | 97 mins | Tamil | [207] |
2020 | Chintu Ka Birthday | Drama | 5 June 2020 | 80 mins | Hindi | [208] |
2020 | Yaadhumagi Nindraai | Drama | 19 June 2020 | Tamil | [209] | |
2020 | Unlock - The Haunted App | Horror | 27 June 2020 | 58 mins | Hindi | [210] |
2020 | 47 Days | Drama | 30 June 2020 | 104 mins | Telugu | [211] |
2020 | Cocktail | Comedy | 10 July 2020 | 132 mins | Tamil | [212] |
2020 | Virgin Bhanupriya | Comedy | 16 July 2020 | 111 mins | Hindi | [213] |
2020 | Yaara | Action, Thriller | 30 July 2020 | 130 mins | Hindi | [214] |
2020 | Pareeksha | Drama | 6 August 2020 | Hindi | [215] | |
2020 | LockUp | Thriller | 14 August 2020 | Tamil | [216] | |
2020 | Mee Raqsam | Drama | 21 August 2020 | Hindi | [217] |
Original short films
Year | Title | Genre | Premiere | Length | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Mehmaan | Thriller | 14 February 2018 | 21 mins | Bengali | [218] |
2018 | Sone Bhi Do Yaaron | Comedy | 14 February 2018 | 10 mins | Hindi | |
2018 | Tamashree | Drama | 14 February 2018 | 10 mins | Hindi | [219] |
2018 | Lal Bahadur Shastri's Death | Mystery | 15 August 2018 | 15 mins | Hindi | [220] |
2018 | Toothbrush | Drama | 21 December 2018 | 20 mins | Hindi | [221][222] |
2019 | Fatafat | Drama | 4 January 2019 | 15 mins | Hindi | [223] |
2019 | Dhaaga | Drama | 10 January 2019 | 20 mins | Marathi | [224] |
2019 | Khoj | Drama | 13 January 2019 | 28 mins | Punjabi | [225][226] |
2019 | Moh | Drama | 4 March 2019 | 15 mins | Hindi | [227] |
2019 | Yours Truly | Drama | 5 March 2019 | 80 mins | Hindi | [228][229] |
2019 | D.A.T.E. | Drama | 12 May 2019 | 13 mins | Hindi | [230][231] |
Mobile App
The platform also offers a mobile app on all platforms, and it has partnered with global tech giants like Applicaster,[232][233] Lotame, Talamoos and A.I. video enhancement startup Minute.ly[234] to provide enhanced UI/UX and improved application performance.[235]
HiPi
HiPi is a video sharing social platform[236] for Indian audiences where users can record and upload their own videos and can also view and engage with the videos shared by other people. Users can access the platform on the ZEE5 App for free.[237]
Available features:
1. Creator module – It lets the users create short video content
2. Feed – a feed where the users can browse & engage with the content from other users
3. Discover – a discover tab where the users can search and view popular and trending content
See also
- Video on demand
- Over-the-top
- Sony LIV
- Hotstar
- Netflix
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