With the aim of bringing untold and unique stories to audiences all over the country, Contiloe Pictures, premium broad-based entertainment content Production Company, introduced a show based on the bravery 21 soldiers in British Indian Army – 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897. Having wowed audiences on television, the show is now streaming on online streaming giant Netflix.
The show has 65 episodes and stars Mohit Raina and Mukul Dev in principal roles.
“Battle of Saragarhi is considered as one of the bravest days in the Indian history. It was a pleasure telling a story of such importance and creating something at this scale. Having run all episodes on Discovery Jeet, a platform like the Netflix will only help widen the audience, reaching out to global netizens”, says Contiloe Pictures CEO and founder Abhimanyu Singh
21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897 is based on the real-life story of 21 soldiers of 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army which defended an army outpost at Saragarhi in the North-West Frontier Province against an onslaught by over 10,000 Pashtun and Orakzai tribals in September 1897.
The production house has won multiple awards for the show in various categories including Best Teleplay, Special-Visual Effects for Television, Art Direction (Fiction) and Background Music (Fiction).
