World Music Day: Revisit These OTT Stories

These OTT triumphs and teleplays use music to tell thought provoking stories that entertain and educate.

Bandish Bandits

This Amazon Prime Video series is a musical created by Amritpal Singh Bindra and Anand Tiwari. It features debutant Ritwik Bhowmik as a Hindustani classical musician who collides with the world of pop music when he meets Tamanna Sharma (Shreya Chaudhary).

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

The compelling music of this Netflix series directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali continues to top charts.

Piya Behrupiya

This Zee Theatre musical is a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night’. Set to the irresistible beats of folk fusion music, 'Piya Behrupiya' retells the complicated love stories of Duke Orsino, Olivia, Cesario and Viola.

Aaj Rang Hai

Classical music and the syncretic poetry of Amir Khusrau preside over this Zee Theatre teleplay about a neighbourhood where Beni Bai, a former baithak singer is often called upon to share her wisdom.

Ladies Sangeet

This weaves music in the narrative to shed light on the clash between tradition and modernity. It also confronts patriarchy, discusses gender identity and individual freedom.