ZEE5 announces ‘Uunchai’ digital premiere in January

Filmmaker Sooraj R Barjatya's Uunchai will start streaming on ZEE5 from January 6, the streaming platform announced Friday.

Released in theatres on November 11, the adventure drama featured an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Neena Gupta and Parineeti Chopra.

Barjatya said the film had a successful run at the box-office and now he is thrilled to present Uunchai to viewers of ZEE5. He added the film has been a labour of seven years of passion, hard-work and love.

Uunchai tracks the journey of three aged friends (Bachchan, Kher and Irani), who decide to embark on a trek to the Everest base camp to fulfill the wish of their late friend Bhupen (Denzongpa).

How their trek turns out to be a personal, emotional, and spiritual experience as they battle their physical limitations and discover freedom forms the story of the film.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer at ZEE5 India, said they are excited to enter the new year with the premiere of Uunchai, which had turned out to be one of the best family entertainers of 2022.

Uunchai is produced by Barjatya’s family banner Rajshri Productions.