Flipkart Video

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Flipkart Video
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Video streaming
Available inHindi
Dissolved July 2023
Headquarters
Bangalore
Area served India
Owner Flipkart
Industry Entertainment
URL flipkart.com/watch-videos-online-store
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Launched2019

Flipkart Video was an India-based OTT (Over the Top) video streaming platform operated by Walmart-owned Flipkart. [1] [2] It was launched in 2019, and has lined up content from partners like Voot, Arre, Viu, TVF, Pocket Aces' Dice Media and more. [3] [4] In October 2019, it announced its first original series Back Benchers , a quiz show hosted by Bollywood film producer and director Farah Khan, [5] [6] [7] which features Bollywood celebrities as students and host Farah as the dean of the figurative school. Bollywood celebrities who appeared on the show are Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, [8] Kartik Aaryan, Parineeti Chopra, Ananya Pandey, Bhumi Pednekar, Tapsee Pannu, Janhvi Kapoor, Malaika Arora amongst others. [9]

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Overview

Flipkart Video is a free video streaming service [10] that is available within the video section of the Flipkart app. [5] [6] Flipkart has tied up with various production houses including Studio Next and Frames and Sikhya Productions to beef up its library of original series in various languages and genres for the Flipkart users. [3] [11]

Flipkart Video Original programming

Flipkart Video Originals features programming in the following genres: action, comedy, romance, drama, horror, adventure and more. [7]

Original series

YearTitleEpisodesGenrePremiereLengthLanguageRef(s)
2019 Back Benchers 20Quiz show19 October 201935 minsHindi [12]
2020 Entertainer No.1 8Game show13 April 202010 minsHindi [13]
2020 Kya Bolti Public 30Game show16 April 202010 minsHindi [14] [15]
2020 Fake or Not 30Quiz show6 July 202010 minsHindi [16]
2020 Super Fan Game show10 July 202012 minsHindi [17]
2020 Power Play with Champions 60Quiz show18 September 202012 minsHindi [18]
2020 Sabse Funny Kaun Comedy28 September 202010 minsHindi [19]
2020 Ladies vs Gentlemen 30Game show18 November 202020 minsHindi [20]
2020Prize Wali PaathshalaGame show15 December 20207 minsHindi[ citation needed ]
2021 Kaun? Who Did It? 35Crime9 January 202117 minsHindi [21]
2021 F.Y.I. - For Your Information Game show16 January 2021Hindi [22]
2021 Dating Aaj Kal 30Game show13 February 202118 minsHindi [23]
2021 Aage Kya 40Quiz show28 March 2021Hindi [24]

Original short films

YearTitleTopic/GenrePremiereLengthLanguageRef(s)
2020Chhaju Ke Dahi BhalleOnline Dating19 February 202013 minsHindi [25]
2020 Nano So Phobia Confusion of Old Age19 February 202012 minsHindi [26] [25]
2020 Sleeping Partner Marital Rape19 February 202022 minsHindi [27]
2020 Pinni The Role of a mother in making our lives sweeter19 February 202017 minsHindi [28] [29]
2020 Sunny Side Upar Looking at the positive sides in Life19 February 202018 minsHindi [30] [31]
2020SwaahaInfidelity in a marriage19 February 202016 minsHindi [28] [31]
2020ThappadInnocence of childhood19 February 202017 minsHindi [32] [25]

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