P.S. Zindagi

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P.S. Zindagi
GenreSituational Comedy
Created by Kavita Srinivasan
Written byKavita Srinivasan, Priya Poudyal
Directed byUtpal Jha, Hyolmo Pasang Dawa
StarringRajkumar Pudasaini
Sujata Koirala
Utpal Jha
Kavita Srinivasan
Kalsang D. Lama
ComposerJames Pradhan
Country of origin Nepal
Original languagesNepali, English, Hindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerKavita Srinivasan
ProducerMusumusu Productions
Production locationNepal
CinematographyRupesh Thapa
EditorsShankar Koirala, Animesh Sapkota, Pawan R. Joshi
Running time20 mins
Release
Original networkMusumusu TV
Original release25 April 2016 (2016-04-25)
Related
https://www.youtube.com/c/Musumusutv

P.S. Zindagi (Post Seismic Life) is Nepal's first online sitcom. It shows the unfolding of comedy and drama in the lives of five Nepali youth from diverse backgrounds, following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. It was a creative experiment where a small team used their own individual resources and passion to create a fun and self-empowering narrative of the lives of the urban youth. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Awards

P.S. Zindagi has won the Outstanding Excellence award for Direction and Ensemble Cast in the WRPN.TV Global Webisode Competition (WGWC), in Summer 2016. This is UK-based global competition for webisodes and TV series from 41 countries. This competition aims to promote and present a worldwide community of Webisodes/TV series. [5] [6] [7]

P.S. Zindagi has also been officially selected to compete in the Marseille Web Fest (October 2016), the DMOFF Festival (August 2016) and the Indiewise Festival (September 2016).

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