Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers

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Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers
Directed byAlex Gale & Omkar Potdar
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerBBC Studios India
Running time150 min
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video

Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers is an Indian sports documentary television series. It features Abhishek Bachchan, Bunty Walia, Sandeep Dhull, Amit Hooda, Deepak Hooda, Saurabh Mishra, Deepak Narwal, Nitin Rawal, Srinivas Reddy, and Nilesh Salunke. It is directed by Alex Gale & Omkar Potdar and is produced by BBC Studios India. The docu-series follows the journey of Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan owned kabaddi team, the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League. [1] The series premiered through the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on December 4, 2020. [2] [3]

Contents

Synopsis

The 5 part docu-series follows the players personal and professional journey throughout the season.

Cast

Release

The series premiered through the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on December 4, 2020. [4]

Reception

Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave the series 3 out of 5 stars and appreciated the quality of the series and compared the series with the high intensity of the game itself, she further explained her views on the series. " [5] Shubham Kulkarni from Koimoi wrote that the series gives its viewers a unique perspective of the sport and that, it's a treat for the pro kabaddi fanbase. [6] [7]

Pramit Chatterjee from Mashable rated the doc-series 3 out of 5 and stated that the representation of players personal and professional life was extremely well documented. [8]

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References

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