Manoj Bajpayee turns narrator for COVID-19: India’s War Against the Virus documentary

While Manoj Bajpayee will present the Hindi voiceover for the documentary, writer-director Gautham Vasudev Menon will lend his voice for the Tamil model. (Photo: Manoj Bajpayee/Instagram)
Actor Manoj Bajpayee will narrate the documentary COVID-19: India’s War Against the Virus in Hindi on Discovery Plus.

The documentary will present a uncommon glimpse into all the important thing steps being taken throughout the nation to battle the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

It will comply with each, the worldwide and the Indian timeline, of how the virus unfold and can shine gentle on vital developments which have taken place ever since nation’s first coronavirus sufferer was detected in Kerala in January.

Shot extensively in the course of the interval of lockdown, the documentary tells the story via interviews with subject material consultants, entrance line employees, sufferers, migrant employees, and others working tirelessly behind the scenes to arrest the unfold of this lethal illness.

The movie can even spotlight the best way expertise is getting used to fight the virus.

While Manoj Bajpayee will present the Hindi voiceover for the documentary, writer-director Gautham Vasudev Menon will do the Tamil voiceover.

“Meaningful cinema, meaningful projects have always endeared me, and I believe specials like ‘COVID-19: India’s War Against The Virus’ are relevant not just for today but will continue to engage our future generations as well,” stated Bajpayee.

“This is an important story and needs to be told in an impactful manner. I am proud to be part of this monumental project and target to bring all my experience into play for the narration in Hindi language,” the actor added.

Gautham Vasudev Menon stated engaged on the documentary felt acquainted because the pandemic has affected everybody.

“It is a valiant effort. I could not have asked for a better debut as a narrator, especially in my mother tongue Tamil, and coincidentally this marks my first documentary ever. I urge everyone to watch it along with your family,” he stated.

The documentary, additionally out there in English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali, will drop completely on the Discovery Plus app on July 16.

It can even air on Discovery Channel and Discovery Channel HD on July 20.

Megha Tata, managing director-South Asia, Discovery, stated the documentary is a manner to assist Indian audiences perceive deeper views on the pandemic.

“There’s more at work than what meets the eye as new challenges unfold every day with pandemic raging fire; our attempt is to bring it all together with a line-up of prominent experts and officials to provide a comprehensive view for our discerning audiences,” Tata added.

Discovery Plus has explored tales associated to the pandemic in three different documentaries – Invisible Killer, Pandemic Covid-19 and The Zoo: Covid-19 & Animals.

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