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A Quiet, Chilly Winter Sets the Stage:

ZEE5 Global Drops the Gripping Trailer

of ‘SAALI MOHABBAT’

Produced by Jio Studios and Manish Malhotra’s Stage5 Production, Saali Mohabbat is a
thrilling and genre-bending how-dunnit

OUR BUREAU as they did with my last outing, Mrs.
Undercover.”
New York, NY
Divyenndu Sharma added,
EE5 Global has unveiled “What struck me most while watching
the enthralling trailer of its the trailer is how strongly it draws
Zupcoming original film Saa- you into the emotional chaos of
li Mohabbat. The direct-to-digital these characters without revealing
film is a gripping how-dunnit that too much. There’s a quiet intensity to
marks Tisca Chopra’s debut as a fea- it, almost like you’re witnessing mo-
ture-film director and features pow- ments you were never meant to see.
erful performances by Radhika Apte, Working on Saali Mohabbat meant
Divyenndu Sharma, Anurag Kashy- stepping into that discomfort and
ap, Anshumaan Pushkar, Sharat Sax- trusting the truth of the story. Tisca
ena, Sauraseni Maitra with a special creates an atmosphere where silenc-
cameo by Kusha Kapila. Produced by es speak louder than words, and the
Jio Studios and Manish Malhotra’s trailer reflects that beautifully. I’m
Stage5 Production, the film delves glad that ZEE5 Global in collabora-
into a tense and emotionally charged tion with Jio Studios and Stage5 Pro-
world where the truth is never as sim- duction is bringing this film to such
ple as it seems. After drawing strong a wide audience, and I’m excited for
appreciation at IFFI and the Chicago viewers to experience the tension
South Asian Film Festival, Saali Mo- and form their own interpretations.”
habbat is all set to captivate a wider Saali Mohabbat is set to pre-
audience as it premieres on 12th De- miere exclusively on ZEE5 Global
cember, exclusively on ZEE5 Global. from 12th December 2025
Smita, played by Radhika Apte, ZEE5 is India’s largest home-
lives a sheltered, near-invisible life in grown video streaming platform
the quiet town of Fursatgarh—tend- and the global destination for
ing to her lush garden where every South Asian content, reaching view-
leaf feels like a confidant. She finds ers across 190+ countries. As the
comfort in the familiar rhythm of her streaming platform of ZEE Enter-
plants, her husband, and the quiet tainment Enterprises Ltd., a lead-
routine she follows with near-ritual ing content and technology power-
devotion. Her world is small, pre- house, with a focus on ‘Apni Bhasha,
dictable, almost sealed from every- Apni Kahaniyan’ (multiple languag-
thing beyond it. es, infinite stories)., ZEE5 drives a
But everything fractures when language-first platform approach,
a shocking double murder shatters delivering hyper-local content, lan-
the town’s peace. As hidden ten- fight to preserve her own sense of guidance helped me find that fragile guage-specific packs and deeply
sions and motives rise to the surface, peace and sanity. balance between quiet vulnerabili- personalised experiences in seven
it becomes clear that things are not What remains to be seen is - is ty and hidden strength. Smita may languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,
as simple or uncomplicated as they Smita merely a witness to the storm— appear reserved, but she shouldn’t Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, and
once seemed. Amid the deepening or the one holding its darkest secret? be provoked—never underestimate Marathi. With a vast library span-
investigation, Smita is pulled out of Radhika Apte shared, “The trail- the power of a quiet woman. I’m ning Originals, Indian and interna-
her cocoon and into the swirl of sus- er captures the unsettling stillness of thrilled that with the backing of Jio tional films, TV shows, kids’ content,
picion alongside many other poten- Smita’s world. Playing her meant sit- Studios and Stage5 Production, the news, live TV, and bite-sized micro
tial suspects. Forced into the open, ting with emotions that aren’t always film is premiering on ZEE5 Global, dramas, ZEE5 is the destination for
she must confront not only the mys- easy to define, and that challenge a platform that continues to champi- diverse, multilingual content for In-
teries unraveling around her but also was incredibly rewarding. Tisca’s on bold, character-driven stories, just dians everywhere.

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