Watch Chaman Bahaar On Netflix From June 19
With their last release Axone creating waves on the OTT circuit, Yoodlee Films is all set to release their next, Chaman Bahaar on June 19. The film which stars Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat, Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan) and Ritika Badiani, both favorites with digital audiences. Set in a quintessential burgeoning small town in the heart of India, Chaman Bahaar is a story of unrequited love, and the various interpersonal dynamics that come into work with its central players.
Anchored in Raipur, Chaman Bahar follows Billu (Jitendra Kumar), a young ambitious boy who sets up a paan shop to a floundering start. His fortunes start to change dramatically when a family shifts in the house across the road. The collective object of affection of hordes of boys from the bustling town is the young teenage girl from the family. They all set up an 'adda' at Billu's shop. His business flourishes tremendously but Billu is now more unhappy than ever, as he himself has fallen head-over-heels in love with this girl. Now Billu has to carefully navigate through the bunch of lovers who hang around, and get a chance to express his feelings to this girl.
Playing the role to the hilt, Jitendra says "This is a layered character – torn between love and commerce, Billu struggles to express his feelings for this girl, and yet find ways to keep the other quintessential road-side Romeos on bay. It has nuances, and an arc that was a delight to explore in the film. I am eager to see the response of audiences all over for this film.
For Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann, Chaman Bahar is the first feature film he directed and is one that he relates to deeply. He said "I have grown up in many small towns because of the nature of my father's job. The cool thing about smaller towns is that they are filled with quirky and colourful characters. When I moved out of Chattisgarh I developed an outsider's perspective to my own people and that made tapping the milieu and its inhabitants easier. The difficult part was the plot to crack which was enabled at the right time when a friend of mine one day narrated a real life incident. For me this is an interplay of interesting characters I might have encountered in my life, who all live in this upcoming small town, all trying to find their place in the sun In a way. it's a personal film and I have tried my best to make it a fun ride for the audience.
Chaman Bahar which also stars Bhuvan Arora, Alam Khan, Dhirendra Tiwari, and Ashwani Kumar, will be available for streaming from June 19th on Netflix.
Siddharth Anand Kumar, Vice President, Films and TV Saregama says, " Chaman Bahaar is a charming small town tale that subverts the classic tropes of Indian romance films and shows us the weird unrequited and one sided love story of a small time Romeo. It captures the dreams and desires of a burgeoning town, on the cusp of welcoming many possibilities of lucrative business and commerce. I am also particularly thrilled that Yoodlee Films is releasing Chaman Bahaar exactly a week after we came out with Axone that opened to a great response.
Chaman Bahar will be available for streaming from 19th June onwards, on Netflix .