The line-up, which will have movies across genres like action, thriller, romance and comedy, include "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha", "Padman", "Veere Di Wedding", among others.
Global Streaming platform ZEE5 has announced the launch of content in Arabic, including Bollywood films for its audience across the Middle East and the global diaspora. The Bollywood films will be available for free exclusively for audiences in the Middle East.
The Arabic dubbed Bollywood films include Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Padman, Veere Di Wedding, Commando 2, RaOne, Welcome, Bareily Ki Barfi and some classics like Mr.India and Pardes.
The launch of Arabic dubbed movies also come as an extension of the ZEE5 Global campaign to encourage their audiences to #StayHomeStayEntertained. The OTT giant will be extensively promoting this content through its network including local broadcast channels, ZEE Aflam and Zee Alwan and digital media.
Sharing her views on the launch, Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global said: “Bollywood is a phenomenon in itself and this we see a huge love for this content on ZEE5, especially in the Middle East. With such a large inclination of the local audiences towards Bollywood and given that the Middle East is a high priority market for us, making our movies available in Arabic is a key part of our localisation initiatives in the market. Further, given the current situation, we also decided to make this content free for our Arab audiences in the Middle East to enjoy the best of Bollywood while they stay at home.”
With over 1,00,000 hours of Indian TV Shows, Movies, News and Videos, ZEE5 offers the largest bouquet of content across 18 languages including the recently launched Arabic, to South Asian audiences across the globe.
ZEE5 is available on Google Play Store, iOS App Store, www.ZEE5.com as well as on Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV, Android TVs, Roku devices and Amazon Fire TV.