Warner Bros. Discovery and Friday Storytellers bring back ‘Secrets of the Buddha Relics’

Delhi: “Secrets of the Buddha Relics,” created by writer/director Neeraj Pandey and produced by Shital Bhatia, with direction by Raghav Jairath and hosted by actor Manoj Bajpayee, delves into the final days of Gautam Buddha and explores the origins and current state of the relics which have intrigues generations. 

The documentary traces the origins, cultural and spiritual significance and the mystical stories behind how the relics came to be. According to the brand’s press statement, continuing the momentum of the previous two installments, ‘Secret of the Buddha Relics’ has been well received by audiences and critics alike.

Commenting on the success, Bajpayee said “Seeing the ‘Secrets’ series become extremely popular has been incredibly exciting. It's amazing to see the love viewers have showered on the franchise, and it shows how interested they are when history is brought alive in a fascinating way on-screen.” Secrets of the Buddha Relics’ has followed on the back of the previous two extremely successful series ‘Secrets of Sinauli’ and ‘Secrets of the Kohinoor’

Sai Abishek, Head of Factual and Lifestyle Cluster, South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery, said, “We have constantly been striving to up the ante with factual entertainment. Our partners, Friday Storytellers, share our vision of elevating factual entertainment from the region by bringing larger-than-life stories to the screen. We have seen great reception with the ‘Secrets’ franchise and look forward to continuing our partnership with Friday Storytellers.”

Producer Bhatia, emphasising the commitment to quality content in factual entertainment, stated, “Friday Storytellers vertical focuses on Documentaries, bringing History to life. History, though intriguing, must be backed by extreme and thorough research, separating myth from facts. We aim not only to cater to our strong and loyal audience but also to add newer audiences to the fold through authentic and entertaining storytelling”.

Raghav Jairath, director of the franchise, commented “With the ‘Secrets’ franchise, we set out to create an entertaining yet credible series which all kinds of audiences will appreciate. The aim was to elevate the factual entertainment genre, drawing audiences who will actively seek more instalments of our franchise and we are glad we could make that happen as a team with the recent success of ‘Secrets of the Buddha Relics’.”

Friday Storytellers has collaborated with a range of experts from around the world,  such as   Late B. B. Lal- Former Director General of ASI (Padma Vibhushan), B.R.Mani- Former ADG, ASI, K.K.Muhammed (Padma Shri), Shashi Tharoor- Parliamentarian, Adv. J Sai Deepak- Arguing Counsel, Supreme Court of India, Chandraprakash Dwivedi- Filmmaker, Adrienne Munich- Stony Brook University, Navtej Sarna- Former Diplomat, Halle O’Neal-  University of Edinburgh and  Danielle Kinsey- Carleton University.