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Three nights in a graveyard: Human scavengers….On the prowl
Indian television is witness that Zee Network has not only pioneered television in the country, but it has always been the first and a clear leader. Ek Shamshan, Teen Ratein is in continuation with this underlying philosophy.
Programme: Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein
Report by: Vinod Kapri Special Series Part 1: Friday, October 24 at 10:30 pm
Repeat Telecast: Sunday, October 26 at 12:30pm Special Series Part 2: Friday, October 31 at 10:30 pm
Repeat Telecast: Sunday, November 02 at 12:30 pm Indian television is witness that Zee Network has not only pioneered television in the country, but it has always been the first and a clear leader. Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is in continuation with this underlying philosophy.
This is a series which was first telecast five years ago in what was then called Zee India TV. Way back then, the programme had created a stir of sorts. India had never seen television like this before - bare, unadulterated, real. Five years later, Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein can break all previous records. But then, that is what makes this series so different.
The making of Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein meant that the Zee News team spend endless nights in a graveyard. But this was just the beginning. These nights were spent with a sect of sadhus who are called Aghori Sadhus. Through this series, Zee News has tried to get a peep into the lives of these sadhus, since nothing, or very little is known of them. This was the first time in the history of Indian television that this sect of sadhus was filmed on any form of camera.
Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is about the strange ways of sadhus to attain siddhi. Their path to siddhi (mystical powers) is laced with the graveyard, dead bodies, liquor, devotion and sex. This rare sect of sadhus can go to any extent to achieve siddhi. They spend their entire lives in graveyards and eat dead human bodies. The ultimate goal is salvation. Their bhog of a human body means taking out body parts while the pyre is still lit. Zee News is the only channel in India which has managed to capture these horrific pictures. For those who missed it the last time in 1998, this is probably their last chance to watch this morbid face of humanity.
Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is not about creating sensation. It is an effort to bring out the real story. And reality is not always easy to digest.
Report by: Vinod Kapri Special Series Part 1: Friday, October 24 at 10:30 pm
Repeat Telecast: Sunday, October 26 at 12:30pm Special Series Part 2: Friday, October 31 at 10:30 pm
Repeat Telecast: Sunday, November 02 at 12:30 pm Indian television is witness that Zee Network has not only pioneered television in the country, but it has always been the first and a clear leader. Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is in continuation with this underlying philosophy.
This is a series which was first telecast five years ago in what was then called Zee India TV. Way back then, the programme had created a stir of sorts. India had never seen television like this before - bare, unadulterated, real. Five years later, Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein can break all previous records. But then, that is what makes this series so different.
The making of Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein meant that the Zee News team spend endless nights in a graveyard. But this was just the beginning. These nights were spent with a sect of sadhus who are called Aghori Sadhus. Through this series, Zee News has tried to get a peep into the lives of these sadhus, since nothing, or very little is known of them. This was the first time in the history of Indian television that this sect of sadhus was filmed on any form of camera.
Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is about the strange ways of sadhus to attain siddhi. Their path to siddhi (mystical powers) is laced with the graveyard, dead bodies, liquor, devotion and sex. This rare sect of sadhus can go to any extent to achieve siddhi. They spend their entire lives in graveyards and eat dead human bodies. The ultimate goal is salvation. Their bhog of a human body means taking out body parts while the pyre is still lit. Zee News is the only channel in India which has managed to capture these horrific pictures. For those who missed it the last time in 1998, this is probably their last chance to watch this morbid face of humanity.
Ek Shmshan, Teen Ratein is not about creating sensation. It is an effort to bring out the real story. And reality is not always easy to digest.