Directed by Manish Om Singhania
Produced by Nila Madhab Panda, Manav Rath
Story & Script Hirendra Jha & Nimisha Dixit
Duur Se Namaste is a fictional Hindi series, the first and only Television Series promoting healthy behaviors during a post-pandemic world. It is a developed in an entertainment-education format, which highlights the challenges of a post-pandemic world and promotes the adoption of healthy behaviours and practices. Weaving messages on COVID-19 vaccine promotion and the need to continue COVID-19-appropriate behavior, the series includes tips for navigating mental health issues for children and young people and supporting children’s learning recovery as they return to school.
It is a multi-starrer romantic-comedy, that narrates a story about a middle-class dilapidated society in Agra, how they reacted when Covid hit, how it impacted them all, and what should be the best behaviours to follow during a post pandemic era. USAID and UNICEF partnered with Doordarshan to produce this tele-series.
