Sumo Didi Trailer Debuts Ahead Of Zee 5 Global Launch — SkimNews
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- Zee 5 Global released the trailer for Sumo Didi, a sports biopic about Hetal Dave, India's first professional female sumo wrestler, ahead of its exclusive streaming premiere on October 23.
- Shriyam Bhagnani stars in the titular role opposite Chaitnya Sharma, with Anubha Fatehpuriya, Nitesh Pandey, Raghav Dhir and Meenal Kapoor rounding out the cast.
- "Sumo Didi" is directed by Jayant Rohatgi and produced jointly by Jio Studios, Fresh Lime Films and MA+TH Entertainment Networks.
- The film was shot on location in Japan, Kolkata and Mumbai, and played the Tokyo International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival during a 2024 festival run that did not lead to a wide release.
- Director Rohatgi called the film "an inspiring underdog story of grit, resilience and rising from the depths of despair," framing it around a young Marwari woman defying patriarchy, social pressure, gender bias and body politics.
- Hetal Dave said the film "goes beyond the sport" and explores "what it means to stand by your choices when the world expects you to be someone else."
Why it matters: Sumo Didi gives Hetal Dave's pioneering story — and the rarely-seen world of women's sumo — a global streaming platform through Zee 5 Global after nearly a year of festival-only play. For Zee 5 Global, it slots a female-led sports biopic onto its October slate; for audiences, it surfaces India's first female pro sumo wrestler to mainstream viewers.
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