In the past few years, there has been a shift in viewers&rsquo; attitude towards documentaries. What was earlier deemed boring, has now captured the attention of a considerable audience base. That explains why filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, the mind behind films like <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/movie-review---special-26--199777" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Special 26</a> (2013) and Baby (2015), has begun experimenting with documentaries.&nbsp;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/jun/Pandey-Bhatia_e.jpg" alt="Pandey and Bhatia" width="1280" height="720" /> Pandey and Bhatia
With his creative partner <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/movie-review---special-26--199777" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Shital Bhatia</a>, Pandey not only revisited the Indian cricket team&rsquo;s 2020-21 Test series win over Australia through Bandon Mein Tha Dum (2021), but also created the documentary franchise, Secrets. Bhatia says, &ldquo;Documentaries in their current form have got a great future. We are planning to take the Secrets franchise forward. The team at Discovery and I were keen to work together. They came up with the research of chariots found in Sinauli. We were intrigued, and pursued the subject. When the franchise&rsquo;s [first instalment] did well, the [OTT platform] suggested we make a franchise.&rdquo;
The three instalments&mdash;Secrets of Sinauli, Secrets of the Koh-i-noor, and Secrets of the Buddha Relics&mdash;were anchored by Manoj Bajpayee. Admitting that the actor&rsquo;s presence aided the storytelling, Bhatia adds, &ldquo;Manoj was our first choice. We needed someone who could convey the story and emotions without being over-dramatic.&rdquo;

Secrets maker Bhatia says docus gaining momentum as Neeraj Pandey and he plan to extend the franchise

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