Bharatiya Digital Party


Bharatiya Digital Party is a Marathi YouTube Channel, popularly known as BhaDiPa. They are known for their comedy and music videos. As of October 2018, it had 150 Million views across their Facebook page and Youtube Channel and more than 1 Million followers. The channel was founded by Sarang Sathaye, Anusha Nandakumar and Paula McGlynn.

Work

In 2016, BhaDiPa started the satirical talk show Casting Couch with Amey and Nipun, hosted by Amey Wagh and Nipun Dharmadhikari. It is inspired by Zach Galifianakis' Between the Two Ferns. The show aired 7 episodes with celebrity guests that include Sai Tamhankar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Sakhi Gokhale, Priya Thombre, Swanandi Tikekar, Priya Bapat and Radhika Apte. They also released a song titled Maharashtra Desha, sung by Mithila Palkar and Gandhaar, on the occasion of Maharashtra Day in 2016.The video was directed by Sarang Sathaye. In 2017, they organised a Marathi stand-up comedy event called Secret Marathi Stand-up. The line-up of comedians for the event included Sarang Sathaye, Aditya Desai, Gaurav Pawar, Divya Kharnare, Omkar Rege, Darshan Sonvale, Chetan Muley and Nipun Dharmadhikari. They hosted shows in Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur and Nashik.
They collaborated with comedian Abish Mathew in 2018. They also produced the short film titled Aai, Privacy & Me featuring Renuka Daftardar, Mrinmayee Godbole and Alok Rajwade, written by Varun Narwekar and Sarang Sathaye. In 2018, they created a Harry Potter spoof video, titled If Hogwarts was a Marathi School, featuring actors like Abhay Mahajan and Mohan Agashe. They also have various series like Aaplya Baapachi, Aai series and Miss Manners che Sanskar Varga.
In 2019, BhaDiPa started producing neutral election-related content in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. They also received funding under the Google News Initiative to develop new product features and improve the news experience of YouTube. They launched a platform called Lok Manch, where they interacted with Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra; Swabhimani Paksha leader Raju Shetti and NCP leader, Supriya Sule.