Physics Wallah, a web series on Alakh Pandey's life, gets a release date

The makers of the much-awaited mini-series, Physics Wallah, announced that the show is all set to release on December 15 on Amazon miniTV.

Created by About Films, and produced and directed by Abhishek Dhandharia, the story of the show is based on the life journey of Alakh Pandey, the founder and CEO of the unicorn EdTech firm Physics Wallah. He became popular among young students thanks to his YouTube videos that have educational content.

The story of Physics Wallah captures the journey of a young and bright teacher who aims to create an affordable and effective education system that can be availed by every student. However, in the process of achieving his goal, he deals with a lot of obstacles, which include not only financial, but other elements as well.

Alakh was born in Uttar Pradesh and after finishing his education in Science, he started creating educational content on YouTube under the name Physics Wallah in 2017, which offers insight and guidance to crack competitive exams like UPSC, JEE and NEET, among others. His videos are also motivational for students who find it hard to crack those exams and lose hope otherwise.

Through his YouTube videos, he teaches physics to students between the classes of 9 to 12, who are preparing for competitive exams. His practical approach and easy explanation of any theory became popular with students, who find it effective and helpful. The educational content creator has more than eight million subscribers.

Actor Shreedhar Dubey plays the character of Alakh in the show. Shreedhar has earlier appeared in several films and web series, and worked with many celebrated filmmakers. He has acted in films like Photograph, Sonchiriya, Raat Akeli Hai, Rangbaaz, Ajeeb Daastaans, Grahaan and Dr Arora, among others.