Bharat Ek Khoj

Bharat Ek Khoj
Bharat Ek Khoj DVD cover
Genre Historical drama
Created by Shyam Benegal
Based on The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
Written by Shyam Benegal
Shama Zaidi
Vasant Dev (dialogues)
Starring Roshan Seth
Om Puri
Tom Alter
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Naseeruddin Shah
Lucky Ali
Seema Kelkar
Mita Vashisht
Pallavi Joshi
Anjan Srivastav
Sohaila Kapur
Ila Arun
Irrfan Khan
Narrated by Om Puri
Opening theme Vanraj Bhatia
Country of origin India
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 53
Production
Executive producer(s) Raj Pius
Cinematography V. K. Murthy
Production company(s) Doordarshan
Sahyadri Films
Release
Original network DD National
Original release 1988

Bharat Ek Khoj (The Discovery of India) is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru[1] that covers a 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama Zaidi co-wrote the script.[2] Its cast included Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Jawaharlal Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, the same role he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Gandhi (.[3]

Production designer Nitish Roy with assistants Samir Chanda and Nitin Desai built 144 sets.[4]

Cast and episode list

EpisodeTitleCastRole
1Bharat Mata Ki JaiRoshan SethJawaharlal Nehru
2The Beginnings (Indus Valley Civilization)Pallavi JoshiAtri
3The Arrival of the Vedic People (the Rigveda)Harish PatelDraha, a Merchant
4Caste FormationPiyush MishraSeepahi
5Mahabharata Part 1Teejan BaiHerself
6Mahabharata Part 2Om PuriDuryodhan
7Ramayana Part 1Pallavi JoshiSita
8Ramayana Part 2Om PuriRavana
9Republics and KingdomsVirendra SaxenaVashithak
10Negation and Acceptance of LifeOm PuriAngulimaal
11Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 1Satyadev Dubey, Mita VashishtChankya, Suhasini
12Chanakya and Chandragupta Part 2
13Ashoka Part 1Om PuriAshoka
14Ashoka Part 2Om PuriAshoka
15The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 1
16The Sangam Period: Silapaddirakam Part 2
17The Classical Age
18Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 1
19Kalidas and Shakuntala Part 2
20HarshavardhanaPankaj BerryHarshavardhana
21Bhakti
22The Chola Empire Part 1
23The Chola Empire Part 2
24The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 1Ravi JhankalPrithviraj Chauhan
25The Delhi Sultanate and Prithviraj Raso Part 2Ravi JhankalPrithviraj Chauhan
26The Delhi Sultanate and PadmavatOm PuriAlauddin Khalji
27SynthesisPankaj BerryLorik
28The Vijayanagar EmpireOm PuriKrishna Deva Raya
29Feudalism
30The Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire
31Rana Sanga, Ibrahim Lodi and Babur
32Akbar Part 1 (Din-e Ilahi)Kulbhushan KharbandaAkbar
33Akbar Part 2Kulbhushan KharbandaAkbar
34Golden Hind
35Aurangzeb Part 1Om PuriAurangzeb
36Aurangzeb Part 2Om PuriAurangzeb
37Shivaji Part 1Naseeruddin ShahShivaji
38Shivaji Part 2Naseeruddin ShahShivaji
39Company Bahadur (East India Company)
40Tipu SultanSalim GhouseTipu Sultan
41The Bengal Renaissance and Raja Ram Mohan RoyAnang DesaiRaja Ram Mohan Roy
421857 Part 1Tom Alter, Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal
431857 Part 2Tom AlterBritish Officer
44Indigo RevoltVirendra SaxenaMadhav
45Mahatma PhuleSadashiv AmrapurkarMahatma Phule
46Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
47VivekanandaAlok NathSwami Vivekananda
48Extremists and ModeratesMohan GokhaleGopal Krishna Gokhale
49And Gandhi Came Part 1
50And Gandhi Came Part 2
51Separatism
52Do or Die
53Epilogue

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What makes Shyam special..." The Hindu. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Music in her lines". The Hindu. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Roshan Seth waits for right role". The Hindu. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Samir Chanda's death was devastating: Shyam Benegal". The Times of India. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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