Bible Ki Kahaniya
| Bible Ki Kahaniya | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biblical |
| Created by | Appachan |
| Directed by | Raghunath Paleri, Isaac Thomas Kottukapally, T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
| Creative director(s) | Jijo |
| Starring | Bible Ki Kahaniya#Cast |
| Opening theme | "Ashko se Jisne sinche zamin" by Karthik Raja |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindustani |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jose Punnose |
| Running time | approximately 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 1993 – 1995 |
Bible Ki Kahaniya (English: Stories from the Bible) is an Indian television program based upon the scriptures from the Bible in Hindustani language. The production aspired to complete both Old Testament and New Testament narrative of the Bible but was later discontinued. It was produced by Appachan and was broadcast on Doordarshan between 1993 and 1995.
It was one of the first serials in India to involve high budget and use of fast paced technology. Jijo, best known for directing landmark films in Malayalam cinema — Padayottam (1982) and My Dear Kuttichathan (1984) based his chief reference point on novelist James Michener's The Source, a book that talks about the pains and passions of the people in bibilical times.[1]
Although successful in its early televise, DD stopped its broadcast abruptly because there was fear of communal tension due to certain episodes, in view of threats from certain Kashmiri militants who had objections with portrayal of Islamic prophets on screen and hostility from radical Hindu elements.[2] The characters were played by some of the important actors from Bollywood.[3]
Title Song
The original opening title song by music director Karthik Raja was based on biblical Psalms 116 with revised lyrics written in Urdu by Kaifi Azmi.
Aash'ko se jisne sin'che zamin, woh toh kate'ga ek din, fas'le hasi'n ki, fas'le Kushi Kee, hey yakee'n transliterated as With sorrow, he who has sown the land, one day he shall harvest crops of happiness, crops of joy, Indeed he shall.
Cast
- Kabir Bedi as Abraham
- Shammi Kapoor as Nimrod
- Raza Murad as Noah
- Urmila Matondkar as Noah Wife's Niece
- Arvind Mehra as Voice of God
- Asha Sharma as Noah's Wife
- Daman Maan as Adam
- Soham as Hawwa
- Varun Vardhan as Cain
- Rajesh kapoor as Abel
- Mohan Gokhale as Isaac
- Mita Vashisht as Rebecca
- Rita Bhaduri as Deborah
- Kanwaljit Singh as Jacob
- Janak Toprani as Esau
- Satish Kapoor as Abimelech
- Leela Panicker
- Radha Seth as Sarah
- Raja Bundela as Lot
- Kamal Jithu
- Lalit Tiwari as Narrator
- Winnie Paranjpe
- Kurush Deboo as Isaac
- Neelima Azeem as Rebecca
Credits
- Research director - Prof. George Menachery
- Art director - Sabu Cyril, K. Seker
- Music director - Louis Banks, Vanraj Bhatia
- Title score - Karthik Raja
- Lyrics - Kaifi Azmi