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 | Raj Pius |
| Cinematography | V. K. Murthy |
| Production companies | Doordarshan Sahyadri Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Doordarshan (DD National) |
| Release | 1988 |
Bharat Ek Khoj ([The Discovery of India] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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 the coming of independence 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.[3]
Production designer Nitish Roy with assistants Samir Chanda and Nitin Desai built 144 sets.[4]
Cast and episode list
See also
References
- ^ "What makes Shyam special..." The Hindu. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Music in her lines". The Hindu. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Roshan Seth waits for right role". The Hindu. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Samir Chanda's death was devasting: Shyam Benegal". The Times of India. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
