Buniyaad
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| Buniyaad | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kamal Saigal |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Buniyaad" by |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | May 1986 – May 1987 |
Buniyaad (literally Foundation) is an Indian television drama-series that was directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti. The series was written by Kamal Saigal and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath. It first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National It was re-aired on DD Metro and Sahara One. The story spans the life in India between 1916-1978.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alok Nath | Master Haveliram | Freedom fighter and patriot |
| Anita Kanwar | Lajoji (Lajwanti) | Haveliram's wife |
| Goga Kapoor | Bhai Aatmanad | Lajwanti's uncle and Haveli Ram's mentor |
| Sudhir Pandey | Lala Gaindamal | Haveliram's father |
| Asha Sharma | Janko (Chai Ji) | Haveliram's mother |
| Kiran Juneja | Veeravali / Pragyavati | Haveliram's sister |
| Vijayendra Ghatge | Lala Vrishbhan | Veeravali's love interest |
| Asha Sachdev | Shanno | Gaindamal's elder daughter-in-law |
| Girija Shankar | Raliya Ram | Haveliram's elder brother and Shanno's husband |
| Rajesh Puri | Munshi Ji | Gaindamal's accountant |
| Dalip Tahil | Bhushan (Kulbhushan) | Haveliram's elder son |
| Soni Razdan | Lochan (Sulochana) | Haveliram's elder daughter-in-law and Bhushan's wife |
| Mazhar Khan | Roshan (Roshanlal) | Haveliram's younger son |
| Kanwaljit Singh | Satbir | Veeravali and Vrushbhaan's illegitimate son |
| Abhinav Chaturvedi | Jay Bhushan (Jay) | Vrishbhan's legitimate son |
| Krutika Desai | Mangla | Jay's wife and Satbir's love interest |
| Anjana Mumtaz | Subhadra | Vrishbhan's wife and Jay's mother |
| Vinod Nagpal | Shyamlal | Subhadra's family friend |
| Leela Mishra | chaachi | Rajjo's aunt |
| Kamia Malhotra | Kanta Suri (Babli) | Jay's secretary and love interest |
| Mangal Dhillon | Labhaya Ram | Raliya Ram's son |
| Neesha Singh | Kanni | Labhaya's niece |
| Neena Gupta | Rajjo | Roshan's wife |
| Shernaz Patel | Kukki | Kulbhushan's elder daughter |
| Antariksh Mathur | Kaka | Saatbir's son |
| Natasha Sinha | Nivedita Sengupta | Roshan's first employer and love interest |
| Raja Haksar | Daddyji | Lochan's Father and Bhushan's Father in law |
| Sarita Sethi | Mommyji | Lochan's mother and Bhushan's mother in law |
External links
Categories:
- DD National television series
- Indian television soap operas
- Partition of India in fiction
- 1986 Indian television series debuts
- 1980s Indian television series
- Television shows set in the British Raj
- Television shows set in Lahore
- Indian independence movement fiction
- Indian period television series
- Television shows set in Delhi
- 1987 Indian television series endings