The Discovery of India(1988-1989)

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  • Documentary,
  • Drama

Overview

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 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. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

Cast

  • Roshan Seth

    Roshan Seth

    Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Om Puri

    Om Puri

    Ashoka

  • Ravi Jhankal

    Ravi Jhankal

    Chandragupta

  • Ila Arun

    Ila Arun

    Gangamma

  • K.K. Raina

    K.K. Raina

    Vidur

  • Anang Desai

    Anang Desai

    Chandraprabha

  • Vijay Kashyap

    Vijay Kashyap

    Mahendravarman

  • Salim Ghouse

    Salim Ghouse

    Ramaraya

  • Pankaj Berry

    Pankaj Berry

    Ab'ul Fazal

  • Aanjjan Srivastav

    Aanjjan Srivastav

    Dhrutarashtra

  • Pallavi Joshi

    Pallavi Joshi

    Seeta

  • Irrfan Khan

    Irrfan Khan

  • Veerendra Saxena

    Veerendra Saxena

    Birbal

  • Achyut Potdar

    Achyut Potdar

    Sukhvihara

  • Tom Alter

    Tom Alter

    Sykes

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    53

    Last Air Date

    Jan 1, 1989

    Network

    DD National

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