Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Bharat Ek Khoj
- Release
- January 3, 1988
- Screen Time
- 1 season
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Shyam Benegal, Jawaharlal Nehru
- Original Language
- Hindi
- Country of Origin
- India
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Roshan Seth
Jawaharlal Nehru
53 eps.
Om Puri
Raj Raja Chola / Narrator / Soldier-1 / Nigam (Ballia DM) / Ashoka / Patel Range Gowda / Allauddin Khilji / Narrator (voice) / Krishnadevaraya / Aurangzeb / Agulimal / Raavan / Alauddin Khilji / Duryodhan / Duryodhan / Narrator / Nabakrishna Banerjee
22 eps.
Ravi Jhankal
Laxman / Villager #1 / Suteja / Prithviraj Chouhan / Soldier-2 / Kalidasa / Dushyanta / Balram / Mir Sadiq / Chandragupta / Superintendent of Police / Rana Sanga / Prithviraj
17 eps.
Ila Arun
Gandhari / Kaikeyi / Jodhabai / Passion / Sarma / Heggaditi / Gangamma / Sheelwati / Asandhimitra
12 eps.
K.K. Raina
Virudhaka / Majid Ali / Azimullah Khan / Vidur / Radhagupta / Materialist (Charvaka) / Devarishi Narad / Priyamedha / Shahabuddin Ghori
12 eps.
Anang Desai
Ram Mohan Roy / Vajashravasa / Appar / Nana Saheb / Vajrabandhu / Dadoji Konddeo / Sumantra / Gautam Buddha / Effandi Aslam Beg / Chandraprabha / Ibrahim Lodi / Vikrambhatta
12 eps.
Vijay Kashyap
Shakatara / Chenna / Harish Mukherjee / Mukhopadhyay / Shakuni / Purnaiyya / Chand Bardai / Villager #2 / Mahendravarman
11 eps.
Lalit Tiwari
Vilom / Announcer / Shulgi / Ajivika / Rakshasa / Arjuna / Arjun / Babur
11 eps.
Salim Ghouse
Krishna / Lord Rama / Rama / Ramaraya / Tipu Sultan / Sri Krishna
10 eps.
Pankaj Berry
Towncrier / Ibrahim Qutub Shah / Lorik / Ab'ul Fazal / Ramanand / Bharat / Harshavardhan / Ashwathhama
10 eps.
John Holyer
British Officer I / Colonel Outram / Wellesly / Thomas Roe / Bentinck / Journalist / Verelst / Mr. Shakespeare / Lord Canning / Simon
10 eps.
Aanjjan Srivastav
Dhrutarashtra / Wajid Ali Shah / Dhanananda / Yama / Sansthanaka / Appaji
9 eps.
