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Genre Historical drama Opening theme Vanraj Bhatia Number of episodes 53 Narrated by Om Puri | 8.9/10 IMDb Created by Shyam Benegal First episode date 29 June 1988 Director Shyam Benegal Program creator Shyam Benegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Cast Om Puri, Irrfan Khan, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter, Piyush Mishra Similar The Story of India, Malgudi Days, Mahabharat, Bharatvarsh, Chanakya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bharat Ek Khoj (English: The Discovery of India) is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru 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. Its cast included Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Jawaharlal Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth.
Production designer Nitish Roy with assistants Samir Chanda and Nitin Desai built 144 sets.
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