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Genre Historical drama Number of episodes 53 | 8.9/10 IMDb First episode date 29 June 1988 Program creator Shyam Benegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Shyam BenegalShama ZaidiVasant Dev (dialogues) Starring Roshan SethOm PuriTom AlterSadashiv AmrapurkarNaseeruddin ShahLucky AliSeema KelkarMita VashishtPallavi JoshiAnjan SrivastavSohaila KapurIla ArunIrrfan Khan Cast 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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