Genre Documentary Directed by Puneet Sharma Narrated by Anupam Kher | Created by ABP News Starring Anupam Kher Country of origin India | |
Bharatvarsh (Hindi: भारतवर्ष: महानायकों की गौरव गाथा) is an Indian television historical documentary series, hosted by actor-director Anupam Kher on Hindi news channel ABP News. It started on August 20, 2016. The show presents thoughts and ideologies of personalities in the 5000-year old history of India and showcases journey from ancient India to the 19th century. Season 1 finished on 23 October 2016. Season 2 will start after some interval.
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Reception
The show was well received. One episode of Buddha was telecasted in Delhi Public School Ghaziabad for students. The episode on Chanakya was screened in Little Angels Convent H S School, Kohe Fiza, Bhopal. In October 2016, Juggernaut Books and ABP News announced the publication of a book based on Bharatvarsh, which will be published in the first quarter of 2017.
Social media
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #भारतवर्ष trending on Twitter. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through a contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #भारतवर्ष contest were given Karbonn K9 smartphone.