9.2 /10 1 Votes
Genre Documentary Directed by Puneet Sharma First episode date 13 July 2013 Number of episodes 26 Language Hindi | 9.2/10 IMDb Starring See Cast Original language(s) Hindi Final episode date 4 January 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Bharatvarsh, Samvidhaan, Bharat Ek Khoj, Aap ki adalat, The Story of India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pradhanmantri episode 1 integration of 565 princely states with india
Pradhanmantri (The Prime Minister) was an Indian television political documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on July 13, 2013. It aims to bring to the audience never-seen-before facts of Indian history. The weekly programme chronicles the history of India from 1947 to the present day. The TV series is hosted by the renowned film-maker, actor and host Shekhar Kapur and directed by Puneet Sharma. It is a unique attempt to present the changes in the country during the tenures of 13 prime ministers in the last 65 years. Pradhanmantri aired every Saturday at 10 PM. Raghi Papiya Joshi and Sohan Thakur are casting directors.
Contents
- Pradhanmantri episode 1 integration of 565 princely states with india
- Reception
- Social media
- References
The series aired the news telecast of death of Indira Gandhi on Doordarshan by Salma Sultan. Initially conceptualised for 23 episodes, Pradhanmantri was extended to 26 episodes with the last episode aired on 4 January 2014. The show was earlier rumoured to be titled Idea of India.
Pradhanmantri is now re-telecasted in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013, hosted by Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee and re-telecasted in Marathi language on ABP Majha with the name Sinhasan and hosted by Marathi actor Vikram Gokhale from 23 November 2013.
Reception
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. K. Advani praised Pradhanmantri on his blog and public platforms. Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi and Sunil Shashtri (son of Lal Bahadur Shastri) also praised the series.
Social media
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #Pradhanmantri trending on Twitter for over 4 days in India on its launch. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through a contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #Pradhanmantri contest were given K Touch A15 smartphone and a set of 19 books by Rajkamal Prakashan Private Limited on topics like Maanav Samskrithi, modern India, Lokayuth, Bhagath Singh, Prakrithi, Saahithya as gratifications. #Pradhanmantri trended for more than 56 hours, had almost 2.2 million views on YouTube, and had more than 1.2 million mentions on Twitter in 25 weeks.
Seeing this series's success, Aaj Tak started its own documentary series named Vande Mataram on August 18, 2013. It is narrated by Kabir Bedi and Raza Murad, and the lucky winners of Vande Mataram are awarded ME tablets. There was a similar show Pradhan Mantri on Zee TV which was launched on 6 April 2013.