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The Discovery of India (1988–1989)
Bharat Ek Khoj
1 season53 episodes45 min per episode
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.
- First aired
- January 3, 1988
- Last episode
- January 1, 1989
- Network
- DD National, DD Metro
- Country of origin
- India
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Cast
- Roshan Seth as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Om Puri as Narrator
- Om Puri as Ashoka
- Om Puri as Aurangzeb
- Ravi Jhankal as Balram
- Ravi Jhankal as Chandragupta
- Ravi Jhankal as Laxman
- Anang Desai as Appar
- Anang Desai as Chandraprabha
- Anang Desai as Dadoji Konddeo
- K.K. Raina as Radhagupta
- K.K. Raina as Shahabuddin Ghori
- K.K. Raina as Vidur
- Pankaj Berry as Ab'ul Fazal
- Pankaj Berry as Ashwathhama
- Pankaj Berry as Barbarian
- Ila Arun as Gangamma
- Ila Arun as Asandhimitra
- Ila Arun as Gandhari
- Vijay Kashyap as Chand Bardai
- Vijay Kashyap as Mahendravarman
- Vijay Kashyap as Shakatara
- Lalit Tiwari as Arjun
- Lalit Tiwari as Rakshasa
- Lalit Tiwari as Ajivika
- Salim Ghouse as Ramaraya
- Salim Ghouse as Krishna
- Salim Ghouse as Rama