The Discovery of India(1988-1989)
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Overview
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.
Seasons: 1 • Episodes: 53
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Last Episode
01 Jan 1989 12:00 - 36 years ago
1x53 - Epilogue
Cast
Roshan Seth
Jawaharlal Nehru
53 episodes
Om Puri
Ashoka
Aurangzeb
Patel Range Gowda
Soldier-1
and 12 more...
22 episodes
Ravi Jhankal
Balram
Mir Sadiq
Laxman
Soldier-2
and 8 more...
17 episodes
Ila Arun
Gangamma
Asandhimitra
Heggaditi
Kaikeyi
and 5 more...
12 episodes
K.K. Raina
Radhagupta
Shahabuddin Ghori
Vidur
Virudhaka
and 5 more...
12 episodes
Anang Desai
Vikrambhatta
Appar
Dadoji Konddeo
Vajrabandhu
and 8 more...
12 episodes
Vijay Kashyap
Chand Bardai
Shakatara
Mahendravarman
Shakuni
and 4 more...
11 episodes
Salim Ghouse
Ramaraya
Rama
Krishna
Lord Rama
and 2 more...
10 episodes
Pankaj Berry
Ab'ul Fazal
Ibrahim Qutub Shah
Bharat
Ashwathhama
and 4 more...
10 episodes
Aanjjan Srivastav
Yama
Dhrutarashtra
Dhanananda
Appaji
and 2 more...
9 episodes
Pallavi Joshi
Seeta
Ratna
Kannaki
Mallige
and 2 more...
9 episodes
Irrfan Khan
Badayuni
Al-Beruni
Bade Khan
Malayaketu
and 3 more...
7 episodes
Veerendra Saxena
Birbal
Rachanna
Matul
Mahanaman
and 1 more...
7 episodes
Achyut Potdar
Sukhvihara
Prof. Jinsivale
Govindrao
Daroga
and 2 more...
7 episodes
Tom Alter
Chairman
Henry Lawrence / Collector of Kanpur
deRozio
Dubuc
and 3 more...
7 episodes
Ved Thappar
Shahbaz Khan
Quli
Dr. Gehraula
Qasid (Khalifa-e-Abbasid's ambassador)
and 1 more...
6 episodes
Lucky Ali
Tissa
Manaswamin
Paras
5 episodes
Harish Patel
Nai
Buddhist Monk
Draha
Lala Makhanlal
and 1 more...
5 episodes
Mushtaq Khan
Asaf Khan
Miyan Bhuva
General
Mahadev
4 episodes
Akhilendra Mishra
Councillor
Soothsayer
Narayana
Divakar (Larmour's Diwan)
4 episodes
Ashok Banthia
Prithviraj
Maharaja Mangal Singh
Ramoshi-1
Kishorichandra Mitra
4 episodes
Sohaila Kapur
Roshan Ara
Nafisa
Janki Devi
4 episodes
Mita Vashisht
Suvasini
Devasoma
3 episodes
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Akbar
3 episodes
Naseeruddin Shah
Shivaji
3 episodes
Satish Kaushik
Pandit
Ramgopal Ghose
Judge
3 episodes
Rana Jung Bahadur
Jaswatn Singh
Azeez Koka
Babu Saheb
3 episodes
Shabana Azmi
Rangamma
3 episodes
Deepraj Rana
Jagirdar
Dwarpala
2 episodes
Rajesh Vivek
Kapalik Satyasoma
Sheikh Mubarak
2 episodes
Rajendra Gupta
Raja Nandkumar
Ratansen
2 episodes
Vijay Arora
Salim
Jehangir
2 episodes
Sudhir Dalvi
Shahjahan
2 episodes
Lubna Salim
Shaheen
Chanda
2 episodes
Ratna Pathak Shah
Rani of Jhansi
2 episodes
Alok Nath
Vivekananda
2 episodes
Kishore Kadam
Wagle
Dr. Visharam Ghole
2 episodes
Savita Bajaj
Venkamma
2 episodes
Vipin Sharma
Seenu
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
2 episodes
Amrish Puri
Raza Khan
1 episode
Neeraj Vora
Satyaki
1 episode
Raja Bundela
Sanjay
1 episode
Narendra Gupta
Digha
1 episode
Sulabha Deshpande
Kavundi
1 episode
Deven Bhojani
Villager
1 episode
Pramod Moutho
Brahmin
1 episode
Puneet Issar
Rana Pratap
1 episode
Surendra Pal
Man Singh
1 episode
Ajit Vachani
Tarachand
1 episode
Jalal Agha
Robert Clive
1 episode
Urmila Bhatt
Mother
1 episode
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Mahatma Phule
1 episode
Imran Khan
Samiullah
1 episode
Info
Status
Ended
Original Language
Hindi
Networks
DD National, DD Metro
Last Season
The Discovery Of India
1988 | 53 EpisodesThe 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.