Bharat Ek Khoj

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 3, 1988

Last aired

January 1, 1989

Episodes

53

Network

DD National, DD Metro

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

English, Hindi

Countries

India

Production

Doordarshan

Creators

Shyam Benegal, Jawaharlal Nehru

IMDb

tt0155424