Bharat Ek Khoj (1988)
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- India
- Length
- 1 season, 53 episodes
- Rating
- 9.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This series covers 5,000 years of Indian history from ancient times to independence in 1947. It is based on a book by Jawaharlal Nehru and uses dramatic scenes to tell the story of the Indian subcontinent.
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What happens
Bharat Ek Khoj (lit. 'India: An Exploration') is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru that covers a 5,000-year history of the Indian subcontinent from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama Zaidi co-wrote the script. Its cast included Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Jawaharlal Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, the same role he portrayed in the film Gandhi. Production designer Nitish Roy with assistants Samir Chanda and Nitin Desai built 144 sets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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