Pradhanmantri (2013)
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- India
- Length
- 2 seasons, 35 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary series covers the history of India from 1947 onward, focusing on the tenures of 13 prime ministers. It presents facts and events from each leader's time in office. The show is hosted by Shekhar Kapur and aired on ABP News.
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What happens
Pradhanmantri (transl. The Prime Minister) is an Indian television political documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on 13 July 2013. It aimed 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 was hosted by the renowned film-maker, actor and host Shekhar Kapur and directed by Puneet Sharma. It was 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. 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 has been 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. Season 2, christened as Pradhanmantri 2, premiered on ABP News on January 25, 2020. It is again being hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur."Pradhanmantri Season -II" will discuss the ideas which will give India its due place in the comity of great nations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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