Bharatvarsh is an Indian television historical documentary series,[1][2] hosted by actor-director Anupam Kher on Hindi news channel ABP News.[3] It started on 20 August 2016. The show presents thoughts and ideologies of personalities in the 5000-year old history of India[4] and showcases journey from ancient India to the 19th century.[5] Season 1 finished on 23 October 2016.[6]
Bharatvarsh | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | ABP News |
Directed by | Puneet Sharma |
Starring | Anupam Kher |
Narrated by | Anupam Kher |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producer | ABP News |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABP News |
Release | 20 August 23 October 2016 | –
Cast
- Tej Sapru as Chanakya
- Aham Sharma as Ashoka
- Rohit Bakshi as Chandragupta Maurya
- Ashish Kapoor as Prithviraj Chauhan
- Astha Agarwal as Sanyogita
- Mohammed Iqbal Khan as Akbar
- Shiva Rindani as Hemu
- Rohit Purohit as Dara Shukoh
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Shivaji
- Bhavesh Balchandani as Young Shivaji
- Gavie Chahal as Aurangzeb
- Sachin Shroff as Adi Shankara
- Amar Sharma as Shah Jahan
Episodes
Season 1
Episode | Topic | Original Air date |
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1 | A Journey From Siddhartha To Gautama Buddha | 20 August 2016 |
2 | Story of Chanakya, The Author Of Arthashastra | 27 August 2016 |
3 | Story of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka Samrat | 3 September 2016 |
4 | Story of Adi Shankaracharya | 10 September 2016 |
5 | Story of Prithviraj Chauhan | 17 September 2016 |
6 | Story of Kabir | 24 September 2016 |
7 | Story of Akbar | 1 October 2016 |
8 | Story of Maharana Pratap | 8 October 2016 |
9 | Story of Dara Shukoh | 15 October 2016 |
10 | Story of Chhatrapati Shivaji | 22 October 2016 |
Reception
The show was well received. One episode of Buddha was telecasted in Delhi Public School Ghaziabad for students.[7][8] The episode on Chanakya was screened in Little Angels Convent H S School, Kohe Fiza, Bhopal.[9] In October 2016, Juggernaut Books and ABP News announced the publication of a book based on Bharatvarsh, which will be published in the first quarter of 2017.[10][11]
Social media
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #भारतवर्ष trending on Twitter. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through a contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #भारतवर्ष contest were given Karbonn K9 smartphone.
See also
References
External links
- Bharatvarsh on ABP News
- Bharatvarsh contest Terms and Conditions Archived 27 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine