Bharatvarsh (TV Series)
| Bharatvarsh | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | ABP News |
| Directed by | Puneet Sharma |
| Starring | Anupam Kher |
| Narrated by | Anupam Kher |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | ABP News |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original release | 20 August – 23 October 2016 |
Bharatvarsh (Hindi: भारतवर्ष: महानायकों की गौरव गाथा) 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 August 20, 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] Season 2 will start after some interval.
Cast
- Tej Sapru as Chanakya
- Aham Sharma as Ashoka
- Ashish Kapoor as Prithviraj Chauhan
- Astha Agarwal as Sanyogita
- Mohammed Iqbal Khan as Akbar
- Shiva Rindani as Hemu
- Rohit Purohit as Dara Shikoh
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Shivaji
- Abhishek Singh
- Rohit Mehta
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode | Topic | Original Air date |
|---|---|---|
| A journey from Siddhartha to Gautama Buddha | ||
| Story of Chanakya, the author Arthashastra | ||
| Story of Mauryan emperor Ashoka Samrat | ||
| Story of Shankaracharya | ||
| Prithviraj Chauhan | ||
| Kabir | ||
| Akbar | ||
| Maharana Pratap | ||
| Dara Shikoh | ||
| Shivaji | ||
Episode URLs
| Episode | Episode URL |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | A journey from Siddhartha to Gautama Buddha |
| Episode 2 | Story of Chanakya, the author Arthashastra |
| Episode 3 | Story of Mauryan emperor Ashoka Samrat |
| Episode 4 | Story of Adi Shankaracharya |
| Episode 5 | Story of Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Episode 6 | Story of Kabir |
| Episode 7 | Story of Akbar |
| Episode 8 | Story of Maharana Pratap |
| Episode 9 | Story of Dara Shikoh |
| Episode 10 | Story of Shivaji |
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
- ↑ "Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'".
- ↑ "Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV".
- ↑ "Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh".
- ↑ "Bharatvarsh synopsis on ABP News".
- ↑ "Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series".
- ↑ "Waiting for #Season2. Jai Ho".
- ↑ "ABP न्यूज़ के शो 'भारतवर्ष' की धूम, गाजियाबाद के स्कूल में बच्चों ने देखी बुद्ध की कहानी".
- ↑ "डीपीएस ग़ाज़ियाबाद में छात्रों के लिए ABP के चर्चित शो #भारतवर्ष की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग.".
- ↑ "भोपाल में लिटिल एंजेल स्कूल कोहेफिजा के बच्चों को एबीपी का सीरियल भारतवर्ष दिखाया गया".
- ↑ "Juggernaut Books to publish book based on ABP News' show 'Bharatvarsh'".
- ↑ "अपने इस लोकप्रिय शो को अब किताब की शक्ल देगा ABP न्यूज…".