Buniyaad
| Buniyaad | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Manohar Shyam Joshi |
| Directed by | Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti Sarup |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Buniyaad" by |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National and Sahara One |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), |
| Original release | 1986 |
Buniyaad (Hindi: बुनियाद; literally Foundation) is an Indian television drama-series that was directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti. The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.
Buniyaad first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National, which is owned and operated by Doordarshan network. It was re-aired on DD Metro in early 2000s. It has since been re-aired a number of times on various new Indian private television channels, such as Sahara One. From 25 July 2013, it will be re-aired on DD National every Thursday at 20:30 hrs. It was first aired on TV in 1986.
Buniyaad introduced actors Kanwaljeet Singh, Alok Nath and Kruttika Desai, who remained popular TV and film actors through the next two decades.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alok Nath | Master Haveliram | Freedom fighter and patriot |
| Anita Kanwar | Lajoji (Lajwanti) | Haveliram's wife |
| Sudhir Pandey | Lala Gaindamal | Haveliram's father |
| Asha Sharma | Janko (Chai Ji) | Haveliram's mother |
| Kiran Juneja | Veeravali / Pragyavati | Haveliram's sister |
| Vijayendra Ghatge | Lala Brijbhaan | Veeravali's love interest |
| Asha Sachdev | Shanno | Gaindamal's elder daughter-in-law |
| Girija Shankar | Raliya Ram | Haveliram's elder brother and Shanno's husband |
| Rajesh Puri | Munshi Ji | Gaindamal's accountant |
| Dalip Tahil | Bhushan (Kulbhushan) | Haveliram's elder son |
| Soni Razdan | Lochan (Sulochana) | Haveliram's elder daughter-in-law |
| Mazhar Khan | Roshan (Roshanlal) | Haveliram's younger son |
| Kanwaljit Singh | Satbir | Veeravali and Vrushbhaan's illegitimate son |
| Abhinav Chaturvedi | Jay | Vrishbhan's legitimate son |
| Krutika Desai | Mangla | Jay's wife and Satbir's love interest |
| Anjana Mumtaz | Subhadra | Vrushbhaan's wife and Jay's mother |
| Vinod Nagpal | Shyamlal | Subhadra's family friend |
| Kamiya Malhotra | Babli | Jay's secretary and love interest |
| Mangal Dhillon | Labhaya Ram | Raliya Ram's son |
| Neesha Singh | Kanni | Labhaya's niece |
| Neena Gupta | Rajjo | Roshan's wife |
| Shernaz Patel | Kukki | Kulbhushan's elder daughter |
| Antariksh Mathur | Kaka | Saatbir's son |
Crew
Music Director-Uday Mazumdar