Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
- 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 edit
Season 1 edit
| Episode | Topic | Original Air date |
|---|---|---|
1
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A Journey From Siddhartha To Gautama Buddha | 20 August 2016
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2
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Story of Chanakya, The Author Of Arthashastra | 27 August 2016
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3
|
Story of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka Samrat | 3 September 2016
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4
|
Story of Adi Shankaracharya | 10 September 2016
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5
|
Story of Prithviraj Chauhan | 17 September 2016
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6
|
Story of Kabir | 24 September 2016
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7
|
Story of Akbar | 1 October 2016
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8
|
Story of Maharana Pratap | 8 October 2016
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9
|
Story of Dara Shukoh | 15 October 2016
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10
|
Story of Chhatrapati Shivaji | 22 October 2016
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Reception edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'". 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV". Bollywood Hungama. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh". 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Bharatvarsh synopsis on ABP News". The Times of India.
- ^ "Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series". 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Waiting for #Season2. Jai Ho".
- ^ "ABP न्यूज़ के शो 'भारतवर्ष' की धूम, गाजियाबाद के स्कूल में बच्चों ने देखी बुद्ध की कहानी". Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "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…".
External links edit
- Bharatvarsh on ABP News
- Bharatvarsh contest Terms and Conditions Archived 27 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine