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The Discovery of India (1988)

★ 9.4/10 TMDBDocumentaryDrama

Overview

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

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The Discovery of India Cast

  • Roshan Seth

    Roshan Seth

    as Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Om Puri

    Om Puri

    as Agulimal

  • Ravi Jhankal

    Ravi Jhankal

    as Soldier-2

  • Ila Arun

    Ila Arun

    as Sheelwati

  • K.K. Raina

    K.K. Raina

    as Devarishi Narad

  • Anang Desai

    Anang Desai

    as Dadoji Konddeo

  • Vijay Kashyap

    Vijay Kashyap

    as Purnaiyya

  • Lalit Tiwari

    Lalit Tiwari

    as Arjun

  • Salim Ghouse

    Salim Ghouse

    as Ramaraya

  • Pankaj Berry

    Pankaj Berry

    as Bharat

  • J

    John Holyer

    as Colonel Outram

  • Aanjjan Srivastav

    Aanjjan Srivastav

    as Sansthanaka

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When was The Discovery of India first aired?

The Discovery of India came out on January 3, 1988.

Is The Discovery of India worth watching?

The Discovery of India holds a 9.4/10 average from 7 TMDB user ratings. That puts it among the best-reviewed series out there.

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