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TV series · 1988

The Discovery of India

First aired 3 January 1988 Documentary / Drama TMDB ↗

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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Roshan Seth
as Jawaharlal Nehru
45
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Akbar
43
Rajesh Vivek
as Kapalik Satyasoma
38
Rajesh Vivek
as Sheikh Mubarak
38
Om Puri
as Ashoka
37
Shabana Azmi
as Rangamma
37
Harish Patel
as Draha
34
Harish Patel
as Nai
34
Harish Patel
as Buddhist Monk
34
Harish Patel
as Todarmal
34
Harish Patel
as Lala Makhanlal
34
Alok Nath
as Vivekananda
31
Akhilendra Mishra
as Soothsayer
27
Akhilendra Mishra
as Councillor
27
Akhilendra Mishra
as Divakar (Larmour's Diwan)
27
Akhilendra Mishra
as Narayana
27
Veerendra Saxena
as Mahanaman
27
Veerendra Saxena
as Birbal
27
Veerendra Saxena
as Matul
27
Veerendra Saxena
as Madhav
27
Veerendra Saxena
as Rachanna
27
Vipin Sharma
as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
25
Vipin Sharma
as Seenu
25
Pankaj Berry
as Ab'ul Fazal
21
Irrfan Khan
as Al-Beruni
20
Irrfan Khan
as Malayaketu
20
Irrfan Khan
as Badayuni
20
Irrfan Khan
as Bade Khan
20
Irrfan Khan
as Michael Madhusudan Dutt
20
Irrfan Khan
as Saleem
20
Irrfan Khan
20
Pallavi Joshi
as Ratna
18
Imran Khan
as Samiullah
4
Ila Arun
as Gangamma
Unknown
K.K. Raina
as Shahabuddin Ghori
Unknown
Ravi Jhankal
as Mir Sadiq
Unknown
Vijay Kashyap
as Mahendravarman
Unknown
Lalit Tiwari
as Arjun
Unknown
Salim Ghouse
as Ramaraya
Unknown
Devendra Malhotra
as Ashwalayan
Unknown
John Holyer
as Wellesly
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Vajrabandhu
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Chandraprabha
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Sumantra
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Gautam Buddha
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Vajashravasa
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Vikrambhatta
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Effandi Aslam Beg
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Ibrahim Lodi
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Dadoji Konddeo
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Ram Mohan Roy
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Nana Saheb
Unknown
Anang Desai
as Appar
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Dhrutarashtra
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Yama
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Dhanananda
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Sansthanaka
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Appaji
Unknown
Aanjjan Srivastav
as Wajid Ali Shah
Unknown
Mushtaq Khan
as Mahadev
Unknown
Mushtaq Khan
as General
Unknown
Mushtaq Khan
as Miyan Bhuva
Unknown
Mushtaq Khan
as Asaf Khan
Unknown
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