Season 1 • Episode 53
LatestBharat 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.
Direction
Benegal turns state propaganda into genuinely moving art.
Writing
Zaidi adapts Nehru's dense prose with surprising dramatic bite.
Cinematography
V.K. Murthy gives 5000 years of history actual visual poetry.
Creators
Shyam Benegal, Jawaharlal Nehru
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