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1.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Bengal Renaissance And Raja Rammohan Roy
(1989)
History
Ram Mohan Roy's fight against Sati practice, establishment of Brahmo Samaj, opposition from Dharma Sabha, free thinking views of Henry deRozio, Young Bengal movement and Roy's departure to England.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Sunil Advani, Tom Alter, Urmila Bhatt, Anang Desai
Votes: 6
2.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Delhi Sultanate: Part 2 - Prithviraj Raso And Alauddin Khilji
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Ravi Jhankal, Vijay Kashyap, Om Puri, K.K. Raina
Votes: 5
3.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Mahatma Phule
(1989)
History
Jyotirao's reforms, tribulations, providing education to backward classes, Dakshina Prize issue, adopting a child, writing 'Gulamgiri', agitation against widow head-shaving, confronting Govind Ranade and establishing the Satyashodhak Samaj
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Shubhangi Gokhale, Achyut Potdar, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 6
4.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Mahabharat: Part 2
(1988)
History
The Pandavas defeat the Kauravas in battle. Later, a centralized state administration, a tax system and a regular army were introduced. Property rights became paramount. Bhisma expounds wisdom on his death bed, titled as Shanti Parv.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Anjan Srivastav, Virendra Razdan, K.K. Raina
Votes: 8
5. Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
History
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal, Anang Desai
Votes: 867
6.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Caste Formation
(1988)
History
Nehru describes the formation of caste system in Later Rigvedic period. The working of the system is attempted to be explained through 3 stories: Shambhuk, Eklavya and the Son of Three Fathers.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Anang Desai, Anuradha Tarafdar, Ila Arun, Shreechand Makhija
Votes: 12
7.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Ramayan: Part 1
(1988)
History
The earliest play on Ramayan was called 'Pratima Natakam', written by poet Bhas around 200 BCE. Valmiki's Ramayan came later. While in exile for 14 years, Sita urges Ram to not fight the forest tribes who oppose saints living there.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Salim Ghouse, Pallavi Joshi, Aparajita
Votes: 7
8.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Ramayan: Part 2
(1989)
History
Ravan kidnaps Sita because Ram had injured his sister Suparnakha. Ram had also decimated the Ravan ruled tribals of the forest. Ravan is vanquished in war. On his death bed, he answers several philosophical questions put to him by Ram.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Salim Ghouse, Pallavi Joshi, Om Puri
Votes: 7
9.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Mahabharat: Part 1
(1988)
History
Mahabharata occurred in 850 BCE and was written in 100,000 verses (shlokas) much later. Land became property then, but patriarchy was not yet fully rooted. Yudhisthir gambled everything and war became inevitable after his 13-year exile.
Directors: Shyam Benegal, Mandeep Kakkar | Stars: Roshan Seth, Teejan Bai, Salim Ghouse, Ravi Jhankal
Votes: 12
10.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Delhi Sultanate: Part 3 - Padmavat And The Tughlaq Dynasty
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Vaishali Dandekar, Rajendra Gupta, Navtej Hundal, Seema Kelkar
Votes: 5
11. Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993–1994)
23 min | Comedy
Three generations of the Diwan clan live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the Mumbai suburbs. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs as their ... See full summary »
Stars: Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Bhavana Balsawar
Votes: 1,471
12.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Republics And Kingdoms
(1989)
History
During 5 BCE and later, some territories of the Indo-Gangetic plains were republics, with collective decision making, while others were monarchical kingdoms. The monarchies were assertive, and many republics were forced to accept them.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: K.K. Raina, Veerendra Saxena, Utkarsh Mazumdar, Virendra Razdan
Votes: 7
13.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Beginnings
(1988)
History
Primitive man used stone weapons and tools, hunted in groups and shared food. He later began to farm in river basins and trade. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished from 2500 to 1900 BCE and then declined in the next 300 years.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Harish Patel, Pallavi Joshi
Votes: 14
14.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Vedic People And The Rigveda
(1988)
History
The Aryans entered India through the Indus Valley settlements between 2000 and 1000 BCE. These vedic people were warriors, farmed only a little and relied more on pasturing cattle. The Vedas and Avesta arose from a common pool of thought.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Anang Desai, Ila Arun, Ravi Jhankal
Votes: 11
15.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Bharat Mata Ki Jai
(1988)
History
Jawarharlal Nehru, in his book, The Discovery of India, talks about his extensive tours of British occupied India in 1936 - 37. He mentions the major rivers, Sarnath, the Asoka Pillar, Fatehpur Sikri and the Indus Valley Civilization.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Ravi Jhankal, Vijay Kashyap, Om Puri
Votes: 16
16.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Chola Empire: Part 1
(1989)
History
After the death of his uncle, Rajaraja Chola becomes the Emperor, punishes killers of his brother, constructs a temple as per his grandmother's wishes, administers the empire and plans to construct an enormous temple, surrounded by a city.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Siraz Ahmed Khan, Devendra Malhotra, Akhilendra Mishra, Sunila Pradhan
Votes: 7
17.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Delhi Sultanate: Part 1 - The Arrival Of Turk Afghans And Prithviraj Raso
(1989)
History
Nehru describes the arrival of Islam in India as a religion and a political force, both. Politics and power struggle between Prithviraj (Chahamana King) and Shahabuddin Ghori is depicted.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Salim Arif, Khemendra Ganjoo, Ravi Jhankal, Vijay Kashyap
Votes: 5
18.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Chola Empire: Part 2
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Star: Roshan Seth
Votes: 7
19.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Epilogue
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Lucky Ali, Ila Arun, Shabana Azmi, Pankaj Berry
Votes: 7
20. Rishtey (1998–2001)
Drama, Romance
Rishtey was a television series that aired on Zee TV channel, featuring small stories of human relationships. The show highlights the essence of life and brings to the forefront the various... See full summary »
Stars: Arundhati, Gazala Selmin, Raj Zutshi, Saptrishi Ghosh
Votes: 28
21.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Chanakya And Chandragupt: Part 1
(1989)
History
After getting insulted at Dhanananda's court, Chanakya Vishnugupta vows to uproot the Nanda dynasty from Pataliputra (Magadha) with the help of his friend, student and future Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Masood Akhtar, Hemendra Bhatia, Satyadev Dubey, Ravi Jhankal
Votes: 9
22.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Golden Hind
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Masood Akhtar, Vijay Arora, Aashish Duggal, John Holyer
Votes: 5
23.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Vivekananda
(1989)
62 min | History
Narendra's initial association with the Brahmo Samaj, his search for God/Truth, learnings with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, travels across the country, earning the title of "Vivekananda" and speech at the Parliament of Religions, Chicago.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Alok Nath, Ashok Banthia, Subrata Bose, Brian Canavan
Votes: 6
24.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Shivaji: Part 1
(1989)
History
Early exploits of Shivaji Maharaj, establishing administration in the 12 Maval region and capturing of Torana and Purandar forts.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Anang Desai, Aashish Duggal, Achyut Potdar
Votes: 10
25. Mammo (1994)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
13 year old Riyaz lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, India, with his grandmother, Fayyuzi, and her sister, Mehmooda alias Mammo. Quite outspoken and embittered over his dad abandoning him, ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke, Himani Shivpuri
Votes: 526
26.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Negation And Acceptance Of Life
(1989)
History
Story of Nachiketa and Yama and about Jainism and Buddhism is depicted. Sri Buddha and Angulimal story is also depicted.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Ila Arun, Anang Desai, Dhruv Ghanekar, Ashutosh Gowariker
Votes: 8
27. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
208 min | Biography, Drama, History
The film, which is about the last five years of the Indian leader Subhas Chandra's life, also includes his life's story in flashback sequences.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Vinay Anand, Ila Arun, Pankaj Berry, Nicolas Chagrin
Votes: 1,363
28.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Chanakya And Chandragupt: Part 2
(1989)
History
Chanakya's betrayal of Virochak, killing of Dhanananda, Suvasini's acceptance of Buddhism, Rakshasa's futile attempt of revolt, establishment of Mauryan Empire, Chanakya's return to Taxila and Chandragupta's decision to become Jaina monk.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Satyadev Dubey, Ravi Jhankal, Inayatullah Kantroo, Vijay Kashyap
Votes: 10
29.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Harshvardhan
(1989)
History
Political and cultural developments in seventh century India is sought to be depicted through Kanyakubja King Harshavardhana and Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang. Harshavardhana's Naganand, Sanskrit play, is also acted out.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Aparajita, Pankaj Berry, Chandra Mohan, Roshan Seth
Votes: 8
30. Amravati Ki Kathayein (1994–1995)
30 min | Fantasy
Based on Shri Satyam Shanaramanchi's Telugu Classic "Amaravati Ki Kathalu", Amravati ki Kathayein is a collection of 100 short stories depicting the life in Amaravati. This won the Telugu ... See full summary »
Stars: Veerendra Saxena, Deepika Amin, Raghubir Yadav, Sulabha Arya
Votes: 40
31.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Ashok: Part 2
(1989)
History
Ashoka's governance of the vast empire, war with Kalinga republic, Tissa's (Buddhist Monk) message of middle path and spread of the teachings of Dhamma across the subcontinent.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Lucky Ali, Ila Arun
Votes: 9
32.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Bhakti
(1989)
History
Development of Bhakti Movements in India is explained. Pallava King Mahendravarman's Sanskrit play Mattavilasa Prahasana is acted out.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Deven Bhojani, Anang Desai, Aashish Duggal, Vijay Kashyap
Votes: 7
33.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Ashok: Part 1
(1989)
History
Ashoka's administration of Ujjain, patronage to Buddhism and to the traders guild, construction of the stupa at Sanchi, marriage with Devi, struggle for the throne of Magadha, subjugation of Sushima and consolidation of the Empire.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Lucky Ali, Ila Arun
Votes: 9
34.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Sangam Period - Silapaddirakam: Part 2
(1989)
History
The story of Kovalan and Kannaki continues. They travel to Madurai. There Kovalan is killed after being falsely implicated in the robbery of the Queen's jewels. Kannaki is enraged and curses Madurai, and the city is destroyed.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Sulabha Deshpande, Pallavi Joshi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 9
35. Sardari Begum (1996)
116 min | Drama
The police are called to investigate the death of a woman who was killed during a riot by a stone thrown by an agitated person. She was known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Amrish Puri, Kirron Kher, Smriti Mishra, Shri Vallabh Vyas
Votes: 220
36.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Kalidas And Shakuntala: Part 1
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Kanchan Gharpure, Ravi Jhankal, Pallavi Joshi, Mala Kumar
Votes: 7
37.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Sangam Period - Silapaddirakam: Part 1
(1989)
History
The Sangam Period in south India occurred between 300 BC and 300 AD. Tamil language and poetry got a boost. The story of Puhar (Poompuhar) residents Kovalan, his wife Kannagi and his ill-fated love affair with Madhavi is narrated.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Anandi, Rakesh Dhar, Rekha Jayakar, Pallavi Joshi
Votes: 10
38.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
The Classical Age
(1989)
History
Nehru explains the classical age through Shudraka's Mrichchhakatikam
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Rakesh Bidua, Sohaila Kapur, Satish Kaushik, Aparajita Krishna
Votes: 9
39.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Tipu Sultan
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Tom Alter, Brian Canavan, Salim Ghouse, Harjeet
Votes: 10
40. Zubeidaa (2001)
Unrated | 153 min | Biography, Drama, History
Zubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Sikh prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Karisma Kapoor, Rekha, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajit Kapoor
Votes: 1,700
41.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Kalidas And Shakuntala: Part 2
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Star: Roshan Seth
Votes: 6
42. Amrapali (2002–2003)
Drama, History
Amrapali is set in ancient Vaishali. It tells the story of the sudden transformation of a beautiful, innocent girl, Amrapali, into a mature adult. Abandoned by her parents, Amrapali was ... See full summary »
Stars: Shilpa Shinde, Arun Bali, Pankaj Berry, Pooja Bharti
44.
Rishtey (1998–2001)
Episode:
Episode #1.22
(1999)
Drama, Romance
Directors: Sanjivan Lal, Ravi Kemmu | Stars: Arundhati, Gazala Selmin, Raj Zutshi
45.
Rishtey (1998–2001)
Episode:
Episode #1.24
(1999)
Drama, Romance
Directors: Sanjivan Lal, Ravi Kemmu | Stars: Arundhati, Gazala Selmin, Raj Zutshi
46.
Rishtey (1998–2001)
Episode:
Episode #1.23
(1999)
Drama, Romance
Directors: Sanjivan Lal, Ravi Kemmu | Stars: Arundhati, Gazala Selmin, Raj Zutshi
47.
Rishtey (1998–2001)
Episode:
Episode #1.25
(1999)
Drama, Romance
Directors: Sanjivan Lal, Ravi Kemmu | Stars: Arundhati, Gazala Selmin, Raj Zutshi
48.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Company Bahadur
(1989)
History
Appointment of Raza Khan as Naib Suba of Murshidabad, return of Robert Clive as Governor of Fort William, granting of Diwani to EIC, working of and obstructions in revenue administration and unchecked corruption of Company officials.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Jalal Agha, Tom Alter, Rajendra Gupta, John Holyer
49.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
1857: Part 1
(1989)
History
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal, Murlidhar, Piyush Mishra
50.
Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
Episode:
Synthesis
(1989)
History
Nehru explains expanse of Bhakti tradition from South to North India, influence of Vendantic thoughts on Islam and vice versa, syncretism of Kabir and religious reformation by Guru Nanak. Mulla Dawood's play 'Chandayan' is enacted.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Pankaj Berry, Amrik Gill, Poonam Jha, Ravi Khemu