Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode television series that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. It is a series of explorations into the different periods of Indian history and was made in 1988 by the writer, director and producer Shyam Benegal with Cinematographer V.K.Murthy The series was based on a book written by historian and the first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, titled The Discovery of India. This series was telecast on Doordarshan. The star cast included Om Puri and Roshan Seth.... Pandit Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, who had previously portrayed Nehru in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1982. While Seth enacted the part of Nehru as the story-teller at key points in every episode, Om Puri provided the narration.
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| On the air: | 1988 |
| Number of seasons: | 1 |
| Network: | DoorDarshan |