Pradhanmantri (TV Series)
| Pradhanmantri | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | ABP News |
| Directed by | Puneet Sharma |
| Starring | Shekhar Kapur |
| Narrated by | Shekhar Kapur |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | ABP News |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | 13 July 2013 – 4 January 2014 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Pradhanmantri was an Indian television politics-based reality series/documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News, which premiered on July 13, 2013.[1] It aims to bring to the audience the never seen before facts of Indian history.[2][3] The weekly programme chronicles the history of India from 1947 to the present day.[4][5][6] The TV series is hosted by the renowned film-maker, actor and host Shekhar Kapur,and directed by Puneet Sharma.[7][8][9] The show is a unique attempt to present the changes in the country during the tenures of 13 Indian Prime Ministers in the last 65 years. The show airs every Saturday at 10 PM on ABP news.[10][11][12] Raghi Papiya Joshi and Sohan Thakur are casting Directors of the show.[13] The series also aired the news telecast of death of Indira Gandhi on Doordarshan by Salma Sultan. Initially conceptualised for 23 episodes, the TV series was extended to 26 episodes with the last episode aired on 4 January 2014. Pradhanmantri series is now re-telecasted in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013,which is hosted by Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee.
Cast
- Saurabh Dubey as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Navni Parihar as Indira Gandhi
- Surendra Pal as B R Ambedkar
- Shishir Sharma as Hari Singh
- Anang Desai as Sheikh Abdullah
- Prithvi Zutshi as Vallabhbhai Patel
- Adi Irani as V. P. Menon
- Tej Sapru as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Amit Behl as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Rio Kapadia as Sam Manekshaw
- Achyut Potdar as Jayaprakash Narayan
- Ravi Jhankal as P. V. Narasimha Rao
- Shishir Sharma as Hari Singh
- Mohit Chauhan as Major general J. F. R. Jacob
- Harsh Chhaya as Sanjay Gandhi
- Pankaj Berry as Muhammad Mahabat Khan III
- Rajesh Vivek as Raj Narain
- Anwar Fatehan as Charan Singh
- Vinod Kapoor as R.D.Singh,CBI director
- Deepak Jethi as Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
- Mohit Chauhan as Rajiv Gandhi
- Vaquar Shaikh as Chandra Shekhar
- Akhil Mishra as Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Dharmesh Tiwari as Jaswant Singh
- Kishori Shahane as Pupul Jayakar
- Atul Kapoor as the Narrator
Episodes
| Episode | Topic | Original Air date |
|---|---|---|
| Integration of princely states with India | ||
| Story of Hyderabad and Junagadh | ||
| Story of Kashmir | ||
| Story of Madras and Bombay | ||
| Hindu Code Bill | ||
| Sino-Indian War | ||
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | ||
| Indira Gandhi Becomes PM | ||
| Split in Congress party | ||
| Story before Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | ||
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and birth of Bangladesh | ||
| 1975-77 State of Emergency in India | ||
| Story of Morarji Desai and Janata Party | ||
| Indira Gandhi back as PM and Operation Blue Star | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi becomes PM and Shah Bano case | ||
| Ayodhya dispute | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi and Bofors scandal | ||
| Mandal Commission | ||
| Rise of LTTE and Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| P. V. Narasimha Rao and Corruption charges against him | ||
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 13 days government and India during 1996-98 | ||
| Pokhran-II and Kargil War | ||
| 2002 Gujarat Riots and Fall of Vajpayee Government | ||
| Story of Sonia Gandhi and UPA-I Government | ||
| Scams in UPA government and anti-corruption movement | ||
| Untold stories of 6 decades of India |
Reception
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. K. Advani praised Pradhanmantri on his blog and public platforms.[14][15][16] Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi and Sunil Shashtri(son of Lal Bahadur Shastri) also praised Pradhanmantri series.[17]
Awards
Pradhanmantri bagged exchange4media News Broadcasting (ENBA) Awards 2013 for best in show in graphics-Hindi.[18] The award was given on 18 January 2014.[19]
Social Media
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #Pradhanmantri trending on Twitter for over 4 days in India on its launch. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through running contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #Pradhanmantri contest were given K Touch A15 smartphone and a set of 19 books by Rajkamal Prakashan Private Limited on topics like Maanav Samskrithi, Modern India, Lokayuth, Bhagath Singh, Prakrithi, Saahithya as gratifications.[20] #Pradhanmantri trended for more than 56 hours, had almost 2.2 million views on Youtube and had more than 1.2 million mentions on Twitter in 25 weeks.Seeing this series's success, Aaj Tak also started its own documentary series named Vande Mataram on August 18, 2013, which is narrated by Kabir Bedi and Raza Murad,and the lucky winners of Vande Mataram are awarded ME tablets.[21][22][23] There was a similar show "Pradhanmantri" on Zee TV which was launched on 6 April 2013.[24]
External links
- Pradhanmantri at the Internet Movie Database
- Pradhanmantri on ABP News
- Pradhanmantri Contest
- ABP News Engage on Twitter
- Official Youtube channel
- Official Facebook Page
See also
References
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-20/news-interviews/40682040_1_politics-shekhar-kapur-courage
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-22/tv/39444694_1_indira-gandhi-idea-of-india-essay
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-01/news-and-gossip/40306617_1_tv-show-bani-speeding-car-navni-parihar
- ↑ "Shekhar Kapur: Will tell untold stories in 'Pradhan Mantri'". CNN-IBN (IBN Live). Jul 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ "Shekhar Kapur turns narrator for TV series". NDTV Movies. July 12, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ "New TV show to tell untold stories of contemporary history". The Times of India. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (12 December 2013). "Shekhar Kapur turns host?". Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Vaquar Sheikh bags Pradhanmantri!". The Times of India. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ http://movies.ndtv.com/television/shekhar-kapur-s-email-account-hacked-435175
- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/navni-parihar-is-indira-gandhi-on-pradhan-mantri/1161310/
- ↑ Bureau, ABP News (July 12, 2013). "Untold stories in 'Pradhanmantri': Kapur". ABP News. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Freedom nuggets in new TV show". The Telegraph. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (12 December 2013). "Swanand Kirkire to host Saregama Production’s next". Times of India. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ ""Pradhanmantri: An excellent TV serial," writes LK Advani".
- ↑ http://blog.lkadvani.in/blog-in-english/pradhan-mantri-an-excellent-tv-serial
- ↑ http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/46662-watch-pradhanmantri-on-india-after-assassination-of-indira-gandhi-
- ↑ "Kiran Bedi praised #Pradhanmantri on her Twitter handle-20 October 2013-11:04 PM".
- ↑ "ENBA 2013: NDTV 27x7, Aaj Tak adjudged News Channels of the Year". exchange4media.com. Jan 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ http://www.exchange4media.com/enba2013/Index.html
- ↑ "#Pradhanmantri rules Social Media".
- ↑ http://www.hclinfosystems.in/newsroom/press-release/me-tablet-sponsors-vande-mataram
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vande-matram--indias-war-history-and-a-tribute-to-its-war-heroes/1/299880.html
- ↑ http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/vande-mataram--a-new-show-on-aajtak-1-739348.html
- ↑ "Zee to launch "Pradhan Mantri" from April 6".