Param Vir Chakra (TV series)

Param Veer Chakra
Directed by Chetan Anand
Ketan Anand
Starring Puneet Issar
Kanwaljit Singh
Meena
Country of origin India
No. of seasons 1
Production
Editor(s) Jethu Mandal
Camera setup Vivek Anand
Broadcast
Original channel Doordarshan (DD National)
Original airing 1988

Param Vir Chakra is an Indian serial portraying the real life of Param Vir Chakra gallantry award winners, India's highest military honour.

The serial was directed by noted film director Chetan Anand, who previously made war films like Haqeeqat (1964) and Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973). It received critical acclaim when it first aired on Doordarshan channel in 1988.[1][2] The first episode of the series featured the first recipient of the award, Major Som Nath Sharma of Kumaon Regiment.[3]

List of episodes

Episode Portraying Actor
Major Som Nath Sharma Farooq Sheikh
Lance Naik Karam SinghKanwaljit Singh
Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba RaneSunil Lahri
Naik Jadu Nath SinghPuneet Issar
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria
Major Dhan Singh Thapa
Subedar Joginder SinghGurdas Maan
Major Shaitan SinghPankaj Dheer
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul HamidNaseeruddin Shah
Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore
Lance Naik Albert EkkaAnnu Kapoor
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
Major Hoshiar Singh
Naib Subedar Bana Singh
Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran

See also

References

  1. Randor Guy. "Maker of innovative, meaningful movies". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. Ranjan Das Gupta (22 Feb 2014). "Goldie commands respect even 10 years after death". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. Madhu Jain (August 15, 1990). "Mandi House hardsells Kashmir in its serial 'Gul Gulshan Gulfam'". India Today. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

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