1857 Kranti (TV series)
| 1857 Kranti | |
|---|---|
 The title logo of the 1857 Kranti | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by |
Sanjay Khan Nawa Lucknowi Samidha-Khalid Hasan Kamal |
| Directed by | Sanjay Khan |
| Creative director(s) | Farah Khan |
| Starring |
S M Zaheer Maya Alagh Tej Sapru Raza Murad Lalit Tewari Bhupinder Singh Barkha Madan |
| Composer(s) | Mohammed Zahur Khayyam |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 104[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | S. Mirza Khan |
| Producer(s) | Sanjay Khan |
| Cinematography | Sushil Chopra |
| Editor(s) |
Aditya Warrior Rajesh Rajput |
| Production company(s) | Numero Uno International |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 29 December 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Sword of Tipu Sultan |
1857 Kranti (Devanagari: 1857 क्रान्ति) is an Indian historical drama television series directed by Sanjay Khan and produced by Numero Uno International Limited. The drama, aired on Doordarshan National from 29 December 2002, tells the story of the famous Indian Revolt of 1857.[2] The drama was temporarily interrupted after four episodes in its earlier run in May 2001 due to change in commissioning norms.[3][4]
Speaking at the launch of the drama, Sanjay Khan, Chairman and Managing Director of the Numero Uno said, "The revolt of 1857 referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny by the British is a very important facet of India’s freedom struggle. Therefore, in the age of low-cost family dramas, I have attempted to bring serials which have qualities of an epic and good cinematic values.[5] India's first war of independence of 1857 is not more than three pages in any school textbook. What we are presenting is the drama and the sacrifices that people made for the nation so that nationalistic fervour is never lessened, but enhanced."[6] There are quite a few songs in the drama that don't stop the progression of the story. We have recorded three songs out of the 20 planned.[6] "We are proud to say this is the most expensive serial on Indian television, a television series on a cinematic scale," claims Hormuzda Davar, the CEO of the Numero Uno. The crew included over 150 technicians, 80 artistes, 150 horses, 10 elephants, 50 camels and over 2000 sword fighters.[6] The drama approximately cost Rs 16 crore.[7]
The first 12 episodes of the drama was shot in Rajasthan, Chambal, Trichur, Red Fort, Umargaon and Cochin at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.[6] From 6 April 2003, the 1857 Kranti shifted to the Sunday prime time (at 2130 instead of 1100 hours) on DD National to boost the viewership.[8]
Cast[9]
- S. M. Zaheer -Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Maya Alagh - Zeenat Mahal
- Tej Sapru - Thomas Roe
- Siraj Mustafa Khan as Siraj ud-Daulah
- Nawab Shah as Robert Clive
- Sunil Singh as Tatya Tope
- Bhupinder Singh as Nana Sahib
- Shashank Trivedi as Teenager Nana Sahib
References
- ↑ "For DD, it's history". The Hindu. 2001-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Sanjay Khan churns out fresh mytho, historical for DD". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Media planners blamed for shriking DD advertiser base". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "DD may end up with a dented coffer". Hindu.com. 2001-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "You are here: Home > News >". Mid-day.com. 2001-05-29. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2002/dec/40092.htm
- ↑ "Indiantelevision dot com's Breaking News : Sanjay Khan's 1857 Kranti shifts to a new time slot". Indiantelevision.com. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "Sanjay's new serial to focus on Sepoy Mutiny - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2001-05-28. Retrieved 2012-08-01.