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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian television documentary about history of India}}<br />
{{notability|Television|date=September 2016}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox television<br />
| image =<br />
| genre = [[Documentary]]<br />
| creator = [[ABP News]]<br />
| starring = [[Anupam Kher]]<br />
| narrated = Anupam Kher<br />
| director = Puneet Sharma<br />
| producer = ABP News<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = <!-- [[WP:OVERLINK]] --> Hindi<br />
| num_episodes = 10<br />
| runtime = 60 minutes<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|8|20|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|2016|10|23|df=y}}<br />
| channel = [[ABP News]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Bharatvarsh''''' is an Indian television historical [[documentary]] series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-to-host-tv-show-bharatvarsh-2981422/|title=Anupam Kher to host TV show 'Bharatvarsh'|date=17 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819044050/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/20833679|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2016|title=Anupam Kher to host historic show titled 'Bharatvarsh' on TV|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=30 June 2023 }}</ref> hosted by actor-director [[Anupam Kher]] on Hindi news channel [[ABP News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/anupam-kher-will-take-you-into-the-past-with-his-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh/story-J3slMMaJR94j7sceKZfbSJ.html|title=Anupam Kher will take you into the past with his new TV show Bharatvarsh|date=18 August 2016 }}</ref> It started on 20 August 2016. The show presents thoughts and ideologies of personalities in the 5000-year old [[history of India]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/bharat-varsh/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000550215245/channelid-10000000000180000/starttime-201608202200|title=Bharatvarsh synopsis on ABP News|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> and showcases journey from [[Outline of ancient India|ancient India]] to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anupam-khers-new-tv-show-bharatvarsh-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-series-2961770.html|title=Anupam Kher's new TV show Bharatvarsh: All you need to know about the series|date=17 August 2016 }}</ref> Season 1 finished on 23 October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/790127257310273536|title=Waiting for #Season2. Jai Ho}}</ref> Season 2 will start after some interval.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Tej Sapru]] as [[Chanakya]]<br />
* [[Aham Sharma]] as [[Ashoka]]<br />
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as [[Chandragupta Maurya]]<br />
* Ashish Kapoor as [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]<br />
* [[Astha Agarwal]] as [[Samyukta|Sanyogita]]<br />
* [[Mohammed Iqbal Khan]] as [[Akbar]]<br />
* [[Shiva Rindani]] as [[Hemu]]<br />
* [[Rohit Purohit]] as [[Dara Shukoh]]<br />
* [[Sudhanshu Pandey]] as [[Shivaji]]<br />
* Bhavesh Balchandani as Young [[Shivaji]]<br />
* [[Gavie Chahal]] as [[Aurangzeb]]<br />
* [[Sachin Shroff]] as [[Adi Shankara]]<br />
* Amar Sharma as [[Shah Jahan]]<br />
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==Episodes==<br />
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===Season 1===<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!width=8%|Episode<br />
!width=29%|Topic<br />
!width=15%|{{nowrap|Original Air date}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|1}}<br />
|A Journey From Siddhartha To [[Gautama Buddha]]<br />
|{{center|20 August 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|2}}<br />
|Story of [[Chanakya]], The Author Of Arthashastra<br />
|{{center|27 August 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|3}}<br />
|Story of Mauryan Emperor [[Ashoka]] Samrat<br />
|{{center|3 September 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|4}}<br />
|Story of [[Adi Shankaracharya]]<br />
|{{center|10 September 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|5}}<br />
|Story of [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]<br />
|{{center|17 September 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|6}}<br />
|Story of [[Kabir]]<br />
|{{center|24 September 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|7}}<br />
|Story of [[Akbar]]<br />
|{{center|1 October 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|8}}<br />
|Story of [[Maharana Pratap]]<br />
|{{center|8 October 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|9}}<br />
|Story of [[Dara Shukoh]]<br />
|{{center|15 October 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{center|10}}<br />
|Story of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]]<br />
|{{center|22 October 2016}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The show was well received. One episode of Buddha was telecasted in Delhi Public School Ghaziabad for students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/bharatvarsh-shown-in-dps-ghaziabad-446024/|title=ABP न्यूज़ के शो 'भारतवर्ष' की धूम, गाजियाबाद के स्कूल में बच्चों ने देखी बुद्ध की कहानी}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mjaved819/status/770190669809872900|title=डीपीएस ग़ाज़ियाबाद में छात्रों के लिए ABP के चर्चित शो #भारतवर्ष की स्पेशल स्क्रीनिंग.}}</ref> The episode on Chanakya was screened in Little Angels Convent H S School, Kohe Fiza, Bhopal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/brajeshabpnews/status/773067121156820992|title=भोपाल में लिटिल एंजेल स्कूल कोहेफिजा के बच्चों को एबीपी का सीरियल भारतवर्ष दिखाया गया}}</ref> In October 2016, Juggernaut Books and ABP News announced the publication of a book based on Bharatvarsh, which will be published in the first quarter of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/industrybriefing/juggernaut-books-to-publish-book-based-on-abp-news%E2%80%99-show-%E2%80%98bharatvarsh%E2%80%99_66460.html|title=Juggernaut Books to publish book based on ABP News' show 'Bharatvarsh'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://samachar4media.com/juggernaut-books-to-publish-book-based-on-abp-news-show-bharatvarsh|title=अपने इस लोकप्रिय शो को अब किताब की शक्ल देगा ABP न्यूज…}}</ref><br />
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===Social media===<br />
The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #भारतवर्ष trending on Twitter. The hash-tag was promoted heavily by ABP News through a contest on Twitter. The lucky winners of the #भारतवर्ष contest were given Karbonn K9 smartphone.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pradhanmantri]]<br />
* [[7 RCR (TV Series)]]<br />
* [[Bharat Ek Khoj]]<br />
* [[Mahakavi Series]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://abpnews.abplive.in/bharatvarsh/ Bharatvarsh on ABP News]<br />
* [http://www.abplive.in/bharatvarshtnc Bharatvarsh contest Terms and Conditions]<br />
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[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about the history of India]]<br />
[[Category:2016 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary television series]]<br />
[[Category:2016 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:ABP News original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Mughal Empire in fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Gautama Buddha]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Akbar]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Shah Jahan]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about Buddhism]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Aurangzeb]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Shivaji]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Indian monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Ashoka]]<br />
[[Category:Adi Shankara]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Maharana Pratap]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Ashoka]]</div>Ajay Kumar