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			{{Short description\|Indian television series}}
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	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	~~\| name = The Sword of Tipu Sultan~~
	\| image = The Sword of Tipu Sultan DVD cover.jpg		\| image = The Sword of Tipu Sultan DVD cover.jpg
	\| image_size = ~~300px~~		\| image_size = 300
	\| caption = DVD cover of ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''		\| caption = DVD cover of ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''
	\| runtime = approximately 45 minutes		\| runtime = approximately 45 minutes
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	'''''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ historical drama that was first broadcast on the [[DD National]] in February 1990. Based on a novel by Bhagwan Gidwani, this drama was a portrayal of the life and times of [[Tipu Sultan]], the 18th century ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore]],		'''''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''''' is an Indian historical drama that was first broadcast on the [[DD National]] in February 1990. Based on a novel by Bhagwan Gidwani, this drama was a portrayal of the life and times of [[Tipu Sultan]], the 18th century ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore\|Mysore]],
	the series was widely praised for its casting and grandeur.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lessons-from-history/503533/0 \|title=Lessons From History \|newspaper=Indian Express \|date=2009-08-21 \|accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref>		the series was widely praised for its casting and grandeur.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lessons-from-history/503533/0 \|title=Lessons From History \|newspaper=Indian Express \|date=2009-08-21 \|accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref>

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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	The television drama was produced by the company ''Numero Uno International'' owned by movie director and producer [[Sanjay Khan]].<ref name="numero">{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/2000/05/21/stories/14211848.htm \|work=Online edition of The Hindu Business Line, dated 2000-05-21 \|title=Numero Uno tie-up with Chandamama for TV series\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> Akbar Khan (Sanjay Khan' brother), directed the first 20 episodes over a span of 18 months.<ref name="akbar">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/18akbar.htm~~\|work=Online Webpage of Rediff.com, dated 2003-02-18\|title=I wanted Ash as Mumtaz Mahal~~\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The remaining episodes were directed by [[Sanjay Khan]], and he also played the leading role of [[Tipu Sultan]]. A total of 52 episodes were shot, some of them in the Premier Studios in [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]. Whereas, the ~~Music~~ was composed by legendary [[Naushad]] and was photographed by [[Basheer Ali]].		The television drama was produced by the company ''Numero Uno International'' owned by movie director and producer [[Sanjay Khan]].<ref name="numero">{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/2000/05/21/stories/14211848.htm \|work=Online edition of The Hindu Business Line, dated 2000-05-21 \|title=Numero Uno tie-up with Chandamama for TV series\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> Akbar Khan, Sanjay Khan's brother, directed the first 20 episodes over a span of 18 months.<ref name="akbar">{{cite web \|date=18 February 2003 \|title=I wanted Ash as Mumtaz Mahal \|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/18akbar.htm \|accessdate=2007-08-17 \|work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The remaining episodes were directed by [[Sanjay Khan]], and he also played the leading role of [[Tipu Sultan]]. A total of 52 episodes were shot, some of them in the Premier Studios in [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]. Whereas, the music was composed by legendary [[Naushad]] and was photographed by Basheer Ali.

	The drama was based on a novel of the same name, written by the [[Montreal]]-based author Bhagwan S Gidwani.<ref name="sindh">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sindhiinfo.com/nri/gidwani.asp\|title=Sindhis in Canada\|publisher=SindhiTrade.com\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The novel was a best-seller, having sold about 200,000 copies, translated into many languages and reprinted in 44 editions. Apart from being the author, Gidwani also wrote the screenplay and script for the 60 episodes. The last few episodes were shot after the fire accident, a few years later. Other prominent actors who were chosen for this drama included [[Seema Kelkar]], [[Anant Mahadevan]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)\|Shahbaz Khan]] and [[Deepika Chikhalia]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2020}}		The drama was based on a novel of the same name, written by the [[Montreal]]-based author Bhagwan S Gidwani.<ref name="sindh">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sindhiinfo.com/nri/gidwani.asp\|title=Sindhis in Canada\|publisher=SindhiTrade.com\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The novel was a best-seller, having sold about 200,000 copies, translated into many languages and reprinted in 44 editions. Apart from being the author, Gidwani also wrote the screenplay and script for the 60 episodes. The last few episodes were shot after the fire accident, a few years later. Other prominent actors who were chosen for this drama included Seema Kelkar, [[Anant Mahadevan]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)\|Shahbaz Khan]] and [[Deepika Chikhalia]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2020}}

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)\|Shahbaz Khan]] as [[Hyder Ali]]		*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)\|Shahbaz Khan]] as [[Hyder Ali]]
	*[[Deepika Chikhalia]] as Tipu's mother		*[[Deepika Chikhalia]] as Tipu's mother
	*[[Maya Alagh]] as Tipu's Grandmother		* [[Maya Alagh]] as Tipu's Grandmother
			*[[Malvika Tiwari]] as Rukaiya, Tipu's Wife
			*[[Seema Kelkar]] as Saida
	*[[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]] as [[Maharaja of Mysore]]		*[[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]] as [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
	*[[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]] as [[Divan\|Diwan]] [[Pandit]] [[Purnaiah]]		*[[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]] as [[Divan\|Diwan]] [[Pandit]] [[Purnaiah]]
	*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as [[Mir Sadiq]]		*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as [[Mir Sadiq]]
	* [[Radhakrishna ~~Datta]]~~ as Balkrishna		* Radhakrishna Dutta as Balkrishna
	*[[Arun Mathur]] as [[Nizam Ali Khan]]		*[[Arun Mathur]] as [[Nizam Ali Khan]]
	*[[Sudhir Kulkarni]] as [[Nana Phadnavis]]		*[[Sudhir Kulkarni]] as [[Nana Phadnavis]]
	*[[Tom Alter]] as [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]]		*[[Tom Alter]] as [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]]
	* [[Keith Stevenson (actor)\|Keith Stevenson]] as [[Lord Cornwallis]]		*[[Bob Christo]] as [[General Mathews]]
	*[[Malavika (actress)\|Malvika Tiwari]]		* [[Keith Stevenson (actor)\|Keith Stevenson]] as [[Lord Cornwallis]]
	*[[Kanwaljeet Singh]] as [[Ikram Mulla Khan]]		*[[Kanwaljeet Singh]] as [[Ikram Mulla Khan]]
			*[[Kunika]] as Yasmin , wife of Ikram Mulla Khan
	*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Shivji		*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Shivji
	*[[Satyen Kappu]]		*[[Satyen Kappu]] as Mir Sayyed
	*[[Sudhir Pandey]] as [[General Shiekh Ayyaz]]		*[[Sudhir Pandey]] as [[General Shiekh Ayyaz]]
	*[[~~Majeela Begum~~]]		*[[Navtej Hundal]] as Nanjanath
			*[[Rana Jung Bahadur]] as Devraj
	*[[Jaspal Sandhu]] as [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]]		*[[Jaspal Sandhu]] as [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]]
	*[[Santosh Gupta(Actor)]] as Ramchandran, Childhood Friend of [[Hyder Ali]]		*[[Santosh Gupta(Actor)]] as Ramchandran, Childhood Friend of [[Hyder Ali]]

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	== Broadcast ==		== Broadcast ==
	The drama was first telecast in Hindi on the [[Doordarshan]] channel in February 1990. In 2001, it was also telecast on [[Star Plus]].<ref name="star">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010211/spectrum/tv.htm \|work=Online edition of The Tribune, dated 2001-02-11\|title=Brave Heart\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The episodes were dubbed in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and broadcast on [[Bangladesh Television\|BTV]] in the early 1990s and into [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and broadcast on the [[DD Podhigai]] channel in 2006.<ref name="pod">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/05/20/stories/2006052000080200.htm\|work=Online edition of The Hindu, dated 2006-05-20\|author=Chitra Swaminathan\|title= The return of the Sultan\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> In the BTV broadcast, certain portions of dialogue were censored. Outside the subcontinent, the drama was shown on [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]] during the early 1990s. Other countries included Iran, Indonesia and Mauritius. An original pack of 12 DVDs was later released.<ref>[http://www.ultraindia.com/title_detail.php?movie_id=14760&type=DVD The Sword of Tipu Sultan]</ref>		The drama was first telecast in Hindi on the [[Doordarshan]] channel in February 1990. It was dubbed into Telugu and broadcast on [[ETV (Telugu)\|ETV]] in 1996. In 2001, it was also telecast on [[Star Plus]].<ref name="star">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010211/spectrum/tv.htm \|work=Online edition of The Tribune, dated 2001-02-11\|title=Brave Heart\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The episodes were dubbed in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and broadcast on [[Bangladesh Television\|BTV]] in the early 1990s and into [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] and broadcast on the [[DD Podhigai]] channel in 2006.<ref name="pod">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/05/20/stories/2006052000080200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804095954/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/05/20/stories/2006052000080200.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=4 August 2009\|work=Online edition of The Hindu, dated 2006-05-20\|author=Chitra Swaminathan\|title= The return of the Sultan\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> In the BTV broadcast, certain portions of dialogue were censored. Outside the subcontinent, the drama was shown on [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]] during the early 1990s. Other countries included Iran, Indonesia and Mauritius. An original pack of 12 DVDs was later released.<ref>[http://www.ultraindia.com/title_detail.php?movie_id=14760&type=DVD The Sword of Tipu Sultan]</ref>

	[[File:The Sword of Tipu Sultan still.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A still from ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan'' with [[Sanjay Khan]] as Tipu Sultan (right)]]		[[File:The Sword of Tipu Sultan still.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A still from ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan'' with [[Sanjay Khan]] as Tipu Sultan (right)]]
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	For his work on this drama, [[Sanjay Khan]] received the Gem of India Award.<ref name="spa">{{cite web\|url=http://www.goldenpalmsspa.com/man.htm \|work=Online Webpage of Golden Palms Hotels and Spa\|title=The Man behind\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref>		For his work on this drama, [[Sanjay Khan]] received the Gem of India Award.<ref name="spa">{{cite web\|url=http://www.goldenpalmsspa.com/man.htm \|work=Online Webpage of Golden Palms Hotels and Spa\|title=The Man behind\|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~

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	==References==		==References==

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''{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}''
{{Infobox television
| name = The Sword of Tipu Sultan
| image = The Sword of Tipu Sultan DVD cover.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = DVD cover of ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''
| runtime = approximately 45 minutes
| creator = Numero Uno International
| writer = Bhagwan Gidwani
| based_on = {{based on|''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''|Bhagwan Gidwani}}
| director = [[Sanjay Khan]] and [[Akbar Khan (director)|Akbar Khan]]
| cinematography = [[Basheer Ali]]
| composer = [[Naushad]]
| producer = [[Sanjay Khan]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Khan]] Malvika Tiwari Maya Alagh [[Deepika Chikhalia]] [[Anant Mahadevan]] [[Mukesh Rishi]] [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]]
| country = [[India]]
| location = Premiere Studio, [[Mysore]]
| network = [[DD National]]
| num_episodes = 60
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|1990|2|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|1991|4|14}}
}}

'''''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''''' is an [[India]]n historical drama that was first broadcast on the [[DD National]] in February 1990. Based on a novel by Bhagwan Gidwani, this drama was a portrayal of the life and times of [[Tipu Sultan]], the 18th century ruler of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]],
the series was widely praised for its casting and grandeur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lessons-from-history/503533/0 |title=Lessons From History |newspaper=Indian Express |date=2009-08-21 |accessdate=2013-03-13}}</ref>

The drama faced many obstacles including a major fire that burnt down the Premier Studios, [[Mysore]] and claimed 62 lives.<ref name="fire">{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/aug012004/AC2.asp|work=Online edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2004-08-01|author=S N Deepak|title=A doyen of film production|accessdate=2015-09-20|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121655/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug012004/ac2.asp|archivedate=2 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Production ==
The television drama was produced by the company ''Numero Uno International'' owned by movie director and producer [[Sanjay Khan]].<ref name="numero">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/2000/05/21/stories/14211848.htm |work=Online edition of The Hindu Business Line, dated 2000-05-21 |title=Numero Uno tie-up with Chandamama for TV series|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> Akbar Khan (Sanjay Khan' brother), directed the first 20 episodes over a span of 18 months.<ref name="akbar">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/18akbar.htm|work=Online Webpage of Rediff.com, dated 2003-02-18|title=I wanted Ash as Mumtaz Mahal|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The remaining episodes were directed by [[Sanjay Khan]], and he also played the leading role of [[Tipu Sultan]]. A total of 52 episodes were shot, some of them in the Premier Studios in [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]. Whereas, the Music was composed by legendary [[Naushad]] and was photographed by [[Basheer Ali]].

The drama was based on a novel of the same name, written by the [[Montreal]]-based author Bhagwan S Gidwani.<ref name="sindh">{{cite web|url=http://www.sindhiinfo.com/nri/gidwani.asp|title=Sindhis in Canada|publisher=SindhiTrade.com|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The novel was a best-seller, having sold about 200,000 copies, translated into many languages and reprinted in 44 editions. Apart from being the author, Gidwani also wrote the screenplay and script for the 60 episodes. The last few episodes were shot after the fire accident, a few years later. Other prominent actors who were chosen for this drama included [[Seema Kelkar]], [[Anant Mahadevan]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] and [[Deepika Chikhalia]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

== Cast ==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*[[Sanjay Khan]] as [[Tipu Sultan]]
*[[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as [[Hyder Ali]]
*[[Deepika Chikhalia]] as Tipu's mother
*[[Maya Alagh]] as Tipu's Grandmother
*[[Syed Badr-ul Hasan Khan Bahadur]] as [[Maharaja of Mysore]]
*[[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]] as [[Divan|Diwan]] [[Pandit]] [[Purnaiah]]
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as [[Mir Sadiq]]
* [[Radhakrishna Datta]] as Balkrishna
*[[Arun Mathur]] as [[Nizam Ali Khan]]
*[[Sudhir Kulkarni]] as [[Nana Phadnavis]]
*[[Tom Alter]] as [[Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley]]
* [[Keith Stevenson (actor)|Keith Stevenson]] as [[Lord Cornwallis]]
*[[Malavika (actress)|Malvika Tiwari]]
*[[Kanwaljeet Singh]] as [[Ikram Mulla Khan]]
*[[Shreeram Lagoo]] as Shivji
*[[Satyen Kappu]]
*[[Sudhir Pandey]] as [[General Shiekh Ayyaz]]
*[[Majeela Begum]]
*[[Jaspal Sandhu]] as [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]]
*[[Santosh Gupta(Actor)]] as Ramchandran, Childhood Friend of [[Hyder Ali]]
{{div col end}}

== Broadcast ==
The drama was first telecast in Hindi on the [[Doordarshan]] channel in February 1990. In 2001, it was also telecast on [[Star Plus]].<ref name="star">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010211/spectrum/tv.htm |work=Online edition of The Tribune, dated 2001-02-11|title=Brave Heart|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> The episodes were dubbed in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and broadcast on [[Bangladesh Television|BTV]] in the early 1990s and into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and broadcast on the [[DD Podhigai]] channel in 2006.<ref name="pod">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/05/20/stories/2006052000080200.htm|work=Online edition of The Hindu, dated 2006-05-20|author=Chitra Swaminathan|title= The return of the Sultan|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> In the BTV broadcast, certain portions of dialogue were censored. Outside the subcontinent, the drama was shown on [[Channel 4]] in the [[United Kingdom]] during the early 1990s. Other countries included Iran, Indonesia and Mauritius. An original pack of 12 DVDs was later released.<ref>[http://www.ultraindia.com/title_detail.php?movie_id=14760&type=DVD The Sword of Tipu Sultan]</ref>

[[File:The Sword of Tipu Sultan still.jpg|thumb|right|A still from ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan'' with [[Sanjay Khan]] as Tipu Sultan (right)]]

==Controversies==
===Fire===
A major fire accident took place on 8 February 1989, in the Premier Studios of Mysore where the drama was being shot. Unavailability of firefighting equipment and ignorance of fire safety standards have been quoted as the major reasons.<ref name="fire1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/509678.cms |title=Film studios are fire traps: Experts |work=Online edition of The Times of India, dated 2004-02-21 |accessdate=2007-08-17 |date=2004-02-21}}</ref> Loose wiring and absence of ventilators were further causes for the fire to spread. Instead of fire-proofing material, the walls had gunny bags and the temperature rose to around 120[[Celsius|°C]] (248[[Fahrenheit|°F]]) because of huge lights being used for the shooting. All these factors contributed to the massive fire; the final death toll was 62. [[Sanjay Khan]] himself suffered major burns and had to spend 13 months in hospital and undergo 72 surgeries. An ex-gratia amount of [[Rupee|Rs.]]5000 was paid to the victims.<ref name="grat">{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses2/0218129101.htm |work=Online webpage of the Parliament of India|title=Written Answers to Questions|accessdate=2007-08-18}}</ref>

==Awards==
For his work on this drama, [[Sanjay Khan]] received the Gem of India Award.<ref name="spa">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenpalmsspa.com/man.htm |work=Online Webpage of Golden Palms Hotels and Spa|title=The Man behind|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref>

==See also==

{{Empty section|date=June 2021}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0366104|The Sword of Tipu Sultan}}

{{DD National Shows}}
{{Star Plus Shows}}

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