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{{Infobox television<br />
| image = Virtual Bharat logo.png<br />
| image_size = 150<br />
| caption = <br />
| genre = [[Documentary film]], [[short film]], [[web series]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| creator = <br />
| developer = <br />
| writer = <br />
| director = [[Bharat Bala]]<br />
| presenter = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br>[[Gulzar]]<br>[[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br>[[Kaushiki Chakraborty]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = <br />
| producer = [[Bharat Bala]]<br />
| num_episodes = 1,000 (expected)<br />
| runtime = <10 minutes<br />
| network = [[YouTube]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|08|15|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = present<br />
}}<br />
'''''Virtual Bharat''''' is an Indian [[Documentary film|documentary]] [[short film]] series directed by [[Bharat Bala]] and premiered on [[YouTube]] on 15 August 2019. The series is expected to have a total of 1,000 episodes,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/filmmaker-bharat-bala-is-on-a-1000-film-journey-across-india/article67676221.ece |title=Filmmaker Bharat Bala is on a 1,000-film journey across India |last= |first= |date=2023-12-28 |website=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=Sanjana Ganesh |accessdate= |quote= |archive-date=2024-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811022133/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/filmmaker-bharat-bala-is-on-a-1000-film-journey-across-india/article67676221.ece}}</ref> telling stories about [[Indian culture]], [[Indian art|art]], [[Architecture of India|architecture]], people, etc., with each episode lasting no more than 10 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://virtualbharat.com/our-journey/ |title=Our Journey |last= |first= |date= |website=Virtual Bharat |publisher= |accessdate= |quote= |archive-date=2025-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517092834/https://virtualbharat.com/our-journey/}}</ref><br />
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Bharat Bala said ''Virtual Bharat'' was inspired by filmmakers [[David Lean]] and [[David Lynch]]. The first episode of the series, ''Thaalam'' is about the [[boat racing]] in [[Kerala]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/a-r-rahman-dulquer-salmaan-collaborate-for-bharatbalas-initiative-virtual-bharat/ |title=A.R. Rahman & Dulquer Salmaan Collaborate For Bharatbala’s Initiative ‘Virtual Bharat’ |last= |first= |date=2019-08-28 |website=KOIMOI |publisher=IANS |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> while the second episode is about the [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]] poet [[Haldhar Nag]] from [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/filmmaker-bharatbala-1000-stories-virtual-bharat/amp/ |title=A Virtual India: Veteran Filmmaker Bharatbala Uncovers 1,000 Stories of a Hidden India |last= |first= |date=2021-06-25 |website=rollingstoneindia.com |publisher=Tanushi Bhatnagar |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bharatbala-about-his-passion-project-virtual-bharat/article29374606.ece |title=The great Indian story: Bharatbala on his ‘Virtual Bharat’ initiative |last= |first= |date=2019-09-09 |website=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=Srinivasa Ramanujam |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/the-man-on-a-mission-to-celebrate-india-through-1000-films/ |title=The man on a mission to celebrate India through 1,000 films |last= |first= |date=2024-08-14 |website=Traveller |publisher=Salil Deshpande |accessdate= |quote= |archive-date=2024-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815042857/https://www.cntraveller.in/story/the-man-on-a-mission-to-celebrate-india-through-1000-films/ }}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
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