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{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
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'''''The Sword of Tipu Sultan''''' is an | '''''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 | 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 | 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 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]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
*[[ | *[[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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| The Sword of Tipu Sultan | |
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| Created by | Numero Uno International |
| Based on | The Sword of Tipu Sultan by Bhagwan Gidwani |
| Written by | Bhagwan Gidwani |
| Directed by | Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan |
| Starring | Sanjay Khan Malvika Tiwari Maya Alagh Deepika Chikhalia Anant Mahadevan Mukesh Rishi Shahbaz Khan |
| Composer | Naushad |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sanjay Khan |
| Production locations | Premiere Studio, Mysore |
| Cinematography | Basheer Ali |
| Running time | approximately 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 25 February 1990 – 14 April 1991 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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 Mysore, the series was widely praised for its casting and grandeur.[1]
The drama faced many obstacles including a major fire that burnt down the Premier Studios, Mysore and claimed 62 lives.[2]
Production[edit | edit source]
The television drama was produced by the company Numero Uno International owned by movie director and producer Sanjay Khan.[3] Akbar Khan, Sanjay Khan's brother, directed the first 20 episodes over a span of 18 months.[4] 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.[5] 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 and Deepika Chikhalia.[citation needed]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sanjay Khan as Tipu Sultan
- Shahbaz Khan as Hyder Ali
- Deepika Chikhalia as Tipu's mother
- 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
- Ananth Narayan Mahadevan as Diwan Pandit Purnaiah
- Mukesh Rishi as Mir Sadiq
- Radhakrishna Dutta as Balkrishna
- Arun Mathur as Nizam Ali Khan
- Sudhir Kulkarni as Nana Phadnavis
- Tom Alter as Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
- Bob Christo as General Mathews
- Keith Stevenson as Lord Cornwallis
- Kanwaljeet Singh as Ikram Mulla Khan
- Kunika as Yasmin , wife of Ikram Mulla Khan
- Shreeram Lagoo as Shivji
- Satyen Kappu as Mir Sayyed
- Sudhir Pandey as General Shiekh Ayyaz
- Navtej Hundal as Nanjanath
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Devraj
- Jaspal Sandhu as Ahmad Shah Bahadur
- Santosh Gupta(Actor) as Ramchandran, Childhood Friend of Hyder Ali
Broadcast[edit | edit source]
The drama was first telecast in Hindi on the Doordarshan channel in February 1990. It was dubbed into Telugu and broadcast on ETV in 1996. In 2001, it was also telecast on Star Plus.[6] The episodes were dubbed in Bengali and broadcast on BTV in the early 1990s and into Tamil and broadcast on the DD Podhigai channel in 2006.[7] 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.[8]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
Fire[edit | edit source]
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.[9] 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°C (248°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 Rs.5000 was paid to the victims.[10]
Awards[edit | edit source]
For his work on this drama, Sanjay Khan received the Gem of India Award.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Lessons From History". Indian Express. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ S N Deepak. "A doyen of film production". Online edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2004-08-01. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Numero Uno tie-up with Chandamama for TV series". Online edition of The Hindu Business Line, dated 2000-05-21. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ "I wanted Ash as Mumtaz Mahal". Rediff.com. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ "Sindhis in Canada". SindhiTrade.com. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ "Brave Heart". Online edition of The Tribune, dated 2001-02-11. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ Chitra Swaminathan. "The return of the Sultan". Online edition of The Hindu, dated 2006-05-20. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ The Sword of Tipu Sultan
- ↑ "Film studios are fire traps: Experts". Online edition of The Times of India, dated 2004-02-21. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
- ↑ "Written Answers to Questions". Online webpage of the Parliament of India. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
- ↑ "The Man behind". Online Webpage of Golden Palms Hotels and Spa. Retrieved 17 August 2007.