BharatEkKhojAllEpisodesChanakya TV series Wikipedia. Chanakya. DVD cover of Chanakya with English subtitles. Genre. Historical drama. Created by. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. Written by. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. Directed by. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. Quickbooks Pro 2008 Iso Burner'>Quickbooks Pro 2008 Iso Burner. Starring. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. Dinesh Shakul. Suraj Chaddha. Surendra Pal. Prakash Dwivedi. JD Majethia. Narrated by. Salim Arif. Opening theme. Chanakya Devanagari is a 47part epic Indian television historical drama written and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi that was originally. Find details about Astro Uncle Contact Details along Contact Numbers and Email ID. Use Contact information for participating in satsang and Meditation. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro HD Naseeruddin Shah Om Puri Ravi Baswani Superhit Comedy Movie. Roshan Seth, Actor Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. A native of New Delhi, India, British character actor of theater and film Roshan Seth honed the skills he. 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August 1. 99. 2. 234 Produced by Prakash Dwivedi, the series is a fictionalized account of the life and times of 4th century BCE Indian economist, strategist and political theorist Chanakya also known as Vishnugupta and is based on events occurring between 3. BCE and 3. 212. 0 BCE, starting with Chanakyas boyhood and culminating in the coronation of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandraprakash Dwivedi played the title role of Chanakya. The series is divided into three major parts The early life of Vishnugupta in the kingdom of Magadha and the circumstances leading to his self imposed exile, particularly the persecution and subsequent death of his father at the hands of Dhanananda, King of Magadha. The invasion of northwestern India by Alexander, his death and the rebellion led by native Indian kingdoms under the leadership of Chandragupta Maurya against Alexanders successors in India. The Greek invaders are defeated. The attack on and overthrow of the Nanda rule in Magadha and the crowning of Chandragupta as the King of Magadha. Within this framework, Dwivedi portrays the politics and backstabbing that governed relations between kings and officials of that time. He covers the workings of the early Indian republics and the way of life of ordinary Indians. Chanakya is critically acclaimed and has been hailed as a milestone on Indian television. At the same time, it has been the subject of political controversy. It has been televised in many countries around the world and has won five Uptron Awards. The series was widely praised for its authenticity, casting and grandeur. ProductioneditDevelopmenteditDwivedi spent more than nine years researching Chanakya and read over 1. Arthashastra. 6 For him, Chanakya was the first man with a national consciousness. And that is what made him take up the project I am not interested in the present my idea is to delve into the past and link it with the present. After a great deal of thinking I discovered that politics is the crux of all sciences, just as Chanakya said. Today the question of national consciousness is agitating the minds of our countrymen. Was it not Chanakya who defined Rashtra and paved the way for the first one6Chanakya started out as an idea for a film. But Dwivedi abandoned the plan and decided to make it into a television series because it was not possible to meet telecast deadlines if it had been shot as a film. Dwivedi didnt conceive of the series as a purely factual account of Chanakyas life and times. But he did want to present a work of fiction based on historical evidenceunlike the serials Ramayan and Mahabharat which presented history with a touch of masala. He didnt want to create false drama just to appease popular sentiments. Episodes 1. Mc. Crindles book The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great as described by Arrian, Q. Curtius, Diodoros, Plutarch and Justin,8 while the final episodes dealing with Chanakyas scheme to win over Dhananandas minister, Rakshasa, were based on Vishakhadattas 4th century CE play, Mudrarakshasa. I want to prove that it is not only persons in high places who have changed the course of history but seemingly neer do wells like Chanakya from whom there had been no expectations whatever. To present Chanakya in such a light that you or me can, on seeing the serial, exclaim even I could have done that. Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi to Surya India magazine. Initially, Dwivedi was associated with the project only in his capacity as writer while his brother, Prakash Dwivedi, was the producer. Dwivedi decided to direct the series after continued differences of opinion with the original director, Rajiv Singh, who later filed a case against the producers. Dwivedi submitted his script to Doordarshan in April 1. He submitted it to the channel in December 1. BR Chopra, the producer of Mahabharat had been interested in the series and had submitted a proposal of his own to Doordarshan. However, Doordarshan preferred Dwivedis project to Chopras proposal which had been found wanting. FilmingeditThe pilot was shot at a cost of INR 1. Dwivedi. 1. 0 Doordarshan initially allotted 2. In early 1. 99. 2, a further 2. The first 1. 7 episodes were shot over nine months at an estimated average cost of INR 9. A huge cast of about 3. The production team included well known technicians such as art director Nitish Roy and costume designer Salim Arif who had previously been involved with Shyam Benegals Bharat Ek Khoj. Arif was also part of the cast, as narrator and as the character Sidhartak. Roy remained art director for the first 2. Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who was assisting him, took over Episode 2. Magnificent sets were erected at Film City, Bombay now Mumbai for the series and an amount of INR 7 million was budgeted to build three cities including Pataliputra and Takshashila. Chanakya was Desais first independent project and he had to recreate the ancient grandeur of Pataliputra for the series. Desai spent weeks at the Asiatic Library and Bombay University researching the period. The university librarian even had a separate desk installed for him in the arts and culture section after noting his constant presence at the library, even during lunch hour, for weeks at an end. The result was a town with 2. Close attention was paid to detail when it came to costumes and weaponry, so much so that a piece of armor worn by Chandragupta was procured for over INR 8,0. According to Muneesh Sappel, associate costume designer, the costumes were based on books by Alkazi Raushan costume advisor for the serial Mullah Nasruddin, Dr. Moti Chandra former director of the Prince of Wales Museum, N. P. Joshi author of Life in Ancient Pataliputra and K. Krishnamurthys Early Indian Archaeology. Terracotta sculptures from the 1st century CE, the museums at Sarnath, Patna and Lucknow, and the caves at the Borivali National Park were other sources of inspiration. In a 2. Salim Arif considered his work on Chanakya to be better than that on Bharat Ek Khoj. CastingeditDwivedi chose stage actors to play the parts in the series. Pramod Moutho, Suraj Chaddha, Ragini Shah, Ajay Dubey, Arun Bali, and Himanshu Gokani were among the first to be selected. While Dwivedi played the central role of Chanakya, he faced a problem when he looked for someone to play the adolescent Vishnugupta. It was then that his friend Akshay Vyas introduced him to Mitesh Safari. One look at Mitesh and Dwivedi knew he had found his Chanakya.