Pradhan Mantri

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Pradhan Mantri
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Kay Kay Menon as Prime Minister Anirudh Prakash in a still from the show Pradhan Mantri
Also known asPradhan Mantri Time Bomb
GenrePolitical Thriller
Directed by Ketan Mehta
StarringSee below
Opening themePradhan Mantri
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes13
Production
Camera setupMulti-cam
Running time40 minutes
Release
Original network Zee TV
Original release6 April (2001-04-06) 
29 June 2001 (2001-06-29)

Pradhan Mantri (translation: Prime Minister) is an hour long weekly TV program broadcast on Zee TV in 2001. [1] The show was conceptualized by well known editor-journalist M.J. Akbar and directed by Ketan Mehta [2] [3] and Shrivallabh Vyas.

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References

  1. Ninan, Sevanti (1 April 2001). "Who cares for ethics?". The Hindu . Retrieved 21 January 2019.[ dead link ]
  2. "On the sets of Zee TV's 'Pradhan Mantriji'". www.indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Zee TV, Sony rejig program in bid to win back viewers they lost to rival Star TV". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 23 June 2016.