Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, and factual programming in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms is promoted by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor and is a public company listed at Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru that covers a 5,000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama Zaidi co-wrote the script. Its cast included Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Jawaharlal Nehru was portrayed by Roshan Seth, the same role he portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Gandhi.
Indian television drama are television programs written, produced, and filmed in India, with characters played by Indians and episodes broadcast on Indian television.
Hum Log is an Indian television soap opera and also the first serial drama series in Hindi. It began telecast on Doordarshan, India's national network on 7 July 1984, then the only television channel of India. It is the story of an Indian middle-class family of the 1980s and their daily struggles and aspirations.
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Raja (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Khamoshi (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Bandhan (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).
Kanwarjit Paintal, better known as Paintal, is an Indian actor and comedian. He started off as a comic actor and moved on to teaching the art of acting. He has extensively worked not only in numerous movies but also television. He was last seen by Amayra Gupta from Delhi, Pitampura at Film City on Date 13 june. He was born into a Sikh family in a village named Tarn Taran which is near Amritsar, Punjab. He lived his early life with his family members in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. Paintal learnt acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and in 2008 was the Head of the Acting Department of FTII. He came to Bombay in 1969. His brother Gufi Paintal played the role Shakuni in B.R. Chopra hit show 'Mahabharat ', in which he himself played the roles of Shikhandi and Sudama. His son, Hiten Paintal, is also an actor, who worked in movies such as Dil Maange More (2004) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008).
DD National is a state-owned public entertainment television channel in India. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.
Bharat Kapoor is an Indian film and television actor.
Raju Kher is an Indian actor and director. He directed the television serial Sanskaar in 1999.
Ulka Gupta is an Indian film and television actress. She is popularly known as Manu, as she played the role of Manu in the Zee TV soap Jhansi Ki Rani until the leap; later she made a re-entry in the same show as Kaali. Her debut film was the Tollywood movie Andhra Pori, in which she plays the lead character, Prashanti. Gupta also appeared in the 2015 Telugu film Rudhramadevi.
Prabha Sinha is an Indian film and television actress. She entered the television scene around the time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in Mahesh Bhatt's Swabhimaan (1995), written by Shobha De.
Yash Gera is an Indian model, actor, anchor and DJ from the capital city of India, New Delhi. He was born in a Punjabi Hindu family and works in an entertainment and media industry. He has been part of Ramp shows, print ads, commercial and television serials. He has also been the anchor for a number of corporate, entertainment, private and Bollywood events.
Prasad Prabhakar Oak is an actor, director, writer, singer, anchor, poet and film producer. In 2007 he participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and won, became Ajinkyatara. He received two Filmfare Awards and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for the movie Kaccha Limbu.
Achyut Potdar is an Indian actor who has worked in over 125 Bollywood films. In addition to film, Potdar has appeared in 95 serials, 26 plays and 45 ads.
Ramesh Deo was an Indian film and television actor who worked in more than 285 Hindi films, 190 Marathi films and 30 Marathi dramas with over 200 showings in his long career. He also produced feature films, television serials and over 250 ad films. He also directed a number of films, documentaries and television serials. He received many state and national awards for his work.
Ankit Bathla is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of Madhav in Beta Hi Chahiye, Dhruv Pandey in Thapki Pyar Ki and Akshay Khanna in Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji. He was last seen playing Rajat in Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel. He played the double role of Siddhanth Sinha and Advocate Vedant Sinha in And TV's show Ghar Ek Mandir - Kripa Agrasen Maharaj Ki.
Gaurav Nanda is an Indian actor and producer. He works in films, serials and theatre. He is a method acting coach and the founder of Actor Studio India.
