Samvidhaan

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Samvidhaan
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Also known asSamvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India
GenreDocumentary
Created by Rajya Sabha TV
Written by Shama Zaidi and Atul Tiwari
Directed by Shyam Benegal
Starring Sachin Khedekar
Dalip Tahilramani
Suzanne Bernert
Divya Dutta
Rajit Kapur
Tom Alter
Neeraj Kabi
Rahul Singh
Narrated by Swara Bhaskar
Original languagesHindi
English
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerFor Rajya Sabha TV by Shyam Benegal Sahyadri Films
CinematographyAkashdeep Pandey
Running time52 minutes
Original release
Network YouTube
Release2 March (2014-03-02) –
4 May 2014 (2014-05-04)

Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India is a ten-part television mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India, directed by Shyam Benegal. The show premiered on 2 March 2014 on Rajya Sabha TV, with an episode scheduled to air every Sunday morning. [1] [2] [3] The series can be viewed on YouTube on Rajya Sabha TV's channel.

Contents

Making

Shama Zaidi and Atul Tiwari are writers of the series. [4] [5] [6] Zaidi said that it took her six months to write the script. The material came from debates, committee meetings and biographies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. Many of the famous speeches of India's freedom fighters figure in the series. [7] Swara Bhaskar has hosted and narrated the show. [8] [9] [10] [11] The series was shot in Film City, Mumbai and recreates the debates that took place before the drafting of the Constitution of India. Dayal Nihalani is the associate director of the mini-series. For the series, a replica of the Central Hall of Parliament during the time of the Constituent Assembly was set up. [7]

The first look of Samvidhaan was unveiled on 24 September 2013. [12] The first look was officially launched on 20 February 2014, the pen-ultimate day of 15th Lok Sabha by President Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament House, New Delhi. [13] [14] Music is composed by Shantanu Moitra.

Episodes

Episode No.Episode Name
1The First Step: Cabinet Mission To Objectives Resolution
2Independence: A Divided Legacy
3Independent India: Righting Fundamental Wrongs with Fundamental Rights
4People's Rights, Principles of Governance and Duties
5Strengthening The Weak: Minority, Women and Backward Rights
6Whose Land Is It?: Land Reforms And Acquisition
7Link Language: Hindi Or Hindustani?
8Federalism: Linking The States And The Centre
9Three Pillars: Executive, Legislature, Judiciary
10From Preamble to the Final Draft and beyond

Cast

Screening

The series was telecasted on Rajya Sabha TV from 2 March 2014 at 10 AM (with repeats at 1PM & 10PM) every Sunday. [18] [19]

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