Virtual Bharat

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Virtual Bharat
Virtual Bharat logo.png
Genre Documentary film, short film, web series
Directed by Bharat Bala
Presented by A. R. Rahman
Gulzar
Shreya Ghoshal
Kaushiki Chakraborty
Country of origin India
No. of episodes1,000 (expected)
Production
Producer Bharat Bala
Running time<10 minutes
Original release
Network YouTube
Release15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) –
present

Virtual Bharat is an Indian documentary short film series directed by Bharat Bala and premiered on YouTube on August 15, 2019. The series is expected to have a total of 1,000 episodes, [1] telling stories about Indian culture, art, architecture, people, etc., with each episode lasting no more than 10 minutes. [2]

Bharat Bala said Virtual Bharat was inspired by filmmakers David Lean and David Lynch. The first episode of the series, Thaalam is about the boat racing in Kerala, [3] while the second episode is about the Sambalpuri poet Haldhar Nag from Odisha. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Filmmaker Bharat Bala is on a 1,000-film journey across India". The Hindu . Sanjana Ganesh. 2023-12-28. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Our Journey". Virtual Bharat. Archived from the original on 2025-05-17.
  3. ↑ "A.R. Rahman & Dulquer Salmaan Collaborate For Bharatbala's Initiative 'Virtual Bharat'". KOIMOI. IANS. 2019-08-28.
  4. ↑ "A Virtual India: Veteran Filmmaker Bharatbala Uncovers 1,000 Stories of a Hidden India". rollingstoneindia.com. Tanushi Bhatnagar. 2021-06-25.
  5. ↑ "The great Indian story: Bharatbala on his 'Virtual Bharat' initiative". The Hindu . Srinivasa Ramanujam. 2019-09-09.
  6. ↑ "The man on a mission to celebrate India through 1,000 films". Traveller. Salil Deshpande. 2024-08-14. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
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