Pradhanmantri

Pradhanmantri
GenreDocumentary
Created byABP News
Directed byPuneet Sharma
Narrated byShekhar Kapur
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerABP News
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkABP News
Release13 July 2013 (2013-07-13) –
4 January 2014 (2014-01-04)
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Pradhanmantri (transl. The Prime Minister) is an Indian television political documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on 13 July 2013.[1] It aimed to bring to the audience never-seen-before facts of Indian history.[2][3] The weekly programme chronicles the history of India from 1947 to the present day.[4][5][6] The TV series was hosted by the renowned film-maker, actor and host Shekhar Kapur and directed by Puneet Sharma.[7][8][9] It was a unique attempt to present the changes in the country during the tenures of 13 prime ministers in the last 65 years. Pradhanmantri aired every Saturday at 10 pm.[10][11][12] Raghi Papiya Joshi and Sohan Thakur are casting directors.[13]

The series aired the news telecast of death of Indira Gandhi on Doordarshan by Salma Sultan. Initially conceptualised for 23 episodes, Pradhanmantri was extended to 26 episodes with the last episode aired on 4 January 2014. The show was earlier rumoured to be titled Idea of India.[14]

Pradhanmantri has been re-telecasted in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013, hosted by Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatterjee and re-telecasted in Marathi language on ABP Majha with the name Sinhasan and hosted by Marathi actor Vikram Gokhale from 23 November 2013.

Season 2, christened as Pradhanmantri 2, premiered on ABP News on January 25, 2020. It is again being hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur."Pradhanmantri Season -II" will discuss the ideas which will give India its due place in the comity of great nations.[15]

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  2. ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree. "Navni Parihar to essay Indira Gandhi - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Top News in India: India News, Bollywood News, Sports News, Business News & Current Affairs, National & International News". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Shekhar Kapur: Will tell untold stories in 'Pradhan Mantri'". CNN-IBN (IBN Live). 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Shekhar Kapur turns narrator for TV series". NDTV Movies. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. ^ "New TV show to tell untold stories of contemporary history". The Times of India. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (12 December 2013). "Shekhar Kapur turns host?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Vaquar Sheikh bags Pradhanmantri!". The Times of India. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Shekhar Kapur's email account hacked - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com.
  10. ^ Kulkarni, Onkar (30 August 2013). "Navni Parihar is Indira Gandhi on Pradhan Mantri". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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  12. ^ "Freedom nuggets in new TV show". The Telegraph. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  13. ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree (12 December 2013). "Swanand Kirkire to host Saregama Production's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  14. ^ Bhopatkar, Tejashree. "Shiv Subramaniam & Akhil Mishra returns!". The Times of India.
  15. ^ "Pradhanmantri Season 2: प्रधानमंत्री सीजन 2, Videos, News, Photos & Review". www.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.