Pradhanmantri (TV Series)
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | ABP News |
| Directed by | Puneet Sharma |
| Starring | See Cast |
| Narrated by | Shekhar Kapur |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producer(s) | ABP News |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | 13 July 2013 – 4 January 2014 |
Pradhanmantri (The Prime Minister) was an Indian television political documentary series, hosted by actor-director Shekhar Kapur on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on July 13, 2013. It aims to bring to the audience never-seen-before facts of Indian history. The weekly programme chronicles the history of India from 1947 to the present day. The TV series is hosted by the renowned film-maker, actor and host Shekhar Kapur and directed by Puneet Sharma. It is 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. Raghi Papiya Joshi and Sohan Thakur are casting directors.
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.
Pradhanmantri is now 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.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L. K. Advani praised Pradhanmantri on his blog and public platforms. Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi and Sunil Shashtri (son of Lal Bahadur Shastri) also praised the series.
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