Maharaja Ranjit Singh is an Indian historical drama television series created by Raj Babbar. It was directed by Chitraarth and Sikander Bharti and produced by Nadira Babbar and Kukoo Babbar of Babbar Films Private Limited.[1][2] The drama aired on DD National from 13 April 2010 to 3 May 2011.[3][4] The series is based on the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and covers the part of history of Punjab from 1739 to 1812.[5][6] The show comprised 56 episodes. The music was composed by Jagjit Singh. Filming was done between 2004–2010.[7]
| Maharaja Ranjit Singh | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | Raj Babbar |
| Story by | Sardar Basra |
| Directed by | Chitraarth Sikander Bharti |
| Starring | Ejlal Ali Khan Rajendra Gupta Shahbaz Khan Jaspal Singh Sehgal Simmi Sekhon Rishikesh Sharma Dr. Ranjit Sharma Neeta Mohindra Hardeep Gill Ahmad Harhash |
| Music by | Jagjit Singh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Hindi Punjabi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dr. Daljit Singh |
| Producers | Nadira Babbar Kukoo Babbar |
| Production location | Patiala |
| Production company | Babbar Films Private Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 13 April 2010 – 3 May 2011 |
| Related | |
| Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh | |
Cast
edit- Ejlal Ali Khan as Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Neeta Mohindra as Sada Kaur
- Shahbaz Khan as Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
- Jaspal Sehgal as Charat Singh
- Simmi Sekhon as Desan Kaur
- Jitinder Khaira as Maha Singh
- Tasreen as Raj Kaur
- Navneet Cheema as Maharani Datar Kaur
- Dr. Ranjit Sharma as Kaura Mal[7]
- Rajendra Gupta as Adina Beg
- Rishikesh Sharma as Muhammad Shah
- Chetan Batra as Ahmad Shah Durrani
- Shaikh Sami as Zakariya Khan Bahadur
- Rajveer Bawa as Massa Ranghar
- Davinder Daman as Fateh Miyan
- Hardeep Gill as Dewan Mokham Chand
- Surjit Dhami as Dal Singh
- Gurcharan Arora as Jodh Singh Ramgarhia
- Sandeep Singh as Hari Singh Bhangi
- Amandeep Singh as Bhai Gurdit Singh
- Anita Devgan as Mato (Maharani Mehtab Kaur's maid)
- Vibha Bhagat as Guddo (Ranjit Singh's proclaimed sister)
- Ahmad Harhash as Yuvraj Malhotra (Guddo's sister)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Raj Babbar's serial on Maharaja Ranjit Singh to debut on tv". Zee News. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Long live the King". Indian Express. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Maharaja Ranjit Singh will remind people of history". OutlookIndia. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Doordarshan's Mega Serial on Maharaja Ranjit Singh to go on air from April 13th". pibmumbai. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Babbar's Rs 125 crore film on Ranjit Singh". News18. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "king size–Raj Babbar brings a story of glory and guts on small screen with his magnum opus, Maharaja Ranjit Singh". The Tribune. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Doctored to act". The Sunday Tribune. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2020.