Yug (TV series)
| Yug | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fiction, History |
| Directed by | Sunil Agnihotri and Yatindra rawat (Bablu) |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Yug Badla, Badla Hindustan" |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 600[1] |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 1996 – 1998 |
Yug (English: Age, Hindi: युग) was an Indian Hindi language television series that was telecast on Doordarshan, India's national television network. It was first aired on DD National from 1996 to 1998.[1]
Yug was a fictional series depicting the story of Indian freedom fighters and their struggle to win freedom for India. The series was produced and directed by Sunil Agnihotri and had notable actors like Javed Khan, Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry, Hema Malini, Shahbaz Khan, Mukesh Khanna, Ashwini Bhave, Vinod Kapoor and Abhimanyyu Raj Singh, in main lead.
Plot
The story starts with a riot. An old woman saves an anonymous child from the rioters. Later when she is asked by her daughter that why she put her life in danger for saving the child that does not belong to her, she tells that the country is theirs and every citizen is like our own family. Then it is revealed that she was a freedom fighter as she tells her story. The story shifts to the past when British ruled India. Ali Khan (Pankaj Dheer) and Virendra Singh aka Veeru (Shahbaz Khan) were two freedom fighters fighting against the Britishers for India's independence. Their Party was known as Swatantrata Party (Freedom Party) and there code was Kala Gulab (Black Rose). They were secretly helped by Ranjeet Basu (Vinod Kapoor), who was disguised as a friend of the Britishers. Sudesh Berry plays an Indian army officer in the show who fought bravely in the operation vijay (1961) with the Portuguese soldiers
Nirmala (Hema Malini) was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and believed in his peaceful ideologies. Whereas her sister Rukmani (Ashwini Bhave) was the follower of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s ideology.
Cast
- Shahbaz Khan as Virendra Singh Aka Veeru[2][3]
- Pankaj Dheer as Ali Khan
- Deepraj Rana as Deva
- Aashif Sheikh as Hasrat Nurani
- Hema Malini as Nirmala[4]
- Javed Khan as Advocate P.C Das
- Ashwini Bhave as Rukmani[5]
- Priya Tendulkar as Ratna[6]
- Shikha Swaroop[7]
- Abhimanyyu Raj Singh as Commissioner Sahib
- Neena Gupta
- Vinod Kapoor as Ranjit Basu
- Nimai Bali as Hazaari
- Vindu Dara Singh as Bheema Daaku
- Sunil Gadhwali as Police Inspector Hamilton
- Browney Parasher as General Donald
- Arjun as Peter Gomes 'The Killer'
- Mamik Singh as Arjun Singh
- Asrani as Jailor
- Fateh Khan as Anwar Fateh Haan
- Mukesh Khanna[8]
- Sudesh Berry...Fauji
- Pradeep Rawat as British Police Officer Marshal
References
- 1 2 "'Yug' to be telecast in Punjabi". The Tribune. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
A Mega-serial “Yug” which was telecast from 1996 to 1998 and had famous film and television actors and actresses in key roles will be telecast from Jalandhar Doordarshan again
- ↑ Rahul Kapoor (10 June 2008). "Back in 1990, there was creativity in TV: Shahbaz Khan". Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ Kapoor, Jaskiran (7 Jun 2009). "Larger than Life". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ "The essence of a Yug". The Tribune. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ Srinivasa, Kavitha (28 April 1997). "There's more under the veneer". The Asian Age. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ "Priya Tendulkar passes away". 19 September 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ Maheshwari, Dhairya (10 June 2011). "Princess returns". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ↑ Rajendran, Girija (7 November 1997). "Intrinsic acting calibre". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
External links
- Yug cast faces epic battle Author=Priya B Nair, publisher=Indian Express