Dwivedi didn't conceive of the series as a "purely factual account" of Chanakya's life and times. But Dwivedi abandoned the plan and decided to make it into a television series because it was not possible to meet "telecast deadlines" if it had been shot as a film. Was it not Chanakya who defined Rashtra and paved the way for the first one?Ĭhanakya started out as an idea for a film. Today the question of national consciousness is agitating the minds of our countrymen. After a great deal of thinking I discovered that politics is the crux of all sciences, just as Chanakya said.
I am not interested in the present my idea is to delve into the past and link it with the present. For him, Chanakya was "the first man with a national consciousness." And that is what made him take up the project: The series was widely praised for its authenticity, casting and larger than life depiction.ĭwivedi spent more than nine years researching Chanakya and read over 180 books on the subject including the Arthashastra. It has been televised in many countries around the world and has won five Uptron Awards. While critically acclaimed, Chanakya has been the subject of political controversy too. He cleverly covers the workings of the early Indian republics and the way of life of ordinary Indians. Within this framework, Dwivedi portrays the politics that governed relations between kings and officials of that time.
The invasion of northwestern India by Alexander, his death, the rebellion led by native Indian kingdoms under the leadership of Chandragupta Maurya against Alexander's successors in India, and the subsequent defeat of the Greek invaders.The early life of Vishnugupta in the kingdom of Magadha and the circumstances leading to his self-imposed exile, particularly the persecution (and subsequent death) of his father at the hands of Dhanananda, King of Magadha.Chandraprakash Dwivedi played the title role of Chanakya. Produced by Prakash Dwivedi, the series is a fictionalized account of the life and times of 4th century BCE Indian economist, strategist and political theorist Chanakya (also known as Vishnugupta) and is based on events occurring between 340 BCE and 321/20 BCE, starting with Chanakya's boyhood and culminating in the coronation of Chandragupta Maurya. Chandraprakash Dwivedi that was originally telecasted on DD National from 8 September 1991 to 9 August 1992. DVD cover of Chanakya with English subtitlesĬhanakya is a 47-part drama epic Indian television historical drama written and directed by Dr.
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