I am seeing this serial from the bigining and found it very good. Actually the idea an d plot is good. It returned the past glory of India back to it. I consider it a best effort to uplift the face of India. The todays generation will also learn the values and the glorious past of our country. If only a 1% get influenced by it, the effort will be fulfilled and the India can again get it glorious past. Indeed a good serial on good topic. Every one must to see it.
I am seeing this serial from the bigining and found it very good.Actually the idea an d plot is good. It returned the past glory ofIndia back to it. I consider it a best effort to uplift the face ofIndia. The todays generation will also learn the values and theglorious past of our country. If only a 1% get influenced by it, theeffort will be fulfilled and the India can again get it glorious past.Indeed a good serial on good topic. Every one must to see it.
Prithviraj Chauhan
From the makers of the epic Ramayana and the more
recent Hatim, after ten years of painstaking research, comes another period
drama - Prithviraj Chauhan.
Concept & Story: From the makers of the
epic Ramayana and the more recent Hatim, after ten years of painstaking
research, comes another period drama - Prithviraj Chauhan. Based primarily on
Chand Bardai’s Prithviraj Rasos, the Sagars present the story of this
fascinating character for STAR Plus.
Prithviraj Chauhan is one of the
most interesting and powerful characters of Indian history. His name is even
today associated with the virtues of Rajput valour, chivalry and patriotism. His
bravery on the battlefield was unmatched and he was known to be virtuous and
principled until his death.
The "warrior king" as he was popularly known,
was in love with his enemy’s daughter-Sanyogita. He rode off with her on the day
of her swayamvar before the watchful eye of her father.
His story
highlights all the important aspects of life-duty, bravery, patriotism,
friendship, family and romance.
The series will be divided into five
phases, and will trace the life of Prithviraj right from his birth until his
death. The series is set in the 11th century but will introduce a more modern
look with respect to the treatment of the costumes, production design and
language, while staying true to the original story. It will maintain a fine
balance between the authentic and the contemporary.
The character of prithvi is perfomed by Mr.
’’Rajat tokas’’ and Pariva Pranati (Samyukta of Prithviraj Chauhan) is
playing as samyukta in this serial. Other part playing actors includes
Jas Arora as Someshwar, Milind Gunaji as Vijaypal, Benjamin Geelani as
Shivendra, Angad Bedi (the son of former cricketer Bishan singh bedi) as Prithvi, Sunila Karambekar as Kamalavati,
Parivah as Sanyogita and Nirmal Pandey as Ghori.
Sagar
Productions, having the record of producing great historical serials
like Ramayana and Shri Krishna, is producing the show for the channel
at its studios in Baroda.
The actress who plays Kamalavati, the mother of Prithvi, is a known face on television.
After
doing quite a few negative roles, Sunila Karambekar is essaying a
positive portrayal. She talks about how she ’’had toiled hard on this
role over the past one year.’’
Apart from the grandiose sets,
grand jewellery and star cast, the show is finally about a hero who
died at a young age after fighting many heroic battles.
The
man Prithvi Raj Chauhan epitomises bravery and heroism, and the
directors stress that through the show they want to infuse these
qualities into our young viewers. Hope all will tune in.
Prithviraj Chauhan is coming!
Prithviraj Chauhan has always been a name familiar to students of Indian
history. His exploits still crop up in school textbooks. Residents of Ajmer
speak of him reverently, centuries after his time. Now, introducing this ruler
to a whole new generation is a television series called Prithviraj
Chauhan. A primer on the courageous raja.
Who was he?
Prithviraj III was born around 1168 to King Someshwara Chauhan and his wife
Karpuravalli. They belonged to the Rajput Chauhan dynasty, and were rulers of a
kingdom in north India. The Chauhans traced their origins to the rulers of
Sapadlaksh province and, according to legend, Ajmer was founded by their
ancestor Ajaipal Chauhan in the early sixth century.
Why is he famous?
He succeeded to the throne in 1179, while still a minor,
with his mother acting as regent. He ruled for 13 years from the twin capitals
of Ajmer and Delhi, and there are a whole lot of glorious feats attributed to
him -- such as his defeat of the king of Gujarat. Most legendary, however, is
the tale of his elopement with Sanyogita.
Sanyogita who?
The daughter of Jai Chandra, the Gahadvala king of Kannauj. He was a
neighbouring ruler who constantly conspired against Prithviraj on account of the
latter’s ascending popularity. Things went downhill when Prithviraj eloped with
his daughter. Worse, he ran away with her during her swayamvar, where she was to
pick a husband, and where his name had been deliberately omitted from the list
of invitees.
According to the famous Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem composed by
Prithviraj’s court poet Chand Bardai, Sanyogita preferred to garland a statue of
Prithviraj in the latter’s absence. He promptly turned up and whisked her away.
See why he’s still popular?
What else did the king do?
Quite a bit, actually. He conquered several neighbouring kingdoms for a
start, and consolidated control of his kingdom, making it one of north India’s
leading realms. He recaptured Delhi from the Tomara Rajputs, campaigned against
the Chandela Rajputs of Bundelkhand, and went on to rule much of present-day
Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
He is also revered because of his famous battle with the Afghan invader
Mohammad Ghori towards the end of the twelfth century. Apparently, after his
army defeated Ghori’s, Prithviraj let the Afghan go despite being warned not
to.