Yatra (1986 TV series)

*Yatra*
Yatra
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Starring	See below
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Original language	Hindi
Original release
Network	Doordarshan
Release	1986

Yatra (1986) is an Indian travel-based television series. It was filmed on the Himsagar Express, the longest running train of Indian Railways. The series aired on Doordarshan, and had an ensemble cast which included Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale, Ila Arun, Neena Gupta, and Raghubir Yadav, among others. It was directed by Shyam Benegal.^[1] Music for the series was composed by Vanraj Bhatia; camera work was by Jehangir Chowdhury.

This 15-part series was shot almost entirely on the Himsagar Express and the Tripura Express.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Om Puri as Gopalan Nair
Mohan Gokhale as a hermit
Ila Arun – as Ila, theatre troupe member
Neena Gupta as Neesha
Raghubir Yadav
Ravi Jhankal – theatre troupe member
Himani Shivpuri
Uttara Baokar
Rajendra Gupta – theatre troupe member
Harish Patel – as KD, theatre troupe member^[4]
Urmi as Madhvi, Gopalan Nair's wife
Irshad Hashmi as Meenakshi's father
Kunda Rege as Meenakshi's mother
Madhav Vatve as a hermit
Salim Ghouse as S.Venugopalan
Atmaram Bhende
Lalita Kenkre
Prem Lala
Gajanan Bangera
Sushma Prakash as Meenakshi
Nikhil Bhagat as Rahul Advani
B. M. Vyas - theatre troupe member
Jairup Jain- theatre troupe member
Binny Latif- theatre troupe member
Ishita Bajpai- theatre troupe member
K.K.Raina
Aparajita as Dr.Parveen
Suresh Kumar Soni
Rupali Walia
C.D.Sidhu
Mohini
Harjeet Singh
Avtar
Nirupama Walia
Kavi Rattan Sharma

References

^ "En route to elsewhere". Mint Lounge. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.
^ Pal, Chandrima (14 December 2015). "The DD Files: Shyam Benegal's 'Yatra' packed all of India in a train". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "The DD Files: Shyam Benegal's 'Yatra' packed all of India in a train". 14 December 2015.
^ "Yatra: The series that showcased the uniqueness of a train journey". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

External links

Yatra at IMDb

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[min-1] "En route to elsewhere". Mint Lounge. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.

[2] Pal, Chandrima (14 December 2015). "The DD Files: Shyam Benegal's 'Yatra' packed all of India in a train". Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[3] "The DD Files: Shyam Benegal's 'Yatra' packed all of India in a train". 14 December 2015.

[4] "Yatra: The series that showcased the uniqueness of a train journey". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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