Swaraj (TV series)

Indian historical television series

Swaraj

Also known as| Swaraj: Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha [a]
Genre| Indian Revolutionaries
Created by| Abhimanyu Singh
Developed by| Abhimanyu Singh
Country of origin| India
Original language| Hindi
No. of episodes| 75
Production
Producers| Abhimanyu Singh
Dordarshan
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 22–30 minutes
Production company| Contiloe Entertainment
Budget| est. ₹50 - ₹70 crore
Original release
Network| DD National
Release| 14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) –
14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)

Swaraj (transl. Self-rule)[1][2][3] is an Indian historical TV series aired on DD National from 14 August 2022.[4] With this serial, Doordarshan again tried to bring alive the tales of courage of more than 550 freedom fighters. It is a Government of India project and produced by Contiloe Pictures.[5][6] It is Digitally Available on Amazon Prime Video.[7]

It has been dubbed in English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese and was broadcast on Doordarshan's regional channels from 20 August.[8]

## Synopsis

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The series showcases India's historical journey from 1498 when Vasco da Gama first reached India to 1947 when India achieved independence.

## Cast

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### Narrator

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* Manoj Joshi (2022-2024)

### Main cast

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* Ashish Dixit as Birsa Munda
* Momin Zaidi as British Officer
* Hrishitaa Bhatt as Rani Lakshmibai
* Jason Shah as Vasco da Gama
* Gajendra Chauhan as Manvikram
* Barkha Bisht as Rani Abbakka
* Hemant Choudhary as Amar Singh
* Shruti Bisht as Queen Abbakka's daughter
* Arpit Ranka as Shivappa Nayaka
* Krip Suri as Marthanda Varma
* Meer Ali as Peshwa Bajirao
* Suhasi Dhami as Rani Velu Nachiyar
* Himanshu Malhotra as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
* Ankur Nayyar as Kerala Varma
* Megha Chakraborty as Devi Chaudrani
* Tabrez Khan as Bhawani Pathak
* Lavina Tandon as Hazrat Mahal
* Akshay Sethi as Sidhu Murmu
* Amit Dolawat as Kanhu Murmu
* Jason Tham as Narendrajit
* Karan Suchak as Mangal Pandey
* Rishiraj Pawar as Udmi Ram
* Farnaz Shetty as Avantibai
* Kapil Arya as Vasudev Balwant Phadke
* Shardul Pandit as Dhamodhar Hari Chapekar
* Namit Shah as Vasudev Hari Chapekar
* Teriya Magar as Young Rani Gaidinluu (16 years old)
* Ribbu mehra as Bhupendranath Datta
* Ankit Bathla as Batin Gosh
* Gaurav s Bajaj as Shyam Ji Krishna Verma
* Shwetha Munshi as Bhikaji Kama
* Rahul Sharma as Madan Lal Dhingra
* Ajay Chaudhary as Virendranath Chattopadhyay
* Randheer Rai[9] as Ras Bihari Bose
* Iqbal Azad as Subhash Chandra Bose
* Manan Joshi as Raja Mahendra Pratap[citation needed]
* Sukirti Kandpal as Pritilata Waddedar
* Shresth Kumar as Alluri Sitarama Raju
* Shagun Pandey as Mahavir Singh
* Ashwat Kanth Sharma[10] as Bhagat Singh
* Manish Naggdev as Chandra Shekar Azad
* Varun Jain as Sukhdev Thapar
* Gaurav amlani as Shivaram Rajguru
* Pooja Singh as Dhurga Bhabhi
* Rajvir Singh[11] as Lala Har Dayal
* Vihan Verma as Ram Prasad Bismil
* Kinshuk Vaidya as Udham Singh
* Rudra Soni as Wazir Ali
* Himanshu Bamzai as Subramania Bharathi
* Aamir Rafiq[12] as Harry Burnett Lumsden

### Recurring cast

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* Ram Awana as Sita Ram
* Anand Goradia as Lala Har Dayal (only for 1 episode)
* Vijayesh Kumar Mishra as Panna Sen (for episodes 59 and 60)
* Mahika Sharma as Chellamma : Subramania Bharati's Wife

## Episode list

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Episode No  | Name  | Date

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1  | Vasco Da Gama Reached India  | 14 August 2022
2  | Vijayanagara Empire | 21 August 2022
3  | Freedom Fighter Rani Abbakka and Rani Chennabhairadevi | 28 August 2022
4  | Freedom Fighter Shivappa Nayaka | 4 September 2022
5  | Story Of Shivaji | 11 September 2022
6  | Freedom fighter Kanhoji Angre | 18 September 2022
7  | Story of Baji Rao | 25 September 2022
8  | Freedom Fighter Chimaji Appa | 2 October 2022
9  | EIC – French  | 9 October 2022
10  | EIC – British  | 16 October 2022
11  | Freedom Fighter Marthanda Varma | 23 October 2022
12  | Battle of Plassey | 30 October 2022
13  | Freedom Fighter Puli Thevar | 6 November 2022
14  | Freedom Fighter Rani Velu Nachiyar | 13 November 2022
15  | Freedom Fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman | 20 November 2022
16  | Story Of Pazhassi Raja | 27 November 2022
17  | Sanyasi Movement | 4 December 2022
18  | Bakshi Jagbandhu Paika Leaders  | 11 December 2022
19  | Freedom Fighter Wazir Ali | 18 December 2022
20  | Freedom Fighter Velu Thampi Dalawa | 25 December 2022
21  | Freedom Fighter Tilka Manjhi | 1 January 2023
22  | Haathras Revolt (Raja Dayaram)  | 8 January 2023
23  | Freedom Fighter U Tirot Singh | 15 January 2023
24  | Sidho Murmu and Kano Murmu | 22 January 2023
25  | Freedom Fighter Narendrajeeth Singh  | 29 January 2023
26  | Mangal Pandey and Bindi Tiwari  | 5 February 2023
27  | Freedom Fighter Nana Saheb | 12 February 2023
28  | Azimullah Khan and RangoBapu | 19 February 2023
29  | Sipahi Vidroh  | 26 February 2023
30  | Freedom Fighter Matadin Bhangi | 5 March 2023
31  | Freedom Fighter Bakht Khan | 12 March 2023
32  | Udmi ram and Ratni Devi  | 19 March 2023
33  | Story of Azizan Bai  | 26 March 2023
34  | Begum Hazrat Mahal | 2 April 2023
35  | Kunwar Singh and Amar Singh | 9 April 2023
36  | Story of Rani Laxmibai | 16 April 2023
37  | Freedom Fighter Tatya Tope | 23 April 2023
38  | Freedom Fighter Tikendrajit Singh | 30 April 2023
39  | Freedom Fighter Birsa Munda | 7 May 2023
40  | Freedom Fighter Sardar Ajit Singh | 14 May 2023
41  | Rani Avantibai | 21 May 2023
42  | Freedom Fighter Vasudev Balwant Phadke | 28 May 2023
43  | Chapekar Bhandu | 4 June 2023
44  | Rani Gaidinliu | 11 June 2023
45  | Freedom Fighter Bhupendranath Datta | 18 June 2023
46  | Sister Nivedita | 25 June 2023
47  | Freedom Fighter Barin Ghosh | 2 July 2023
48  | Kanailal Dutta and Satyendranath Bosu | 9 July 2023
49  | Shyamji Krishna Varma | 16 July 2023
50  | Freedom Fighter Bhikaiji Cama | 23 July 2023
51  | Freedom Fighter Virendranath Chattopadhyaya | 30 July 2023
52  | Freedom Fighter MadanLal Dhingra | 6 August 2023
53  | Freedom Fighter Lala Hardayal | 13 August 2023
54  | Freedom Fighter Kartar Singh Sarabha | 20 August 2023
55  | Freedom Fighter Ras Bhihari Bose | 27 August 2023
56  | Freedom Fighter Khan Abdul Gafar Khan | 3 September 2023
57  | Freedom Fighter Baikuntha Shukla | 10 September 2023
58  | Story of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh | 17 September 2023
59  | Freedom Fighter Surya Sen | 24 September 2023
60  | Freedom Fighter Pritilata Waddedar | 01 October 2023
61  | Alluri Sitarama Raju | 08 October 2023
62  | Pushpalata Das and Kanaklata Barua | 15 October 2023
63  | Freedom Fighter Mahavir Singh | 22 October 2023
64  | Bhagwati Charan Vohra and Durga Bhabhi | 29 October 2023
65  | Indian revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad | 05 November 2023
66  | Ram Prasad Bismil | 12 November 2023
67  | Sukhdev and Rajguru | 19 November 2023
68  | Indian revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal | 26 November 2023
69  | Sardar Udham Singh | 3 December 2023
70  | Bhai Parmanand | 9 December 2023
71  | Freedom Fighter Subramania Bharati | 17 December 2023
72  | Indian revolutionary Senapati Bapat | 23 December 2023
73  | Genda Lal Dixit | 31 December 2023
74  | Subash Chandra Bose and Poswuyi Swuro  | 7 January 2024
75  | Baba Raghav Das | 14 January 2024

## Production

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Swaraj was regarded as the most expensive TV show of DD national with a budget ₹55 lakh 46 thousand per episode.[5]

### Release

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The shooting of the series began in June 2020 in India. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi widely promoted the show.[13] The audio version of the serial broadcast on All India Radio network. The Swaraj serial was officially launched on August 5, 2022 by Shri Amit Shah, who is the Union Minister for Home & Cooperation, along with Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, who is the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, and Dr. L. Murugan, who is the Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting.[2] It premeried on 14 August 2022 on DD National.

## Waves

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Now, it is freely available on Waves app, Prasar Bharati's newly launched OTT platform.

## Awards and nominations

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Year | Award | Category | Nominee  | Result  | Ref.

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2023  | Indian Telly Awards | Best Special/Visual Effects for Television  | ILLUSION Reality Studios  | Won  | [14][15]
Best Art Director  | Rampratap Singh  | Won
Best TV Cameraman (Fiction )  | Pappu Sahu  | Nominated
Best Director  | Sohail Tatari  | Won
Best Screenplay Writer (Drama series & Soap)  | Anand Nilkanthan  | Nominated
Best Anchor  | Manoj Joshi | Won

## Notes

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1. ^ Svarāja : Bhārata kē svatantratā-saṅgrāma kī samagra gāṭhā स्वराज : भारत के स्वतन्त्रता-सङ्ग्राम की समग्र गाथा

## References

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1. ^ "Doordarshan's new series Swaraj to narrate India's untold stories and historical journey from 1498 to 1947". Firstpost. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. ^ a b ANI (16 July 2022). "Anurag Thakur launches promo of upcoming Doordarshan series 'Swaraj'". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
3. ^ Cariappa, Anuj (15 July 2022). "New DD for a new India: Swaraj, a 75-episode series on Indian history to air soon, promo launched today". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. ^ "Swaraj Serial to be telecast in Binge watch mode on DD National". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
5. ^ a b "Doordarshan's Swaraj is made on a budget of Rs 50 crore, yet lacks in TRP". India Today. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
6. ^ "DD's historical series on Swaraj to commence on August 14". The Indian Express. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
7. ^ "i&b minister anurag thakur launches swaraj series on ott platform". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
8. ^ "DD National Launches Swaraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
9. ^ "Randheer Rai makes a TV comeback to play the role of revolutionary leader Rash Behari Bose, says 'I just couldn't say no to the role'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
10. ^ "Balika Vadhu fame Ashwat Kanth Sharma to play freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on TV screen; says, 'I'm super excited'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
11. ^ "Raajvir Siingh: I don't fear being out of sight". The Times of India. 12 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
12. ^ "Actor Aamir Rafiq talks about his character in the upcoming show Swaraj". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
13. ^ "Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to watch serial 'Swaraj' on freedom struggle". ThePrint. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
14. ^ "CONGRATULATIONS! Indian Telly Awards: Here is the list of WINNING talents from the industry who have reigned on the hearts of the audience this year, check out". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
15. ^ "Indian Telly Awards 2023". www.indiantellyawards.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

## External links

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* Swaraj on IMDb
* Swaraj on Prime Video

*[No.]: Number
*[est.]: estimation
*[transl.]: translation