Zee TV back with another historical saga – Buddha
The untold saga of one of the greatest personalities will soon be on your TV screen through Zee TV’s Buddha. Amidst fanfare B K Modi launched his dream of 24 years, to tell the world the tale of Buddha through this show, to be produced by Esselvision and Spice Studio.
We have all read about Buddha at one point or the other, yet so much remains to be explored about this powerful, magnetic thought leader who woke up to the ‘Ultimate Truth’ under the Bodhi Tree.
Talking on the show B K Modi said, “Today, youth of the world needs to be empowered and be very confident, fearless and believe in themselves. They are the future of the country and should thus rise above all the barriers of religions and traditions and nurture in them qualities of compassion, equality and to create a violence free world. And who better than Buddha to share this message in the world.”
Starting 8 September (2013), the 52 episodes series will be an entertaining action drama that showcases the unexplored life of Buddha as Siddharth. The show has an international appeal with its grand scale, opulent sets and an impressive cast with renowned names like Kabir Bedi, Samir Dharmadhikari, Nigaar Khan, Deepika Upadhyay, Gungun Uprari, Siddhartha Vasudev and Amit Behl.
State of the art 3D graphics has been used to re-create the look and feel of a bygone era. Well researched costumes and customized jewellery has been brought from Jodhpur, Jaipur and Patna to bring alive the majestic lifestyles of the royal family of Kapilavastu.
Chairman of ZEEL and Essel Group, Subhash Chandra also added, “We are delighted to partner and present a new series which is a never before seen biopic on TV. Buddha’s teachings are perfectly suited to the challenges man is currently facing. Our worldwide network of channels will offer an instant connect to millions of people as the philosophy of Buddha is universal.”
It is interesting to note that Buddha was initially supposed to be made into a film. After passing helm from legendary filmmakers like Shekar Kapur and Ashustosh Gowariker, Dr Modi finally settled for TV citing the choice as, “The scope of television today is larger than films and we wanted Buddha’s story to unfold in its entire splendor and reach out to the largest denominator of people possible. And with Zee reaching over 169 countries we knew we were in the right hand.” The show will be made in different languages to cater to worldwide audiences.
Starting 8 September, discover new aspects about Prince Siddharth’s journey to enlightenment every Sunday 11 am on Zee TV.
11 Comments
Secret
September 18, 18:35Never thot that to watch the journey of enlightment of The Buddha God who preached and practised love and humanity irrespective of caste creed country race and colour people in the forum would fight with words calling each other names. He spread peace and non-violence. please maintain that here friends.
Abhishek kundu
September 14, 23:58I also interested to see that how Buddha enlighten our country. So , that the mentality of today’s generation of people should be know that how to respect our nation.
Anisha
September 09, 22:07So stop dis serial
Anisha
September 09, 22:06We can clearly c,by d help of the indian serial u r going to show al d world dat budha was born on India by which u indian peple want to make india popular.we can also say mahatma gandi was born on Nepal
Manisha
September 09, 08:14Buddha was born in Nepal…not in India ..!!! He was born in lumbini which is situated in Nepal not in India…!!! U can’t say another country’s pride as ur own…!! If so we can say Mahatma Gandhi, jhansibai, prithviraj Chauhan, etc all were born in Nepal ..!!! U r cheating with the people of the whole world..!!!
Anisha
September 09, 12:06Yap u r ryt manisha.budha is born in Nepal,lumbini
David
September 09, 15:51dear nepali idiots nowhere in the promo anybody said that lord took birth in india. But you don’t associate a person with a country just because he took birth in that nation. apart from birth, enlightenment(bodh gaya), first sermon(sarnath),mahaparinirvana(kapilvastu) all are in india. Nepal can be birth place of lord but india would remain the birth place of buddhism- from: a resident of bodh gaya
Bindu
September 10, 14:12pls read the content carefully…..lumbini was part of india
http://www.planetware.com/nepal/lumbini-nep-wn-lum.htm
Manisha
September 10, 18:39Who the hell r u to call Nepali people idiots?? Juss look at u..u r cheating with the people…we too know tht he got enlightment in India but he was born in Nepal…then why ur people r spreading fake knowledge tht he was born in India…!!! Before saying anything to others look at how idiot u r
Manisha
September 10, 18:44We can’t forget abt his birth…if we should forget abt birthplace of lord Buddha then u people better forget tht Buddha got enlightment in India…!!! Juss accept it tht Buddha was born in lumbini, Nepal…!!! And yes ..tht place where Buddha was born was never a part of India…!!! And for ur information Nepal was never ruled by India…!!
Anisha
September 08, 12:48Budha is born on Nepal at lumbini kapilvastu nt in india.n there is raly 2maro in nepal for ztv