Bible Ki Kahaniyan

Bible Ki Kahaniyan (English: Stories from the Bible) is an Indian Hindi language television program based upon scriptures from the Bible. The production aspired to complete both Old Testament and New Testament narrative of the Bible but was later discontinued. It was produced by Navodaya Appachan and was broadcast on DD National.

Bible Ki Kahaniyan
Also known asBible Ki Kahaniya
GenreDrama, Christian
Based onBible
Developed byNavodaya Appachan
Written byBhushan Banmali
Zackaria
Directed by
Creative directorJijo Punnoose
StarringSee Cast
Voices ofArvind Mehra
Lalit Tiwari
Theme music composerKarthik Raja
Opening theme"Ashkon se Jisne Seenchi Zameen" by Karthik Raja
ComposersLouis Banks
Mohan Sitara
Vanraj Bhatia
Karthik Raja
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerJose Punnose
CinematographyAshwini Kaul
Ramachandrababu
EditorsRaghupathy
T. R. Shekhar
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time≈ 50 minutes
Release
Original networkDD National
Picture format576i
Original release20 December 1992 (1992-12-20) –
May 1993 (1993-05)[1]
Chronology
Related showsDayasagar

Cast

Episodes

The series follows these narrative arcs from the Bible:[2]

Background and production

Jijo, the series' Creative director, based his chief reference point on novelist James Michener's The Source, a book that talks about the pains and passions of the people in Biblical times.[3][4] The characters were played by some of the important actors from Bollywood.[5]

Music

The title song by music director Karthik Raja was based on biblical Psalms 116 with revised lyrics written by Kaifi Azmi.

Release

The first Episode "Adam and Eve" aired on 20 December 1992 on DD National. DD discontinued the series after few episodes because there was fear of communal tension due to certain episodes, in view of threats from certain Kashmiri militants who had objections with portrayal of Islamic prophets on screen and hostility from radical elements.[6][1]

See also

References
  1. Ananth Mahadevan. Once Upon A Prime Time: My Journey on Indian Television. Embassy Books. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-93-89995-09-1.
  2. "Bible Ki Kahaniyan [4 DVD Set] DVD (1993)". Induna.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "TV serial 'Bible Ki Kahaniyan' emphasises more on authenticity than spectacle". 15 January 1993. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  5. "Indian television has a long way to go: Kabir Bedi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  6. "More mythology on DD's Sunday slot". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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