Ek Mahanayak – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Explained
| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Vinod Manikrao |
| Starring: | Atharva Karve |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Num Episodes: | 1135 |
| Location: | Mumbai |
| Runtime: | 20-22 minutes approx. |
| Company: | Sobo Films |
Ek Mahanayak – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Translation: A Great Hero – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar) is an Indian Hindi-language drama series produced by Sobo Films.[1] It premiered on 17 December 2019 on And TV[2] with Ayudh Bhanushali as the five-year old Bhimrao. In 2021, the story moved on for several years and Atharva Karve was introduced as young B. R. Ambedkar.[3]
Cast
Main
- Aayudh Bhanushali as five-year old Ambedkar / Bhimrao / Bheem
- Atharva Karve as adult/young Bhimrao Ambedkar[4]
- Prasad Jawade as Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Recurring
- Jagannath Nivangune as Ramji Maloji Sakpal: Bhimrao's father
- Narayani Mahesh Varne as Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar
- Neha Joshi as Bhimabai Sakpal: Bhimrao's mother
- Vikram Dwivedi as Narottam Joshi: Bhimrao's rival
- Suresh Panwar as Janardan
- Saud Mansuri as Raju Rao: Bhimrao's brother
- Athar Khan as Aanand Rao: Bhimrao's brother
- Vanshika Yadav as Manjula: Bhimrao's sister
- Sapna Devalkar as Ganga: Bhimrao's sister
- Atul Patil as Shishupal
- Falguni Dave as Mira: Bhimrao's paternal aunt
- Ratnakar Nadkarni as Sarwagya Maharaj in Hindi, Barbari Garu in Kannada, Swami Maharaj in Tamil: Lead Atagonist
- Amit Pandey as Purushottam[5]
- Naman Arora as Mahesh (Bheem's Jija ji & Manjula's husband)
- Parma Gutte as a villager
- Ashif Syed as a villager
- Tarlok Singh
- Krishna Kant Singh Bundela as Tantrik
- Chakramani Mishra as Jokhu
Production
Casting
In July 2021, it was announced that show will take a leap.[6] Atharva Karve and Narayani Mahesh Varne were introduced as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar respectively.
Notes and References
- News: Ek Mahanayak Dr B R Ambedkar completes two successful years; team celebrates - Times of India . 2022-05-28 . The Times of India . 21 December 2021 . en.
- News: 'Ek Mahanayak-Dr B R Ambedkar' completes 500 episodes! - Times of India . 2022-05-28 . The Times of India . 4 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: Ambedkar Jayanti special starting April 14 on Ek Mahanayak-Dr B.R. Ambedkar . 2022-05-28 . Tribuneindia News Service . en.
- Web site: 25 July 2021 . Jaideep . Shukla . Atharva Karve says Ek Mahanayak - Dr B R Ambedkar is like a dream come true for him . 2022-05-28 . India Today . en.
- Web site: Amit Pandey - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos . 2022-07-29 . BookMyShow . en-IN.
- Web site: Ek Mahanayak Dr B.R. Ambedkar takes a leap . 2022-05-28 . Tribune India.
