Indradhanush Explained

Director:	Aanand Mahendroo
Producer:	Aanand Mahendroo
Cinematography:	Gyan Sahay
Num Episodes:	13
List Episodes:	Episodes
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Runtime:	25 minutes
Channel:	DD National
Company:	Sootradhar Video Pvt Ltd

Indradhanush (English: Rainbow) is an Indian children's television series that aired on DD National channel. The series was produced and directed by Anand Mahendroo.^[1] It also featured several young actors like Karan Johar, Urmila Matondkar, Vishal Singh, Ashutosh Gowarikar, and Akshay Anand.^[2] The show used tracks from Maurice Jarre's score for A Passage to India.

Plot

The shows follows the story of a group of kids, who assemble a computer. The computer becomes the host to an alien prince from a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy on the run from his enemies. The following events take a lot of weird turns leading to one of the friends, Appu, getting kidnapped by one of the enemies of the Prince. The Prince gives the friends a time-travel machine. With this machine they travel to the past and future (1942 and 2013) to rescue their friend.

Cast

• Jitendra Rajpal as Appuswamy Krishnamurthy, known as Appu
• Girish Karnad as Krishnamurthy Appuswamy, Appu's Father
• Deepa Lagoo as Mrs. Ishwari Krishnamurthy, Appu's mother
• Akshay Anand as Balachandran Krishnamurthy, known as Bala, Appu's elder brother
• Vishal Singh as Shoaib, Appu's friend
• Karan Johar^[3] as Srikant, Appu's classmate and close friend
• Sagar Arya as Appu's friend
• Kamla Devi as Saroja Appuswamy, Appu's Grandmother
• Sridevi Mukhi as Jayashree Krishnamurthy, Appu and Bala's elder sister, a doctor
• Ameesha Jhaveri as Preeti, Appu's classmate

Guests

• Ashutosh Gowariker as Mr. Appuswamy, Appu and Bala's grandfather
• Urmila Matondkar as Sunita Shirodkar, Cloned Bala's girlfriend in future
• Vikram Gokhale as a professor, who creates a clone from Bala's DNA.
• Siraj Syed as Seth Jamnadas
• Vishwajeet Pradhan as Joseph
• Gavin Packard as Android
• Daryl Packard as Joshua
• Brij Gopal as Raja

Production

Karan Johar, who played Srikant, has revealed that one of the lead roles in the series was offered to Shah Rukh Khan.^[4]

Reception

The show was an instant hit and kept viewers hooked because of its fresh content. It is still considered an important show in the history of Indian television.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indradhanush, the sci-fi time travel show was ahead of its time. 4 June 2016. Hindustan Times. Kavita. Awaasthi. 23 December 2017.
2. Web site: Story behind Indradhanush: India's first iconic sci-fi TV show. 7 October 2016. dailyo.in.
3. Web site: Throwback: Not DDLJ, but this TV show was Karan Johar the actor's actual debut. 3 November 2016. DecanHerald.
4. Web site: Shahrukh Khan REVEALS His First Meet With Karan Johar. 31 October 2017. YouTube.
5. Web site: This '80s TV Show Starring Karan Johar & Ashutosh Gowariker Has To Be The Most Futuristic Show Ever. 3 June 2016. ScoopWhoop.