Peshwa Bajirao is an Indian Hindi historical drama television series, which broadcast from 23 January 2017 to 25 August 2017 on Sony TV. The series is based on a Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, Bajirao I, who ruled under the Chhatrapati known as Shahu.[2] The series was produced by Sphere Origins of Sunjoy Waddhwa and creatively produced by Nilanjana Purkayasstha's company Invictus T Mediaworks.[3] The series was aired on weekdays.[4]
| Peshwa Bajirao | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Created by | Nilanjana Purkayasstha |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sunjoy Waddhwa Nilanjana Purkayasstha |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production company | Sphere Origins |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Release | January 23 – August 25, 2017[1] |
Plot
The series chronicles the journey of Bajirao in becoming a Peshwa and a great Maratha warrior battling the Mughal Empire under the tutelage of his mother, father and the noble teacher Brahmanendra Swami and would also touch his arrange marriage with Kashibai and with Mastani.[5]
Cast
- Aditya Shrivastav as Narrator for first episode
- Karan Suchak as Bajirao I[6]
- Rudra Soni as young Bajirao I[7]
- Ishita Ganguly as Kashibai[8]
- Manish Wadhwa as Balaji Vishwanath[9]
- Megha Chakraborty as Mastani[10]
- Saurabh Ghokhale as Chimaji Appa[11]
- Anuja Sathe/ Rajeshwari Sachdev as Radhabai[12][13]
- Rahul Singh as Aurangzeb[14]
- Manish Khanna as Bahadur Shah I
- Sameer Dharmadhikari as Chhatrapati Shahu
- Pallavi Joshi as Tarabai[15]
- Ravindra Mankani as Brahmanendra Swami[16]
- Yuri Suri as Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I[17]
- Deepshikha Nagpal as Zeenat-un-Nissa[18]
- Vishal Jethwa as Nasir Jung
- Sanjay Batra as Dhanaji Jadhav[19]
- Amit Behl as Shripatrao Pant Pratinidhi
- Chetan Hansraj as Muhammad Azam Shah[20]
- Neetha Shetty as Savitribai Bhosle
- Pankaj Berry as Krishnaji Bhatt
- Shailesh Datar as Mahadji Krishna Joshi, Kashibai's father
- Preeti Puri as Shiu Krishna Joshi, Kashibai's mother
- Kapil Arya as Chandrasen Jadhav
- Dolly Sohi as Ruhanabai, Mastani's mother[21]
- Dinesh Mehta as Jagat Raj[22]
- Madan Joshi as Raja Chhatrasal[22]
- Ekroop Bedi as Bhiubai Ghorpade
- Rushiraj Pawar as Young Malhar Rao Holkar[23]
- Nitin Prabhat as young Chhatrapati Shahu
- Sumit Kaul as Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
- Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Chimaji
- Syed Aman Mian Sharma as Ballu Phadke[24]
- Pravisht Mishra as Young Shivaji II
- Vishnu Sharma as Bappaji Rao Ketkar
Guest appearances
- Aditya Redij as Shivaji[25]
- Siddharth Nigam as younger Shivaji[26]
- Ishant Bhanushali as Vishesh[27]
- Pawan Chopra as Rajaram Chhatrapati
- Roma Bali as Rajasbai
References
- ^ "After Beyhadh, Peshwa Bajirao to now go off-air". 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Sony and & TV vie for television adaptation of Bajirao Mastani". The Times of India. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ News, Patrika. "Patrila Hindi News". Patrila News. Patrika. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Isha Kopikkar in Sony TV's Bajirao Mastani ?". The Times of India. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Sony's Peshwa Bajirao will go beyond Bajirao Mastani love story". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Karan Suchak to play grown-up Bajirao in Peshwa Bajirao". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Avni to Bajirao; these young TV actors have impressed us with their talent". India Today. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Ishita Ganguly to play the grown-up Kashibai in 'Peshwa Bajirao'". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Manish Wadhwa to play Peshwa's father in 'Bajirao Mastani'". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Megha Chakraborty roped in as Mastani for Peshwa Bajirao". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Sauraabh Gokhaale's 'Peshwa Bajirao' connect". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Anuja Sathe to be a part of Bajirao Mastani show". the Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Rajeshwari Sachdev to replace Anuja Sathe in Peshwa Bajirao". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Rahul Singh: I lost 18kg due to ill health but it helped me essay my new role on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Not Mrinal Kulkarni, but Pallavi Joshi as Tarabai in 'Bajirao Mastani'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Not Mukesh Khanna, but Ravindra Mankani in Sony's Peshwa Bajirao". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Bollywood actor Yuri Suri replaces Nawab SHah in SOny's Peshwa Bajirao". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Deepshikha Nagpal to play Aurangzeb's daughter". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Sanjay Batra to enter Bajirao Mastani". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Chetan Hansraj enters Peshwa Bajirao as Muhammad Azam Shah". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Historical roles comes with responsibilities:Dolly Sohi". The Hans India. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Dinesh Mehta and Madan Joshi to enter Sony TV's Peshwa Bajirao". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Rushiraj Pawar excited about role in Peshwa Bajirao". The Asian Age. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Sony TV's Upcoming Show Peshwa Bajirao's Syed Aman Mian Speaks About His Character And The Show!". Fuzion Productions. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Aditya Redij enters Peshwa Bajirao". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Ashoka's Siddharth Nigam to play Chattrapati Shivaji". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Ishant Bhanushali joins 'Peshwa Bajirao'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2017.