| Buniyaad | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap Opera |
| Written by | Manohar Shyam Joshi |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Buniyaad" by Anup Jalota |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Amit Khanna |
| Cinematography | K.K. Mahajan |
| Editor | M.S. Shinde |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | May 1986 – May 1987 |
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Buniyaad (transl. Foundation) is an Indian television soap opera directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti Sarup.[1] The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.[2] It first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National. It was re-aired on Sahara One in 2006, and on DD National and DD Retro during COVID-19 lockdown in India.[3][4] The story spans the life in India between 1915 and 1985.[5][6]
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- ^ Banerjee, Sudheshna (20 January 2006). "Back to Buniyaad". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Hope younger generation discovers Buniyaad: Ramesh Sippy on show's rerun on DD". The Indian Express. Mumbai. Press Trust of India. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Deol, Taran (11 July 2020). "Doordarshan's Buniyaad, a family drama that masterfully captured the pangs of Partition". The Print. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Ayaz, Shaikh (23 February 2021). "Turning the clock back on the acclaimed Partition saga Buniyaad, called the Sholay of Indian TV". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.