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On the very first day of the series launch, the cable operators of Nepal banned the series to be telecasted all over Nepal as the series previously announced that Buddha was born in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Nepal/Maoists-block-Indian-channels-over-Buddha-row/Article1-1121556.aspx |title=Maoists block Indian channels over Buddha row |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Later the team behind the series corrected their mistake.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chaya Unnikrishnan |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-biggest-tv-shockers-1942666 |title=Biggest TV shockers &#124; Latest News & Updates at |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=30 December 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> It prioritises on the saying that "Buddha was born in Nepal not in India." Siddhartha Gautam received enlightenment and then came to be known as Buddha. ‘Buddha’ was blocked by cable operators across Nepal for fears of hurting sentiments of millions of viewers in the Himalayan nation. The channel mentioned on its website that “he is counted amongst the most important personalities to have been born in the recorded history of India”. The website’s claim and Bedi remarks were enough to start a storm on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter where Nepalis blamed both for the irresponsible claim.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/there-is-no-controversy-buddha-was-born-in-nepal-india/articleshow/22603808.cms |title=There is no controversy, Buddha was born in Nepal: India - Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=15 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Soon online petitions were being signed on sites like ipetitions.com and change.org to put an end to the false assertion. The efforts had the desired outcome. Zee TV replaced the word India with Nepal on its website promoting the mega serial and Bedi too realised his mistake and apologised, “Yes, my friends, I mis-spoke. Forgive me. Buddha was certainly born in Lumbini, Nepal. My apologies to all whose feelings were hurt,” the actor tweeted on Saturday. On the very first day of the series launch, the cable operators of Nepal banned the series to be telecasted all over Nepal as the series previously announced that Buddha was born in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Nepal/Maoists-block-Indian-channels-over-Buddha-row/Article1-1121556.aspx |title=Maoists block Indian channels over Buddha row |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Later the team behind the series corrected their mistake.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chaya Unnikrishnan |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-biggest-tv-shockers-1942666 |title=Biggest TV shockers &#124; Latest News & Updates at |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=30 December 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> It prioritises on the saying that "Buddha was born in Nepal not in India." Siddhartha Gautam received enlightenment and then came to be known as Buddha. ‘Buddha’ was blocked by cable operators across Nepal for fears of hurting sentiments of millions of viewers in the Himalayan nation. The channel mentioned on its website that “he is counted amongst the most important personalities to have been born in the recorded history of India”. The website’s claim and Bedi remarks were enough to start a storm on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter where Nepalis blamed both for the irresponsible claim.<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/there-is-no-controversy-buddha-was-born-in-nepal-india/articleshow/22603808.cms |title=There is no controversy, Buddha was born in Nepal: India - Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=15 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Soon online petitions were being signed on sites like ipetitions.com and change.org to put an end to the false assertion. The efforts had the desired outcome. Zee TV replaced the word India with Nepal on its website promoting the mega serial and Bedi too realised his mistake and apologised, “Yes, my friends, I mis-spoke. Forgive me. Buddha was certainly born in Lumbini, Nepal. My apologies to all whose feelings were hurt,” the actor tweeted on Saturday.


Although the Buddha's birth place remains disputed to some degree, that whether he was born in ], present-day Nepal, or Kapileswara, ], present-day India; or ], ], present-day India. Although Buddha was born in ], present-day Nepal,
Three years ago noted Indian-American journalist ] raised a storm by mentioning in his book ‘The Post American World’ that Buddha was born in India. The Indian government doesn't make any claim on Buddha’s birth in India. But few history textbooks in India making such assertion on several occasions has led many in Nepal to believe that there could be an Indian design to usurp Buddha’s legacy from its smaller neighbor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-10/south-asia/41936549_1_lord-buddha-lumbini-nepal-cable |title=?Nepal cable TV operators to censor ‘Buddha’ episodes - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=10 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Once Delhi Chief Minister ] stated “India has been fortunate that he (Buddha) was born here,” ] quoted her as stating while addressing the First Founding Members Conclave of International Buddhist Confederation in New Delhi. Such information keep getting perpetrated despite UNESCO clearly stating “Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal."<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nepali-cable-operators-ban-screening-of-zee-s-buddha-serial-113090800484_1.html |title=Nepali cable operators ban screening of Zee's Buddha serial |publisher=Business Standard |date=8 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-was-born-in-nepal-stresses-india-protests-in-nepal/1/309962.html |title=Buddha was born in Nepal, stresses India after outrage on tele-series in Nepal : Neighbours, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=15 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Three years ago noted Indian-American journalist ] raised a storm by mentioning in his book ‘The Post American World’ that Buddha was born in India. The Indian government doesn't make any claim on Buddha’s birth in India. But few history textbooks in India making such assertion on several occasions has led many in Nepal to believe that there could be an Indian design to usurp Buddha’s legacy from its smaller neighbor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-10/south-asia/41936549_1_lord-buddha-lumbini-nepal-cable |title=?Nepal cable TV operators to censor ‘Buddha’ episodes - Times Of India |publisher=Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=10 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref> Once Delhi Chief Minister ] stated “India has been fortunate that he (Buddha) was born here,” ] quoted her as stating while addressing the First Founding Members Conclave of International Buddhist Confederation in New Delhi. Such information keep getting perpetrated despite UNESCO clearly stating “Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal."<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nepali-cable-operators-ban-screening-of-zee-s-buddha-serial-113090800484_1.html |title=Nepali cable operators ban screening of Zee's Buddha serial |publisher=Business Standard |date=8 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-was-born-in-nepal-stresses-india-protests-in-nepal/1/309962.html |title=Buddha was born in Nepal, stresses India after outrage on tele-series in Nepal : Neighbours, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=15 September 2013 |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref>


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2013 Indian TV series or program
Buddha
GenreMythological
Written byGajra Kottary
Prakash Kapadia
Puneet S. Shukla
StarringHimanshu Soni
Kajal Jain
Kabir Bedi
Sameer Dharmadhikari
Reshmi Ghosh
Siddharth Vasudev
Amit Behl
Hemant Choudhary
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerB. K. Modi
CinematographyVeer Dhaval Puranik
Running time1 hour
Original release
NetworkZee TV
Doordarshan
Release8 September 2013

Buddhaa-Rajaon Ka Raja (titled as Buddhaa - The King of Kings) is a Historical drama on Zee TV and Doordarshan, produced by B. K. Modi, under the banner Spice Global. The creative producer of the show is Ridwana Khan. The show airs from 8 September 2013 on Sunday at 11:00 am on Zee TV and Doordarshan. The programme stars Kabir Bedi in a cameo role as Asita Muni, the sage who announces the coming of Gautama Buddha. The story of the serial is based on the life of Buddha that shows how a prince, Siddhartha, became a Buddha. The role of Mayadevi was earlier scheduled to be played by Samiksha Singh,was replaced with Deepika Upadhyay. Himanshu Soni is playing the lead role of Buddha, while 2010 Miss India top ten finalist, Kajal Jain is playing role of Siddhartha Gautama's wife Yasodharā. Earlier, Ashutosh Gowariker wanted to collaborate with Shekhar Kapur for a television series on Buddha.

Cast

Plot

Born as Prince Siddhartha in the year BC, after years of waiting and yearning, on a full moon night, to his parents King Shuddhodana and Queen Mahamaya, he was a unique child, even at birth. Carrying the 32 signs of greatness and predicted to be the saviour of humankind by some, and a mighty king of kings by others, Siddhartha proved both the prophesies to be true. In his growing years, he was the ideal warrior prince, the pride of his father’s eyes and later to his lovely wife Yashodhara, he was the devoted and sensitive husband that all women dream of, but few are blessed with. Despite his father’s extreme protection of him from seeing suffering of any kind, lest he move towards fulfilling the latter prophecy of him being a thinker and philosopher, even as a child Siddhartha by his very nature ever-questioned and pondered about all phenomena around him.

Siddhartha wondered about all things- from social to physical and natural to man-made, and he was hugely compassionate and uncompetitive by nature. Siddhartha’s questions were not born out of the natural curiosity of a young boy about the world around, but of a deeply rational yet philosophical concern for the state of the world that he saw around him, and his devastation was compounded in his youth when the wall of protection from seeing suffering that his father had built around him, crumbled.

It was an enlightenment, that shone not only his path on earth, but also showed the way forward for all mankind, that would illuminate the world with his teachings for thousands of years to come, as it gave birth to the Buddha-a word that today symbolises truth, peace, love, compassion and righteousness that he stood for, like no other. It is no wonder then that there is a revival of the relevance of Buddha’s teachings and beliefs in the modern world.

Production

Nidhi Yasha (costume & jewellery) and Varsha Jain (set designer) are main crew behind the sets and costumes on the show. The first shot of Buddha was taken at the magnanimous set created at the Film City in Mumbai on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima on 27 May 2013.

International Broadcast

Country Network(s)/Station(s) Series premiere Title
 Sri Lanka TV Derana March 2014 ශ්‍රී ගෞතම සම්බුද්ධ (Sri Gauthama Sambudda)

Controversy on birthplace of Buddha

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On the very first day of the series launch, the cable operators of Nepal banned the series to be telecasted all over Nepal as the series previously announced that Buddha was born in India. Later the team behind the series corrected their mistake. It prioritises on the saying that "Buddha was born in Nepal not in India." Siddhartha Gautam received enlightenment and then came to be known as Buddha. ‘Buddha’ was blocked by cable operators across Nepal for fears of hurting sentiments of millions of viewers in the Himalayan nation. The channel mentioned on its website that “he is counted amongst the most important personalities to have been born in the recorded history of India”. The website’s claim and Bedi remarks were enough to start a storm on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter where Nepalis blamed both for the irresponsible claim. Soon online petitions were being signed on sites like ipetitions.com and change.org to put an end to the false assertion. The efforts had the desired outcome. Zee TV replaced the word India with Nepal on its website promoting the mega serial and Bedi too realised his mistake and apologised, “Yes, my friends, I mis-spoke. Forgive me. Buddha was certainly born in Lumbini, Nepal. My apologies to all whose feelings were hurt,” the actor tweeted on Saturday.

Although Buddha was born in Lumbini, present-day Nepal, Three years ago noted Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria raised a storm by mentioning in his book ‘The Post American World’ that Buddha was born in India. The Indian government doesn't make any claim on Buddha’s birth in India. But few history textbooks in India making such assertion on several occasions has led many in Nepal to believe that there could be an Indian design to usurp Buddha’s legacy from its smaller neighbor. Once Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit stated “India has been fortunate that he (Buddha) was born here,” Press Trust of India quoted her as stating while addressing the First Founding Members Conclave of International Buddhist Confederation in New Delhi. Such information keep getting perpetrated despite UNESCO clearly stating “Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal."

Critical Reception

Daily News and Analysis praised the performances of all the actors of Buddha, says Sameer Dharmadhikariaka Suddhodana Acting is first rated.

See also

References

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