Virtual Bharat
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| Virtual Bharat | |
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| Genre | Documentary film, short film, web series |
| Directed by | Bharat Bala |
| Presented by | A. R. Rahman Gulzar Shreya Ghoshal Kaushiki Chakraborty |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | 1,000 (expected) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bharat Bala |
| Running time | <10 minutes |
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| Network | YouTube |
| Release | 15 August 2019 – present |
Virtual Bharat is an Indian documentary short film series directed by Bharat Bala and premiered on YouTube on 15 August 2019. The series is expected to have a total of 1,000 episodes,[1] telling stories about Indian culture, art, architecture, people, etc., with each episode lasting no more than 10 minutes.[2]
Bharat Bala said Virtual Bharat was inspired by filmmakers David Lean and David Lynch. The first episode of the series, Thaalam is about the boat racing in Kerala,[3] while the second episode is about the Sambalpuri poet Haldhar Nag from Odisha.[4][5][6]
