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1962: The War in the Hills
1962: The War in the Hills is a 2021 Hindi Disney+ Hotstar war series by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Abhay Deol as Major Suraj Singh, fictionalizing the 1962 Sino-Indian War last stand of about 126 Indian soldiers against 3,000 Chinese troops.
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap (भारत का वीर पुत्र - महाराणा प्रताप) is a Sony TV historical drama by Contiloe Entertainment on the Mewar ruler, premiered May 27, 2013, 539 episodes, introduced by Amitabh Bachchan.
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat is an Indian historical television serial following the Mauryan emperor Ashoka from childhood to the throne of Magadh, starring Mohit Raina and Siddharth Nigam.
Chanakya (चाणक्य) (TV series)
Chanakya (चाणक्य) is an Indian historical drama TV series written, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who also starred, telecast on DD National from 1991 to 1992.
Chandra Nandini (चंद्र नंदिनी)
Chandra Nandini (चन्द्र नन्दिनी), an Ekta Kapoor Balaji Telefilms Hindi historical drama on Star Plus (2016–2017, 286 episodes), starring Rajat Tokas as Chandragupta Maurya and Shweta Basu Prasad as the fictional queen Nandini.
Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series)
Chandragupta Maurya (चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य) is a Hindi historical TV series on Sony TV, 14 November 2018 to 30 August 2019, produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary's One Life Studios as a sequel to Porus, starring Kartikey Malviya, Faisal Khan, Tarun Khanna, and Saurabh Raj Jain.
Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan (पृथ्वीराज चौहान)
Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan (धरती का वीर योद्धा पृथ्वीराज चौहान) is a Star Plus Hindi historical drama (2006–2009, 9 seasons) by Sagar Arts, based on Prithviraj Raso, starring Rajat Tokas, Anas Rashid, and Mugdha Chaphekar as Sanyogita.
Dil Bekaraar
Dil Bekaraar (दिल बेकरार) is a 2021 Disney+ Hotstar Hindi romantic comedy series, Habib Faisal's adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's novel Those Pricey Thakur Girls, set in 1980s Delhi, starring Sahher Bambba and Akshay Oberoi in 10 episodes.
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (एक था राजा एक थी रानी)
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (एक था राजा एक थी रानी) is a Hindi Zee TV period drama (2015-2017) set in 1940s royalty, starring Drashti Dhami as Gayatri and Siddhant Karnick as Ranaji of Ameerkot, over 500 episodes.
Gandhi (TV series)
Gandhi (TV series) is an Indian biographical drama series starring Pratik Gandhi. It is based on Ramachandra Guha's books and premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
Heeramandi
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix period drama (May 1, 2024, eight episodes) about tawaifs in pre-independence Lahore, starring Manisha Koirala and Sonakshi Sinha; a record-breaking Indian series renewed for Season 2.
Jodha Akbar (जोधा अकबर)
Jodha Akbar (जोधा अकबर) is a Hindi historical romance TV serial on Zee TV (2013–2015, 565 episodes) by Balaji Telefilms, starring Rajat Tokas as Akbar and Paridhi Sharma as Jodha Bai, distinct from the 2008 film of the same name.
Operation Safed Sagar (TV series)
Operation Safed Sagar is a 2026 Netflix Hindi-language military drama series, six episodes, directed by Oni Sen, created by Abhijeet Singh Parmar and Kushal Srivastava, starring Siddharth and Jimmy Shergill as Golden Arrows Squadron pilots in the 1999 Kargil War.
Peshwa Bajirao (पेशवा बाजीराव) (TV series)
Peshwa Bajirao (पेशवा बाजीराव), also called Peshwa Bajirao TV series, is a Sony TV Hindi historical drama (23 January to 25 August 2017, 151 episodes) starring Karan Suchak, Rudra Soni, Manish Wadhwa, and Anuja Sathe as Bajirao I's parents.
Porus (TV series)
Porus is an Indian historical drama TV series (2017) by Swastik Productions for Sony Entertainment Television, dramatizing King Porus versus Alexander the Great; a reported Rs 500 crore, 260-episode production, India's first producer-owned IP primetime series.
Pracchand Ashok
Pracchand Ashok (प्रचंड अशोक) is a 2024 Colors TV Hindi historical drama by Balaji Telefilms starring Adnan Khan as Ashok and Mallika Singh as Kaurwaki; it ran 39 episodes from 6 February to 29 March 2024 before cancellation over low TRPs.
Razia Sultan (TV series)
Razia Sultan is a 2015 Hindi historical drama TV series on &TV by Swastik Productions, starring Pankhuri Awasthy as the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, 170 episodes, narrated by Shah Rukh Khan, later streamed on ZEE5 and Netflix.
Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015) is a Hindi-language Indian anthology TV series directed by Anurag Basu for the EPIC channel, adapting 26 Tagore short stories such as Chokher Bali, Kabuliwallah, and Punishment, set in 1920s Bengal.
Tenali Rama (TV series)
Tenali Rama is a Sony SAB Hindi historical comedy about the Telugu jester-poet in Krishnadevaraya's Vijayanagara court, starring Krishna Bharadwaj; aired 2017-2019 and revived as Tenali Rama 2.0 (तेनाली रामा २.०) from December 2024 to July 2025.
The Empire
The Empire (2021) is an Indian Disney+ Hotstar historical fiction series, directed by Mitakshara Kumar and showrun by Nikkhil Advani, adapting Alex Rutherford's novel Raiders from the North about Babur's rise, starring Kunal Kapoor, Dino Morea, and Shabana Azmi.
The Revolutionaries (TV series)
The Revolutionaries is a 2026 Prime Video Hindi period drama created and directed by Nikkhil Advani, adapted from Sanjeev Sanyal's book, following Rash Behari Bose, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Pratibha Lahiri, and Bagha Jatin in the 1912 Ghadar armed resistance against British rule; eight episodes premiered September 11, 2026.