Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan is a historical drama from India, that was aired on STAR Plus channel from May 12, 2006 up to March 15, 2009. The show was presented by Sagar Pictures and directed by Noel Smith, Krishnakant Pandey and Manish Singh.
The story is about the epic Apabhramsa poem, Prithviraj Chauhan (The ?Brave Warrior Of The Land) Raso, made by Chand Bardai which represents the life of Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora. He is a Rajput emperor in India on the 12th century under the Chauhan dynasty to perch in Delhi’s royalty. Prithviraj is Someshwar Chauhan’s son. He is experienced in military jobs; he became the King of Ajmer when he was 13 years old after his father dies in a clash. His grandfather, Anangpal Tomar is also an emperor of Delhi, who proclaims him as his successor when he recognizes Prithviraj’s courage and his heroic acts. He fell in love with the daughter of Jaichand of Kannauj, Sanyogita (played by Mugdha Chaphekar). Jaichand (played by Sidharth Malhotra) of Kannauj is his enemy who seized her at the Swayamvara rite.
The series begins from the Kannauj and Ajmer families and the two sisters and daughters of Anagpal I, Roopsundari and Kamlavati (played by Sunila Karambekar). Someshwar Chauhan of Ajmer (played by Jas Arora) was married to Kamlavati while Vijaypal of Kannauj was married to Roopsundari. Someshwar and his wife were both anxious of not having a successor on the Chauhan Dynasty. So, they prayed and asked for consecration from God to give them a child. Someshwar expressed his gratitude to Vijaypal and to Roopsundari for staying and supporting them no matter what. Kamlavati proposed to his husband to marry another woman so that Chauhan Dynasty can possibly have a successor, but he rejected it. Later on, the two was blessed with a boy child and they called him, Prithviraj Chauhan III.
Time passed by until Prithvi was sent to study in Gurukul. He was then an outstanding student and he came to Vansaj of Eklavya, who is capable of firing bow by means of hearing. He also learns from Shabd Bhedi Baan Vidya.
After some more years, Someshwar was deceived by King Bhimdev whom he trusted so much. Prithvi, along with his friends became profoundly involved in the situation and they intend to go to Koteshwor Temple, since it is also very timely that Prithvi’s friend, Arjun (Gaurav Kumar) will soon be married. Prithvi finally bids his goodbye to Someshwar and to the whole kingdom and he went to the Koteshwor Mandir, where he begins his adventure, on the way to find the love of his life.
Other casts includes, Richa Mukherjee as Vaisali, Chinki Jaiswal as Rajkumari Pratha, Vimmy Bhatt as Jwala, Mehul Vyas as Sanjham, Harsh Rajput as Pundir, Raja Gulati as Chand, Gaurav Kumar as Arjun, Jay Soni as Samar Singh, and a lot more.
