Haqeeqat (TV series)
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Haqeeqat is an Indian television docudrama
Docudrama
In film, television programming and staged theatre, docudrama is a documentary-style genre that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term is often confused with docufiction....

 series that aired on Sahara TV now as Sahara One
Sahara One
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....

 based on the human rights violation either by police or common man against the common man. It scored the highest noted TRP of 8 points in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 in 2001. The series premiered on June 12, 2001, and aired every Tuesday at 8:30pm IST
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...

.

Concept

Each story is presented by known Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 director-producer Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt , is a prominent Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.Bhatt's early directional career consisted of acclaimed films, such as Arth, Saaransh, Janam, Naam and Zakhm....

, and showcases true stories of atrocites on common man ranging from child abuse and labour, custodial torture, death, and rape, dowry deaths, immoral traffic, domestic violence and inhuman atrocities.

Awards

Radio and TV Advertisers Practitioners Association (RAPA) Awards
  • 27th RAPA Awards 2001 - 'Best Direction'
  • 28th RAPA Awards 2002
    • Saurabh Narang - 'Best Director'
    • Haqeeqat - 'Best Nonfiction Programme'


Indian Telly Awards
  • Indian Telly Awards 2002 - Saurabh Narang - 'Best Director' & 'Best Screenplay Writer'
  • Hero Honda ITA Awards 2004 - Geeta Nair - 'Best Actress'


Asian Television Awards
  • 2002 Asian Television Awards - Haqeeqat: Long Format Docudrama

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