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MUMBAI:
Doordarshan's national network (DD-1) will air a new serial,
'Dharti ka Lal-Lal bahadur Shastri,' on Sundays at
10 am, beginning 9 March.
 The
serial is based on the life of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the person
who became India's third Prime Minister and coined the slogan
"Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan" (Hail the soldier,
Hail the farmer). Shastri died suddenly during a critical
tour of Soviet Russia in 1966.
The
serial has been directed by Romesh Sharma, narrated by Om
Puri and scripted by Kamleshwer.
Shastri
had played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.
He was born on 2 October 1904 in Uttar Pradesh.
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