Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan |
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| Genre | Narrative non-fiction |
| Written by | Raghav Khanna (Season 1 & 2) Vivek Singh (Season 3) |
| Directed by | Akshar Pillai (Season 1) Gaurav Mehra (Season 2 and 3) Raghav Khanna (Creative Director, Season 1 and 2) Rachita Gorowala (Creative Director, Season 3) George Varghese (Additional Director, Season 2) |
| Voices of | Manwendra Tripathy |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Nidhi Tuli & Ashraf Abbas Executive Producer - Akash Thakkar, Samrat Mukherjee |
| Cinematography | Ankit Trivedi Akshar Pillai Swapnil S. Sonawane Laxman Anand Aniruddha Barua Jiten Lucky Saptarishi Deepak Arya Nishant Gala |
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| Production company(s) | Rangrez Media Pvt. Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Epic Channel |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | 24 December 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Raja Rasoi aur Andaaz Anokha |
Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan ("Kings, Kitchens and Other Stories") is an Indian television series The EPIC Channel and takes viewers into the world of Indian cuisine. The show gives an inside look into the royal kitchens of India. The series explores the history behind the cuisine of the Indian royals, showing how dishes were discovered, and their significance in Indian history. It premiered on 24 December 2014 with 11 one-hour episodes. EPIC launched Season 2 of the show on 8 July 2015 with 24 half-hour episodes. The show highlights how food and taste transcended time and their significance in history. Season 3 of the show started broadcasting on 17 December 2021 with 5 half-hour episodes.
Show summary
Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan provides information about historical events that influenced culinary practices in different parts of India. The show also features a combination of recipes using local herbs, rare fowls and elaborate preparation methods. Food writers and food enthusiasts also share anecdotes on the food habits of the maharajahs.
Show themes
Season one
- Episode 1 – Jodhpur & Jaipur
- Episode 2 – Tamil Nadu (Tanjore)
- Episode 3 – Delhi & Rampur
- Episode 4 – Jammu and Kashmir
- Episode 5 – Punjab
- Episode 6 – Himachal Pradesh
- Episode 7 – Banaras & Allahabad
- Episode 8 – Lucknow & Mahmudabad
- Episode 9 – Mysore & Coorg
- Episode 10 – Kerala
- Episode 11 – Gujarat
Season two
- Episode 1 – Hyderabad
- Episode 2 – Odisha
- Episode 3 – Chhattisgarh
- Episode 4 – Andhra Pradesh
- Episode 5 – Puducherry
- Episode 6 – Kolkata
- Episode 7 – Mangalore
- Episode 8 – Goa
- Episode 9 – Maharashtra
- Episode 10 – Assam
- Episode 11 – Mathura
- Episode 12 – Sikkim
- Episode 13 – Murshidabad
- Episode 14 – Nagaland
- Episode 15 – Mumbai
- Episode 16 – Meghalaya & Tripura
- Episode 17 – Bihar
- Episode 18 – Ladakh
- Episode 19 – Uttarkhand
- Episode 20 – Madhya Pradesh
- Episode 21 – Northern India
- Episode 22 – Southern India
- Episode 23 – Eastern India
- Episode 24 – Western India
Season three
Production
The show is produced by Rangrez Media Pvt. Ltd and Ashraf Abbas, Nidhi Tuli with concept & idea by Ashraf Abbas. Cinematography is by Ankit Trivedi, Swapnil Sonawane, Mohit Kakodkar, Laxman Anand, Aniruddha Barua, Jiten Lucky, Saptarishi and Deepak Arya while direction is by Akshar Pillai (season 1), Gaurav Mehra (Season 2) & George Verghese (for some episodes of Season 2). The show has been researched, developed and written by Raghav Khanna with voice over by Manwendra Tripathi. Prof. Pushpesh Pant, one of the noted food historian of India, has also been frequently featured in all of the episodes. Episodes have been shot in locations across regions where culinary practices and cuisines have been discovered.
Spin-off Shows
In 2017, the show moved away from documentary format to a host based cookery show. Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar was the host for the season 1 of "Raja Rasoi and Andaz Anokha" . The show was 30 minutes in length and aired on The EPIC Channel.
The season 2 of chef based show is under production.
