Buddha: Rajaon ka Raja

Buddhaa-Rajaon Ka Raja is a historical drama on Zee TV and Doordarshan, produced by Bhupendra Kumar Modi, under the banner Spice Global. The creative producer of the show is Shetall Siingh. The show first aired on Sunday, 8 September 2013 at 11:00 am on Zee TV and Doordarshan. The programme stars Kabir Bedi in a cameo role as Asita Muni, the sage who announces the coming of Gautama Buddha. The story of the serial is based on the life of Buddha that shows how a prince, Siddhartha, became a Buddha. The role of Mayadevi - scheduled to be played by Sameksha Singh - was replaced with Deepika Upadhyay. Himanshu Soni is playing the lead role of Buddha, while 2010 Miss India top ten finalist, Kajal Jain is playing role of Siddhartha Gautama's wife Yaśodharā. Earlier, Ashutosh Gowariker wanted to collaborate with Shekhar Kapur for a television series on Buddha.