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Mahabharat
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Genre	Epic
Created by	Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Based on	Mahabharata by Vyasa
Written by	Siddharth Kumar Tewary Sharmin Joseph Radhika Anand Anand Vardhan Mihir Bhuta
Directed by	Siddharth Anand Kumar Amarprith G Mukesh Kumar Singh Kamal Monga Loknath Pandey
Creative director	Amol Surve
Starring	See below
Narrated by	Saurabh Raj Jain
Theme music composer	Ajay Atul (Hai katha sangram ki)
Composers	Jitesh Panchal Lenin Nandi Sushant Pawar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	267
Production
Producers	Siddharth Kumar Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary
Editor	Paresh Shah
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Swastik Productions
Original release
Network	StarPlus (2013-2014) YouTube (2019 - 2020)
Release	16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) – 16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)

Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian drama television series based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus. The whole series is available digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. The television show was produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Summary

The story begins with Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and Ganga, taking his oath of celibacy to convince Satyavati to marry his father Shantanu, the king of Hastinapura. Shantanu and Satyavati marry and have 2 children - Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. Chitrangad dies and on the advice of queen Saytavati Bhisma wins the three princesses of Kashi kingdom for Vichitravirya but the eldest Princess Amba refuses to marry him and leaves for her lover who rejects her. She blames Bhisma and vows that she will be the reason of his death. Vichitravirya died without any children, but Veda Vyasa, the son of Satyavati born through occult is requested to impregnate Vichitravirya's 2 wives Ambika and Ambalika the same way he was conceived. Besides the queens, Vyasa also impregnates a maid Parishrami through occult. Soon, Ambika gives birth to Dhritarashtra, born blind, Ambalika gives birth to Pandu, born pale and Parashrami gives birth to Vidura.

25 years later

Dhritarashtra is married to Gandhari, the princess of Gandhara Kingdom; because of her boon of bearing a hundred sons. After knowing her would-be-husband is blind Gandhari decided to blindfold herself to share her husband's pain. This angers Shakuni, the brother of Gandhari, and he vows to destroy Bhishma, as it was him who had brought the proposal for Gandhari's marriage. Dhritarashtra is denied the throne for being blind, and the throne is given to Pandu. Pandu marries Kunti, a princess of Kunti Kingdom, and Madri of Madra Kingdom. Pandu is later cursed by Sage Kindama, that he will die if he attempts to impregnate his wives. Pandu, heartbroken, renounces the kingdom with his 2 wives. After this Dhritarashtra becomes de facto king of Hastinapur.

Kunti uses her boon, given to her by Sage Durvasa, to invoke gods of her choice and obtain children from them. She begets Yudhishthira from Yama (the god of death and righteousness), Bhima from Vayu (the god of wind), Arjuna from Indra (the king of the gods). She also chants the boon for Madri, and Madri obtains twins - Nakula and Sahadeva - from the Ashwini Kumaras. Gandhari is jealous by this development and gives birth to a lump of flesh after being pregnant for 2 years, but this is cut into 101 pieces by Veda Vyasa, and these pieces eventually transform into children - the 100 Kauravas (led by Duryodhana) and a daughter, Dushala.

15 years later

Years pass, and the Kauravas grow up to be evil, led by their eldest brother Duryodhana, who is highly influenced by his uncle Shakuni, contrary to the Pandavas who are righteous. Pandavas return to Hastinapur with Kunti, after the death of Pandu and Madri. Shakuni tries to poison Bheema, but he is saved by his great grandfather Naag Raj. Bhishma banishes Shakuni from Hastinapur, forcing him to return to Gandhar. All princes are sent to study under Guru Dronacharya

12 years later

Years pass and the princes return to Hastinapur, where they are engaged in a competition of showcasing their skills. Arjuna wins the competition, but Karna challenges Arjuna as Dronacharya declared Arjuna as the greatest bowman of the world. Kunti realises that Karna is her son whom she had obtained from Surya, the Sun God, long before marriage. In the meantime, Arjuna, also befriends Lord Krishna, his cousin (Lord Krishna's father was Vasudev, brother of Kunti), and King of Dwarka. The Kauravas attempt to kill the Pandavas using a palace made of wax, but the Pandavas escape. They go into exile so all others believe them to be dead. In the process, the Pandavas encounter a demon by the name Hidimba. Bhima kills Hidimba but ends up marrying his sister, Hidimbi. The couple begets a son, Ghatotkacha. The Pandavas eventually marry Draupadi, the princess of Panchala and King Drupada's daughter, born from fire, thus revealing their identity. They return to Hastinapur and justify their polyandry.

The sequence of events leads to the Kuru Kingdom being divided - The Pandavas receive a new kingdom - Khandavprastha. Arjuna destroys the Khandava. They renovate the town, and rename it as Indraprastha. The prosperity of Indraprastha angers Duryodhana. A jealous Duryodhana summons Pandavas for a dice game, where Yudhishthira loses his kingdom, brothers as well as their common wife Draupadi. Draupadi is dragged and humiliated in the court, however, Krishna saves her honour at the end.

The Pandavas and Draupadi, as a result of losing, are forced into a 12-year exile and a year of incognito, the latter phase being spent in the kingdom of King Virata. Pandavas reunite with their children- the Upapandavas (the 5 sons of Draupadi) and Abhimanyu (the son of Arjuna and Subhadra), after the exile period. Abhimanyu is married to Uttaraa, the daughter of King Virata and Queen Sudeshna.

The Pandavas' peace treaty with the Kauravas fails to materialise, thus confirming that a war is set to happen. Both, the Pandavas and Kauravas, gather their respective armies by allying with different tribes and kingdoms.

Shortly before the Kurukshetra War commences, Arjuna obtains the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita from Krishna, which helps him fight for righteousness without any remorse of killing his own people in the process. The war begins and continues for 18 days - both sides face mass destruction. The Pandavas and Kauravas lose all of their children, in-laws, and allies, and the war officially ends after Duryodhana, the only remaining Kaurava, is killed by Bhima.

Ashwatthama (the son of Dronacharya), on seeing Duryodhana's death, gets angered and raids the Pandava camp at night, killing many soldiers in the process. Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandini ( eldest sister of Draupadi who helped Pandavas in killing Bhishma) and the Upapandavas are killed by Ashwatthama while they are sleeping. He also tries to kill a widowed Uttaraa and her unborn baby rather unsuccessfully, but both of them are revived and the child is named as 'Parikshit' by Krishna.

Krishna also curses Ashwatthama to remain in severe pain and immortality for the rest of his life because of his heinous act. The Pandavas return to Hastinapura, where Dhritarashtra attempts to kill Bhima but ends up being unsuccessful. Gandhari curses Krishna for letting the war happen as she lost all of her sons and grandsons, so he suffers the same fate. The show ends with Yudhishthira being finally crowned by Krishna, as the king of Hastinapur.

Episodes

Season 1

1.1 Shantanu accepts Bhishma as son

Ganga informs Shantanu that Bhishma is their son. Satyavati learns about Bhishma and leaves Shantanu. At the palace, Shantanu announces Bhishma as the Prince of Hastinapur. Bhishma visits Satyavati to convince her to stay with Shantanu, but she asks Shantanu to choose between her and his son.

1.2 Bhishma saves Vichitravirya

To enable Satyavati to stay with Shantanu, Bhishma agrees to relinquish his right to the throne and also takes a vow of lifelong celibacy to guarantee his Satyavati's promise. 25 years Later, Vichitravirya the younger son of queen Satyavati and king Shantanu is captured by the King of Panchal for his misdeeds. Bhishma saves his life and decides to punish Vichitravirya, but Satyavati interferes.

1.3 Bhishma defeats King Salva

Satyavati sends Bhishma to the King of Kashi to seek his daughters as brides for Vichitravirya. In Kashi, King Salva challenges Bhishma, but is defeated. However,The oldest princess Amba, informs Bhishma that she wishes to marry the king of Shalva whom Bhishma defeated at their swayamvara. Bhishma lets her leave to marry the king of Shalva and takes the other two daughters with him. Later, King Salva refuses to marry Amba still smarting at his humiliation at the hands of Bhishma .

1.4 Amba orders Bhishma to marry her

In her quest for justice, Amba orders Bhishma to marry her, but he refuses. Later, she seeks Parashurama's help. He also refuses her request as Bhishma is his most trusted pupil. Vichitravirya is to be crowned king but before he reaches the throne, he collapses.

1.5 Two boys are born

Vichitravirya dies under mysterious circumstances. As promised by Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika give birth to boys, with the help of Vyasa under the Niyoga practice. But, Ambika's son is found to be blind. Meanwhile, Amba manages to attract Parashurama's attention. She strives for justice.

1.6 Bhishma has to make a choice

Ambika and Ambalika's sons are named Dhritarashtra and Pandu. On Bhishma's request, Vyasa's other son is named Vidura. Amba returns to Hastinapur and asks Bhishma to choose either marriage or death. Bhishma meets Parashurama and tries to explain his stand, but Parashurama orders him to fight.

1.7 Amba is reborn as Shikhandini

Lord Shiva stops the war between Parashurama and Bhishma. Amba seeks a rebirth from Shiva, to take revenge on Bhishma. She is reborn as Shikhandini, King Drupada's daughter. In Gandhara, when King Subala tries to find a groom for Gandhari, he learns of an attack on his kingdom.

Season 2

2.1 A marriage proposal for Gandhari

King Subala prepares his army, assuming Bhishma has come to fight them. But Bhishma has come to King Subala with Dhritarashtra's marriage proposal for Gandhari. This worries King Subala, but Bhishma convinces him by offering him Hastinapur.

2.2 King Subala's fear

Dhritarashtra fights against elephants to show his strength. Later, Vidura meets Dhritarashtra and Pandu and tells them that only the righteous prince will be the next king! This angers Dhritarashtra. In Gandhara, King Subala fears that Shakuni may object to Gandhari's marriage.

2.3 Shakuni is miffed with Subala

As the marriage preparations begin, Dhritarashtra shares his desire to become the king, with Pandu. Shakuni is furious with King Subala's decision, when he learns about Gandhari's marriage with Dhritarashtra.

2.4 Gandhari's oath

Gandhari is upset on learning about Dhritarashtra. Calling King Subala a cheat, Shakuni tries to cancel the wedding, but Gandhari stops him. In her room, Gandhari blows out all lamps, to learn to live in darkness. To support her to-be-husband, Gandhari takes a decision shocking everyone.

2.5 Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari

Gandhari takes an oath and blindfolds herself. Dhritarashtra refuses to marry her when he gets to know about her oath. Gandhari explains the reason for her decision and persuades him to marry her. For the welfare of Hastinapur, Dhritarashtra marries Gandhari.

2.6 Dhritarashtra rejects Gandhari

Dhritarashtra humiliates Gandhari and orders her to remove her blindfold. But she refuses, so he rejects her as his wife. Later, Bhishma tells Satyavati that Dhritarashtra wants to be the king to hide his imperfection. But Satyavati stays adamant. Then, Vidura raises an objection.

2.7 Vidura opposes Dhritarashtra

Vidura stops Bhishma from handing over the throne to Dhritarashtra. Vidura tells Amba that a blind person cannot be king. Dhritarashtra is upset on hearing this. He blames Pandu for conspiring against him.

2.8 Pandu is King of Hastinapur

On Bhishma's advice, Pandu becomes the King of Hastinapur. Dhritarashtra accuses Pandu of conspiring against him and taking over the throne. For Gandhari's sake, Shakuni lays a plan for Dhritarashtra to take the throne from Pandu.

2.9 Bhishma advises Satyavati

Pandu informs Dhritarashtra that he has decided to make him advisor to the King. Dhritarashtra is enraged and refuses to accept the post. Later, Bhishma advises Satyavati to get Pandu married. Meanwhile, Kuntibhoj informs Kunti that he has organised a Swayamvar for her.

2.10 Kunti's Swayamvar

Kunti thinks about her past when Suryadev had blessed her with a boy, Karna. Hearing the story, Priyamvada tries to console her. At Kunti's Swayamvar, Kuntibhoj informs the kings that the one who answers Kunti's question will be her husband.

2.11 Vidura welcomes the newly wed

Dhritarashtra asks Gandhari to not welcome Pandu and Kunti. Priyamvada asks Kunti to hide her past from Pandu. Radha tells Karna about Pandu and Kunti's arrival in Hastinapur. As Vidura welcomes them, Karna showers flowers on them with his bow.

2.12 Shakuni provokes Dhritarashtra

While Gandhari welcomes Pandu and Kunti to Hastinapur, Shakuni provokes Dhritarashtra against them. Out of guilt, Kunti decides to reveal the truth about her past to Pandu. Karna tells his father that King Pandu will reward him after seeing his mastery over archery.

Season 3

3.1 Kunti learns about the war

Satyavati tries to stop Pandu from going to war, but Pandu refuses to change his decision. Dhritarashtra suggests that Pandu, being the king, take the lead. Pandu informs Kunti about the war and leaves Hastinapur. At the palace, Gandhari and Kunti begin to develop a special bond.

3.2 Pandu marries Madri

Vidura informs Satyavati about Pandu's victory in the war. She makes arrangements to welcome Pandu. She also learns that Pandu is returning to Hastinapur with his second wife, Madri. Kunti welcomes them. Madri apologises to Kunti for her mistake, but also tells her things that shock Kunti.

3.3 Pandu kills Maharishi Kindam

Dhritarashtra decides to mend his relationship with Gandhari. While hunting, Pandu kills Maharishi Kindam and his wife by mistake. Before dying, Maharishi Kindam curses him. On returning, Satyavati informs Pandu about Gandhari's pregnancy and Pandu tells her about the incident in the forest.

3.4 Pandu relinquishes throne

As Pandu steps down from his position, Shakuni instigates Dhritarashtra to take his place. Gandhari disapproves of Shakuni's actions, but is helpless. Pandu tells Kunti and Madri about Maharishi Kindam's curse. Kunti and Madri decide to accompany Pandu to the forest.

3.5 Kunti bears a son

Pandu leaves Hastinapur with Kunti and Madri. Dhritarashtra is made the acting King of Hastinapur. To fulfil Pandu's desire to have a child, Kunti uses Rishi Durvasa’s boon. She bears a son from Lord Dharmraj. Pandu names the child, Yudhisthira.

3.6 Gandhari's child shocks everyone

Vidura informs Dhritarashtra, Satyavati and Bhishma that Kunti has given birth to a son. Dhritarashtra decides to celebrate the occasion. Later, everyone is shocked seeing what Gandhari has given birth to. Dhritarashtra expresses his displeasure and decides to do something to hurt her.

3.7 Bheem is born

Satyavati informs Dhritarashtra that Maharishi Vyasa can give life to his children. Maharishi Vyasa transforms the flesh delivered by Gandhari and tells her that she will become the mother of a hundred boys and a girl. Meanwhile, Kunti worships Vaayudev and gives birth to a boy, named Bheem.

3.8 The birth of Duryodhana

Extreme weather conditions prevail during the birth of Dhritarashtra's first child and Krupacharya suggests the baby should be sacrificed for the betterment of Hastinapur. But Dhritarashtra decides to keep the child and names him Duryodhana. Indradev blesses Kunti with a boy, who is named Arjuna.

3.9 Karna impresses Bhishma

Seeing Karna's chariot skills and archery, Bhishma awards him with a hundred gold coins. Bhishma tells Sushena to send Karna to Magadh to learn archery, as only Kshatriyas are allowed to learn it in Hastinapur and Panchal. Later, Shakuni gives lessons in being cunning to Duryodhana.

3.10 Shakuni lies to Dhritarashtra

Dhritarashtra learns about Duryodhana's incident with the fishermen. Shakuni lies to Dhritarashtra that the fishermen attacked Duryodhana and wounded him. An annoyed Dhritarashtra orders the fishermen be killed. Later, on Satyavati's request, he changes his decision.

3.11 Satyavati seeks Pandu's return

Bhagirathi blames Satyavati for the downfall of Hastinapur. To rectify her mistake, she sets out for the forest to convince Pandu to return. Shakuni continues to provoke Dhritarashtra against Satyavati and Pandu. What will happen when Pandu returns to Hastinapur?

3.12 The curse on Pandu

Pandu and Madri get intimate leading to his death, as the curse comes into effect. Madri sacrifices her life, believing she was responsible for Pandu's death. Satyavati takes Kunti and her sons and they return to Hastinapur.

3.13 Who will be the next king?

Satyavati asks Vidura to make Yudhisthira, the next ruler of Hastinapur. Meanwhile, Dhritarashtra decides to make Duryodhana his successor. Bhishma asks Shakuni to tell Dhritarashtra to not appoint Duryodhana as his successor till Pandu's sons return to Hastinapur.

3.14 Kunti, sons arrive in Hastinapur

Kunti and her sons arrive in Hastinapur. Bhishma, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari welcome Kunti and her sons. Kunti informs her sons about Gandhari's sons. Shakuni provokes Duryodhana to treat the Pandavas as his enemies. The clash between the Pandavas and Kauravas begins.

3.15 Dhritarashtra's assurance

Dhritarashtra assures Duryodhana of being the next King of Hastinapur. Shakuni shares his plan to throw the Pandavas out of Hastinapur with Duryodhana. Later, Vidura informs Bhishma about Duryodhana's behaviour towards the Pandavas. Will they get their place in the kingdom?

3.16 Training the princes

As part of their training, Bhishma asks the children to eat without bending their elbows. He suggests to Dhritarashtra that the children be sent to gurukul. The Kauravas continue to trouble the Pandavas and try to make life in the palace difficult for them.

3.17 Pandavas, Kauravas keep fighting

Duryodhana confronts the Pandavas for making his brothers fall off a tree. Duryodhana and Dushyasan attack Bheem. Bhishma stops their fight and punishes them. Kunti asks her sons to share the punishment. Yudhisthira informs Kunti that Duryodhana and his brothers are unhappy with their arrival.

3.18 Duryodhana plans to kill Bheem

As Drona agrees to stay in Hastinapur, Dhritarashtra and Bhishma argue over the fight between the Pandavas and Duryodhana. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and Dushyasan plan to kill Bheem. Shakuni poisons the kheer prepared for Bheem. Duryodhana tricks Bheem into eating it.

3.19 Bheem is thrown into a river

Drona informs Dhritarashtra that he will teach the Pandavas and Kauravas, along with his son, Ashwatthama. But he refuses to teach them in Hastinapur. Shakuni and Duryodhana push Bheem into the river. Kunti realises her son is in danger. How will she save him?

3.20 Kunti is elated to see Bheem

Shakuni informs Dhritarashtra that Bheem's belongings were found in a tiger's den. Thirteen days after Bheem goes missing, he returns for his own death ceremony. He comes in disguise and keeps asking for food till Kunti feeds him. Who saved Bheem?

3.21 Kunti to shift to Kuntibhoj

Kunti decides to shift to Kuntibhoj. Bhishma tells Dhritarashtra to ensure justice for Kunti and her sons. He also informs him that Drona will teach his sons for 12 years and instructs him to not contact them in the meantime.

Season 4

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Season 20

Season 21

Season 22

Season 23

Cast

Main

• Saurabh Raj Jain as Krishna/Vishnu: Devaki and Vasudev's son; Yashoda and Nanda's foster son; Balram and Subhadra's half brother; Kunti's nephew; Radha's lover; Rukmini's husband; Karna and the Pandavas’s cousin; Draupadi's friend. He is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who came to earth to protect dharma.
• Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna: Third Pandava prince; a skilled archer; Pandu and Kunti's son; Indra's spiritual son; Madri's step-son; Karna, Yudhishthir, Bheem's younger brother; Nakul and Sahadev's half elder brother; Draupadi, Ulupi, Chitrangada and Subhadra's husband; Shrutakarma, Iravan, Babruvahana, Abhimanyu, Pragati and Pragya's father; Uttarā's teacher and father in law; Parikshit's grandfather.
• Pooja Sharma as Draupadi: Princess of Panchal; King Drupad and Kokila's(Asha) fire born daughter; Shikhandini and Dhristadyumna's younger sister; Pandavas's common wife; Mother of Upapandavas, Suthanu, Samyukthana, Pragati, Pragya, Printha and Sumithra's mother.
• Aham Sharma as Karna: King of Anga; A skilled archer; Surya and Kunti's son; Vrushali's husband; Pandavas's elder brother; Adhiratha and Radha's foster son; Duryodhan's friend.
• Arpit Ranka as Duryodhan: Eldest Kaurava; King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's first son; Bhanumati's husband; Shakuni's nephew; Lakshmana and Lakshmanaā's father; Karna and Ashwathama's friend. An arrogant and hotheaded crown prince of Hastinapur, he is often manipulated by his maternal uncle Shakuni, an excellent mace fighter. Killed by Bheema on the 18th day.
• Praneet Bhat as Shakuni: King Subala and Queen Sudharma's son; Gandhari's elder brother; Arshi's husband; Uluka, Vrikasura and Patatatri's father. In beginning, he is a prince but later King of Gandhara. He is devious and strategised all plans of Duryodhan against Pandavas. He has grudge against Bhishma for marrying his sister Gandhari to Dhritarashtra. Killed by Sahadeva on the 18th day.
• Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma: King Shantanu and Goddess Ganga's son and Grandsire of Pandavas and Kauravas. He had taken a pledge of celibacy and was given a boon by his father to decide the timing of death. Defeated by Arjuna on the 10th day.
• Thakur Anoop Singh as Dhritarashtra: Blind King of Hastinapur. He is born from Vyasa and Ambika's niyoga; Pandu and Vidura's elder brother; Gandhari's husband, Kauravas and Dushala's father, Pandavas paternal uncle. He is deeply insecure and intensely partial to his sons which often prevents him from making wise decisions.
• Riya Deepsi as Gandhari: King Subala and Queen Sudharma's daughter; Princess of Gandhara; Shakuni's younger sister; Dhritarashtra's wife; Kauravs and Dushala's mother. After knowing that her future husband is born blind she decided to blindfold herself to share the pain of her husband. After her husband's coronation, she became queen of Hastinapur.
• Shafaq Naaz as Kunti: Dowager Queen of Hastinapur; King Pandu's first wife. Karna, Yudhisthir, Bhim and Arjun's mother; Nakul and Sahdev's step mother; Shurasena's daughter; Kuntibhoj's foster daughter; Vasudev's sister; Balarama, Krishna, and Subhadra's paternal aunt. She has the power to have a child by invoking God.
• Rohit Bhardwaj as Yudhishthira: First Pandava Prince; A truthful King. He ruled Indraprastha and later Hastinapur; Pandu and Kunti's son; Dharmaraj spiritual son; Madri's step-son; Karna's younger brother; Bheem and Arjun's elder brother; Nakul and Sahadev's half elder brother; Draupadi and Devika's husband; Prativindhya, Yaudheya and Suthanu's father.
• Saurav Gurjar as Bhima: Second Pandava Prince; a tremendous mace fighter Pandu and Kunti's son; Vayu's spiritual son; Karna, Yudhishthir's younger brother; Arjun's elder brother; Nakul and Sahadev's half elder brother; Hidimbi, Draupadi and Valandhara's huasband; Ghatothkacha, Sutasoma, Sarvaga and Samyukthana's father.
• Nissar Khan as Drona: Sage Bharadwaja's son, Royal teacher of Kuru princes, Kripi's husband, Ashwatthama father. Killed by Drishtadhyumna on Day 15 of the Kurukshetra war.
• Ankit Mohan as Ashwatthama: Drona and Kripi's son; Duryodhan friend.
• Vin Rana as Nakula: Fourth Pandava Prince; Pandu and Madri's son; Ashwini Kumar Nastya's spiritual son; Kunti's step&foster son; Sahadev's twin elder brother; Karna, Yudhishthir, Bheem and Arjun's half younger brother; Draupadi and Karenumati's husband; Shatanika, Niramitra and Printha's father.
• Lavanya Bhardwaj as Sahadeva: Fifth Pandava Prine; Pandu and Madri's son; Ashwini Kumar Darsa's spiritual son; Kunti's step&foster son; Nakul's twin younger brother; Karna, Yudhishthir, Bheem and Arjun's half younger brother; Draupadi and Vijaya's husbaand; Shrutasena, Suhotra and Sumithra's father.
• Nirbhay Wadhwa as Dushasana: Second Kaurava, King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's second son, Duryodhana's younger brother, 98 Kauravas and Dushala's elder brother, Killed by Bheema on the 17th day.

Supporting

• Sayantani Ghosh as Satyavati: A fisherwoman who married King Shantanu and became Queen. Ved Vyasa, Chitragada, and Vichitravirya's mother. Bhishma's step-mother.
• Naveen Jinger as Vidura: Prime minister of Hastinapur, Vyasa and Ambika and Ambalika's maid's Parishrami son, Dhritarashtra and Pandu's younger brother, Sulabha's husband.
• Sudesh Berry as Drupada: King of Panchala and Shikhandini, Dhristadyumna and Draupadi's father.
  • Berry also potrayed as King Pratipa: father of King Shantanu, Devapi and Bahlika
• Karan Suchak as Dhrishtadyumna: King Drupad's fire born son, Shikhandini's younger brother and Draupadi's elder brother and Prince of Panchala, Kshatradharman, Kshatravarman, Kshatranjaya, and Dhrishtaketu's father.
• Shikha Singh as Shikhandini: King Drupad and Queen Kokila's daughter; Satyajit, Dhrishtadyumna and Draupadi's elder sister; Princess of Panchala and Amba's rebirth.
• Paras Arora as Abhimanyu: Arjun and Subhadra's son; Uttarā's husband and Parikshit's father. A brave and young warrior killed by Kauravas through treachery
• Sandeep Arora as Vikarna: Third Kaurava prince, King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's third son and Duryodhan and Dushasna's younger brother, Dushyala's elder brother and Indumati's husband.
• Nazea Hasan Sayed as Vrushali: Karna's Wife.
• Kaushik Chakravorty as Shalya: King of Madra and Madri's elder brother.
• Ajay Mishra as Sanjaya: Dhritarashtra's advisor and charioteer.
• Atul Mishra as Ved Vyas: Satyavati and Maharishi Parashara's son and Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura's surrogate father. Mahabharata's author
• Arun Singh Rana as Pandu: Ambalika and Vyasa's son, Kunti and Madri's husband, father of the Pandavas, the King of Hastinapur.
• Veebha Anand as Subhadra: Vasudeva and Rohini's daughter, Balram and Krishna's younger sister, Arjun's fourth wife. Abhimanyu's mother; Parikshit's grandmother
• Ali Hassan as Jayadratha: King Brihanmanas's son and later King of Sindhu Kingdom, Dushala's husband, and Suratha's father.
  • Hassan also portrayed Takshak: Nagraj and Ruler of Takshila who killed Arjuna's grandson Parikshit.
• Vaishnavi Dhanraj as Hidimbā: Bheem's first wife and Ghatothkacha's mother.
• Ketan Karande as Ghatotkacha: Bheema and Himdimbā's son, who was killed by Karna.
• Tarun Khanna as Balrama: Rohini and Vasudev's son, Subhadra's elder brother and Krishna's step elder brother.
• Deepak Jethi as Virata: Matsya's king, Sudeshna's husband, and Uttar and Uttara's father.
• Mallika Nayak as Sudeshna: Matsya's Queen, Virata's wife, Uttara, and Uttar's Mother.
• Rumi Khan as Kichaka: Commander-in-chief of Matsya, Sudeshna's brother and Uttar and Uttara's maternal uncle.
• Joy Mathur as Shishupala: Krishna's cousin and Duryodhana's friend.
• Richa Mukherjee as Uttarā: King Virata and Queen Sudeshna's daughter, Uttar's younger sister, Abhimanyu's wife, and Parikshit's mother.
• Pravisht Mishra as Uttar: Virata and Sudeshna's son and Uttara's brother. He was killed by Shalya on first day of war.

Minor

• Puneet Issar as Parshurama: The sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu and the teacher of Bhishma, Drona, and Karna
• Sameer Dharmadhikari as Shantanu: King of Hastinapur, Pratipa and Sunanda's son, Ganga and Satyavati's husband and Bhishma, Chitrangada and Vichtravirya's father.
• Vivana Singh as Devi Ganga: River goddess of Purity, King Shantanu's first wife, and Bhishma's mother.
• Aryamann Seth as Vichitravirya: King Shantanu and Queen Satyavati's son, Chitrangad's younger brother, and Ambika and Ambalika's husband.
• Ratan Rajput as Amba: Kashya's daughter, Ambika and Ambalika's elder sister and the Princess of Kashi
• Aparna Dixit as Ambika: Vichitravirya's first wife and Dhritarashtra's mother.
• Mansi Sharma as Ambalika: Vichitravirya's second wife and Pandu's mother.
• Suhani Dhanki as Madri: Princess of Madra and Late Pandu's second wife and Nakul and Sahadev's mother.
• Rio Kapadia as Subala: King of Gandhar, Sudharma's husband and Shakuni and Gandhari's father.
• Shweta Gautam as Sudharma: Queen of Gandhar, Subala's wife and Shakuni and Gandhari's mother.
• Ananya Agarwal as Malini: Draupadi's little friend.
• Anju Jadhav as Sukhada: Gandhari's maid and Yuyutsu's mother.
• Jayantika Sengupta as Arshi: Shakuni's wife.
• Bhakti Chauhan as Priyamvada: Kunti's childhood friend like maid. The only person who knows Karna's secret from beginning
• Kanishka Soni as Sulabha: Vidura's wife.
• Ketaki Kadam as Radha: Krishna's divine consort.
• Hemant Choudhary as Kripa: Royal teacher of Kauravas and Pandavas.
• Chandni Sharma as Kripi: Drona's wife, Ashwathama's mother, and Kripa's twin sister.
• Garima Jain as Dushala: King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's daughter, Pandavas and Kauravas' sister, Jayadrath's wife and Suratha's mother.
• Preeti Puri as Devaki: Vasudev's wife, Kansa's sister, and Krishna's mother.
• Vandana Singh as Yashoda: Krishna's foster mother.
• Pallavi Subhash as Rukmini: Princess of Vidharbha, Rukmi's younger sister and Krishna's first wife.
• Gurpreet Singh ad Rukmi: Prince of Vidharbha and Rukmini's brother.
• Akhilendra Mishra as Kansa: Devaki's elder brother and Krishna's maternal uncle.
• Tinu Verma as Jarasandha: King of Magadha. He is defeated by Karna and is killed by Bheem.
• Raj Premi as Kalayavan: A demon king who was fetched to death by Lord Krishna.
• Niel Satpuda as Prativindhya: Yudhishthira and Draupadi's son and the Eldest Upapandava.
• Aman Sharma as Sutasoma: Bheema and Draupadi's son.
• Yash Joshi as Shrutakarma: Arjuna and Draupadi's son.
• Jay Joshi as Shatanika: Nakula and Draupadi's son.
• Akshay Batchua as Shrutasena: Sahadeva and Draupadi's son.
• Yagya Saxena as Eklavya: A devoted student of Drona who gives away his thumb as Guru Dakshina.
• Kanan Malhotra as Devapi: Pratipa and Sunanda's eldest son, Shantanu's elder brother
• Mohit Raina / Amit Mehra as Lord Shiva: Known as the 'destroyer', a part of the Trinity;Supreme Being
• Sachin Verma / Nikhil Arya as Lord Indra: God of rain, King of the Gods and Heaven, and Bali and Arjuna's father.
• Sandeep Rajora as Lord Surya: Lord Sun and Sugriva and Karna's father.
• Kunal Bhatia as Lord Agni: God of fire. Drishtadyumna and Draupadi's father
• Vishal Kotian as Lord Hanuman: Rama's devotee, Vayu's son, and Bheema's elder spiritual brother.

Childhood roles

• Vidyut Xavier as adolescent Karna.
• Vedant Sawant as adolescent Balarama.
• Kunwar Vikram Soni as young Shri Krishna.
• Rohit Shetty as young Yudhishthira.
• Miraj Joshi as young Bhima.
• Soumya Singh as young Arjuna.
• Devish Ahuja as young Nakula.
• Rudraksh Jaiswal as young Sahadeva.
• Alam Khan as young Duryodhana.
• Ashnoor Kaur as young Dushala.
• Aayush Shah as young Ashwatthama.
• Raj Anadkat as young Vikarna (Third eldest brother among the 100 Kauravas).

Production

Background

In November 2005, a report from Variety stated Bobby Bedi's plan to make three feature films and 100 hours of television programming on Indian epic Mahabharat under Kaleidoscope Entertainment with the television version planned to be delivered by the end of 2007. In 2006 it was revealed making for Star Plus which was to be directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. It was a part of Bedi's 360 degree approach to the epic through TV, film, gaming and theme parks. Planned for 100 episodes with new actors, it was planned to premiere in March 2008 but got postpone due to production to August 2008 and later January 2009.

During this, Ekta Kapoor was simultaneously producing a series on Mahabharat since January 2008 titled Kahaani Hamaarey Mahaabhaarat Ki for a rival channel to premiere in mid 2008 which she earlier planned for Star but could not as the channel roped Bedi. This led on to a pressure in the production as they wanted to rush their premiere before Kapoor due to which Dwivedi quit midway after association with them for two years after which three directors were working on it. But, they were not able to rush up the series before Kapoor's. 50 episodes were shot at the sets created in Morna between Noida and Delhi for a year after paying ₹6 Crores. However, as the channel was not satisfied with those episodes, they were asked to rework the entire series again pushing its premiere to 2009. But, Bedi reportedly started selling it in DVDs which created problems between them and the channel, and the production was stalled. However, in December 2008, Star took Bedi to Bombay High Court filing an arbitration petition alleging that the production house took ₹6 Crore for the production of the series in advance but has not produced even a single episode while a senior executive from the production house stated, " This legal notice is Star's way of pulling out of the show. Maybe it doesn't want to go ahead with the Mahabharat project after all." After these, the shooting was expected to restart from February 2009 but in mid 2009 the production was cancelled and the project was given over to Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Swastik Productions to start fresh.

Development

It took us four years of research and brainstorming sessions to conceive and execute the show.

— Siddharth Kumar Tewary

More than 400 people were involved in production with 200 people working on graphics. Renowned author Devdutt Pattanaik was roped as the chief consultant and guiding person for the series. Also writer Salim Khan, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar and action director Ram Shetty were involved.

Speaking about bringing Mahabharat to television again, Star Plus senior vice-president Nikhil Madhok said, "With over 20 years having passed since the telecast of Mahabharat serial on Doordarshan, we felt that the younger generation should be re-introduced to this epic. Also, the plot of this epic is open to interpretation and has many intricacies in it, unlike that of let's say Ramayan, which is fairly linear and is passed on from generation to generation."

According to producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary, the Draupadi cheer haran (disrobing) sequence, which Tewary himself directed, took 20 days to shoot.

Even in the last fight between Bheema and Duryodhana, the actors shared that the scene took 3 days to shoot.

Originally planned for 129 episodes, its growing popularity gave an extension for about 100 more episodes as Tewary wanted to explore the story further in January 2014. However, it ended with 267 episodes.

Design

The set covering 10 acres of land in Umargam, Valsad, Gujarat was designed by the art director Omung Kumar.

The costume designer of the series Nidhi Yasha along with her consultant Bhanu Athaiya, had referred 450 books related to period textiles, costume and jewellery.

Different ancient techniques have been used to achieve the various looks. A lot of bright coloured silks, handlooms, gold and jewellery structured embroidery patterns have been used.

— Bhanu Athaiya

It took a study of over 450 books related to period textiles, costume and jewelry and four years of hard-work to arrive at the current look and feel of the show. An extensive study on jewelry structures according to ethnicity, fabrics, drapes and costume was undertaken.

— Nidhi Yasha

Marketing and budget

Star spent ₹5.1 billion (US$60 million) on the project and spent another ₹410 million (US$4.8 million) on marketing the show, making it India's most expensive TV series. As a part of marketing, Star constructed Mahabharat museum across malls in cities consisting selective weapons, jewellery and finery of Mahabharat along with 3D virtual tour of the sets of Hastinapur. In towns the same concept was adapted with wheels-canter vans along with LED.

The sets of the series at Umargam in Gujarat cost ₹100 crores and production costs of ₹13-15 Lakhs per day.

Filming

The series was mainly shot in the sets at Umargam, Valsad in Gujarat. Shooting also took place in various exotic locations such as Jaisalmer, Amber Palace in Jaipur, Kashmir, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Training

The actors shared that they had to go through acting workshops and various trainings for about a year where they were explained in detail what to do and how. Rajit Kapur trained the actors by conducting acting workshops.

Soundtrack

Reception and impact

Critics

Writing for Rediff, Nishi Tiwari wrote that "If it maintains the quality of writing and able actors who portray key characters, we may have another winner among us". DNA praised the costumes, scenery, Krishna's flute theme which was given by Raj Mohan Sinha, and most of the CGI special effects, but said the serial's pace was too fast.

Hindustan Times criticised, "Everything is so exaggerated that you feel you are watching a series of unreal events rather than following a deeply emotional story. Even relatively less important moments are treated with such overblown drama that when you really need the drama at crucial junctures — such as Bheeshma’s brahmacharya pledge — the impact is lost." The background music was also criticised for being loud all the time.

Viewership in India

Its premiere had a viewership of approximately 8.4 million impressions (8.445 TVTs - Television Viewership in Thousands) and 4.09 TVR. That week it averaged 6.356 TVTs. The viewership ratings of the week of 1 December 2013 reached 9.801 TVTs. The game of dice leading to Draupadi's 'cheer haran' took Mahabharat at its peak viewership (10 TVMs) and helped the broadcasting channel Star Plus clock one of the highest GTVMs. Overall, it became the tenth most watched Hindi GEC of 2013 with an average viewership of 5.6 million and a peak viewership of 7.2 million.

In week 29 of 2014, it was at fifth position with 7.1 TVTs while the following week it jumped to second position with 9.2 TVTs.

The show was listed in the list of top 20 TV series of all time in 2016.

The series started re-airing on Star Bharat along with Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev and Siya Ke Ram on Sundays from 5 August 2018 to 8 December 2019.

During the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in India, it started re-airing on Star Plus from 30 March 2020 to 25 July 2020. It soon became one of the most-watched Hindi GEC series featuring in the top five programs even during the re-run.

Once again it has started airing on star plus starting from 23 January 2022

Impact

This series is regarded as the costliest show ever launched by StarPlus and one of the costliest Indian television series, being the first Indian television show to be made on a budget more than ₹100 crores.

In 2014, the cast of Mahabharat were invited to hold a fan meeting tour at Jakarta and Bali. The Times of India reported that the show has a huge fan following abroad and as result, the prominent characters from the show had been called to Indonesia for a special event. The main casts of Mahabharat, performed on "Mahabharat Show: Fan Meeting Tour" in the year 2014 .

In June 2020, Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa then, on watching the Kannada dubbed version appreciated the series and stated that the character Krishna played by Saurabh Raj Jain impressed him and also stated that just like every Mahabharata.

Adaptations

It has been dubbed and aired in other Indian languages including Tamil, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.

International broadcasts

In Indonesia, the drama was broadcast on antv dubbed in Indonesian in 2014. In 2015, the show aired in its original version and subtitled in English on MBC Digital 4 every Sunday in Mauritius. In Thailand, the drama was broadcast on Channel 5 dubbed in Thai in 2016. In Myanmar, it has been dubbed in Burma as မဟာဘာရတ and telecasted everyday on Sky Net World Drama Channel. In Sri Lanka, it has been dubbed in Sinhalese as මහාභාරත් and telecasted on Swarnavahini.

Awards and nominations

It won the trophy for the Best Drama in Star Guild Awards 2013 as well as number of accolades in other award shows. Show won Best Historical/Mythological serial award in Indian Television Academy Awards. It won the Indian Telly Awards for Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama), given to Aham Sharma for his portrayal as Karna, and Actor in a Negative Role to Praneet Bhat in 2014. The crew members also won the awards for Best Costumes for a TV Programme, Best Make – Up Artist, and Best Stylist.

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External links

• Mahabharat at IMDb
• Official Website on Hotstar

• StarPlus original programming
• 2013 Indian television series debuts
• 2014 Indian television series endings
• Television series based on Mahabharata
• Television shows based on poems