

Many actors became popular through their appearances in this series. Mahabharat along with Ramayana became one of the most successful historical television series in Indian television. The series was uploaded onto the website "Rajshri.

Yes, the sets were gaudy, the effects comical, and the acting got a little too dramatic at times, but the writing and the way the episodes were paced ensured that the series was ahead of its time. On public demand, it started to re-telecast on DD Bharati and DD National from 28 March during the lockdown of 21 days due to coronavirus. Govinda actor and Chunky Pandey were signed for the role of Abhimanyubut they opted out when they bagged films. Days later, he was called and finalized to play Krishna. Episode 80 - Day 11, Drona tries to capture Yudhishthir but is unsuccessful, Shantanu comes to Bhishma.Įpisode 88 - Dushasana dies and Karna fights with Arjun, Krishna puts the rath in the land so that Arjun is saved. Episode 77 - Arjun is unstoppable, 3rd day is over, 4th day begins, Bhim is surrounded, 10 Kauravs are killed, Krishna takes out his Sudarshan. Episode 54 - Arjun gets curse of impotency from Urvashi, Abhimanyus as a kid, Jayadraths head is shaved. Episode 53 - Krishna's story of one grain of rice, Bhim meets Ghatotkach and Hanuman, Arjun learns dance from Chitrasen.

Episode 24 - All grown up, prince is to be nominated and everyone exhibit their skills in Rangbhoomi, Karna challenges Arjun and Duryodhan gives Anga desh to Karna.Įpisode 26 - Krishna gets Sudarshan chakra from Parshuram, defeats Jarasandh and orders building Dwarika. It is the most successful Mahabharata series ever produced for television. The title song was followed by a narration by Indian voice-artist Harish Bhimani of a personification of Time, detailing the current circumstances and highlighting the spiritual significance of the content of the episode. Each episode ran for approximately 60 minutes and began with a title song that consisted of lyrical content and two verses from the Bhagavad Gita. Costumes for the series were provided by Maganlal Dresswala. Mahabharat is an Indian television Historical series based on the Hindu epic of the same nameA total of ninety-four episodes in Hindi series had its original run from 2 October to 24 June on DD National.Ĭhopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra.
