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King Shantanu's Promise to Ganga
King Bharat of Hastinapur, even after having nine sons, chooses a sage's son Bhumanyu as his successor. A few generations later, King Shantanu's reign weakens due to a promise made to his wife, Ganga.
Ganga's Revelation about a Curse
After revealing about a curse to King Shantanu, Ganga leaves with their eighth son, Devavrat. He finds two newborns and names them as Kripa and Kripi. 16 years later, Ganga returns with Devavrat.
Devavrat's Vow of Celibacy
Devavrat requests King Shantanu to forgive Prince Vanu. Years later, King Shantanu falls for Satyavati. Devavrat accepts her father's condition for King Shantanu and takes a vow of lifelong celibacy.
Devavrat Becomes Bhishma
King Shantanu blesses Devavrat with the title of Bhishma and immortality until he wishes to die. Satyavati gives birth to Chitrangad and Vichitraveer, but King Shantanu feels depressed till the end.
Amba Vows to Destroy Bhishma
Bhishma barges into King Kashya’s daughters ‘swayamvar’ to get them married to Vichitraveer. He defeats Shalvraj and takes Amba, Ambalika and Ambika to Hastinapur. Amba vows to destroy Bhishma.
Pandu Is Crowned the King
Satyavati begs her son Vyas to give Hastinapur its heirs, and thus are born Dhritrashtra, Pandu and Vidura. Their uncle Bhishma imparts education and they return as adults. Pandu is crowned the king.
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About Mahabharat TV Show
Mahabharat is a Hindi drama series that revolves around Lord Krishna, Pandavas, Kauravas, Bhishma, and Draupadi among other characters. The story leads to the Kurukshetra war where Pandavas won over Kauravas under the guidance of Lord Krishna. Mahabharat TV serial is a historical TV show comprising 94 episodes with a duration of approximately 40 to 46 minutes each.
Release Date of Mahabharat TV Show
The Hindi mythology TV Show Mahabharat was released on 2nd October 1988 on the ZEE5 OTT platform.
Plot of Mahabharat TV Show
The story of the Hindi TV show Mahabharat starts with Emperor Bharata showing the birth of Bhishma, Pandavas, Kauravas, Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and Vidur; later depicts the childhood of Lord Krishna. The Guru of Pandavas and Kauravas challenges them to defeat Drupada. Lost in the battle; Pandavas share half of their kingdom with Drona. After several events, Duryodhan serves as the crown prince of Hastinapur. In the swayamvar of Draupadi, Arjuna wins but later she is married to all five Pandavas. During Rajsuya Yagna, Duryodhana is insulted by Draupadi for which she along with Pandavas was sent for an exile of 12 years followed by another year in anonymity.
Mahabharat Cast and Crew
Cast - Character
Nitish Bharadwaj - Lord Krishna
Mukesh Khanna - Bhishma
Gajendra Chauhan - Yudhishthir
Praveen Kumar - Bhim
Arjun Firoz Khan - Arjuna
Roopa Ganguly - Draupadi
Puneet Issar - Duryodhana
Pankaj Dheer - Karna
Sameer Chitre - Nakul
Sanjeev Chitre - Sahadev
Vinod Kapoor - Dushasan
Gufi Paintal - Shakuni
Renuka Israni - Gandhari
Nazneen - Kunti
Virendra Razdan - Vidur
Pradeep Rawat - Ashwatthama
Crew
Directors – B. R. Chopra, Ravi Chopra
Producer – B. R. Chopra
Executive Producer – D. H. Vengurlekar
Script Writers – Pandit Narendra Sharma, Rahi Masoom Raza
Screenplay – Rahi Masoom Raza
Creative Director – Yashwant Mahilwar
Cinematography – Dharam Chopra
Music director – Raj Kamal
Editors – Shailendra Doke, Birpal Singh
Costume Designer – Maganlal Dresswala
Did You Know?
1. Actor Feroz Khan changed his screen name to Arjun permanently after acting in this epic drama.
2. Actor Praveen Kumar who played the role of Bhim in this Hindi adventure TV serial has won a gold medal twice in Asian Games in Discuss throw.
3. Actor Pankaj Dheer who played the role of Karna met with two accidents while shooting; he got hit by an arrow near his eye and the other accident was his chariot broke.
FAQs about Mahabharat TV Show
Q1. How many people applied to play different roles in Mahabharat Hindi TV serial?
Around 15,000 people applied to play different roles in the drama TV show Mahabharat. Gufi Paintal, the casting team lead, shortlisted them and selected 1,500 people for screen tests.
Q2. What is the total production cost of Mahabharat TV Show?
The total production cost of Mahabharat TV Show is estimated to be around nine crores.
Details About Mahabharat Show :
| Show Released Date | 2 Oct 1988 |
| Total Episodes | 94 |
| Audio Langauges | |
| Genres | Mythology |
