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When Amba demands justice, she is given the choice to marry Vichitravirya and become the queen of Hastinapur. Instead, she requests that Bhisma marry her as it was he who won her. However, Bhisma refuses, due to his oath of celibacy, resulting in Amba’s anger. Therefore, Lord Shiva grants Amba the boon of rebirth with a memory of the past and the fate to cause Bhisma’s death. Reborn as Shikandi in the Panchal Kingdom, she partakes in Bhisma’s death and fulfills the boon. When Amba demands justice, she is given the choice to marry Vichitravirya and become the queen of Hastinapur. Instead, she requests that Bhisma marry her as it was he who won her. However, Bhisma refuses, due to his oath of celibacy, resulting in Amba’s anger. Therefore, Lord Shiva grants Amba the boon of rebirth with a memory of the past and the fate to cause Bhisma’s death. Reborn as Shikandi in the Panchal Kingdom, she partakes in Bhisma’s death and fulfills the boon.


In Kuntibhoj, Princess Kunti obtains a boon from the sage Durvasa whereby she may invoke any deity and bear his child. Out of curiosity, she tests the boon, calling upon the Sun God and is granted a son named Karna. However, Kunti, as an unmarried woman, sets Karna afloat on the river Ganga to avoid embarrassment. She later marries Pandu, son of Vichitravirya and invokes other deities to give her three sons, Yudhistir, Bhim and Arjun. Karna’s true identity is never revealed until the end of the Kurukshetra War. Karna, a skilled archer and belonging to a lower caste, was often mistreated as he was raised by Adirath, a charioteer, and his wife, Radha. Duryodhan, the Pandhavs’ mortal enemy is the only one to ever support Karna and thus, Karna vows to always protect Duryodhan and fights on his behalf during the Kurukshetra War. Arjun wins the swayamwar of Draupadi and Kunti mistakenly orders her to be shared among the five Pandavas. The Pandavas eventually marry Draupadi. In Kuntibhoj, Princess Kunti obtains a boon from the sage Durvasa whereby she may invoke any deity and bear his child. Out of curiosity, she tests the boon, calling upon the Sun God and is granted a son named Karna. However, Kunti, as an unmarried woman, sets Karna afloat on the river Ganga to avoid embarrassment. She later marries Pandu, son of Vichitravirya and invokes other deities to give her three sons, Yudhistir, Bhim and Arjun. Madri, the second wife of Pandu invokes the Ashwini Kumaras to bear Nakula and Sehdeva. Pandu dies of a curse of Rishi Kimdam's curse along with Madri. Kunti decides to bring up all the five children together. Karna’s true identity is never revealed until the end of the Kurukshetra War. Karna, a skilled archer and belonging to a lower caste, was often mistreated as he was raised by Adirath, a charioteer, and his wife, Radha. Duryodhan, the Pandhavs’ mortal enemy is the only one to ever support Karna and thus, Karna vows to always protect Duryodhan and fights on his behalf during the Kurukshetra War. Arjun wins the swayamwar of Draupadi and Kunti mistakenly orders her to be shared among the five Pandavas. The Pandavas eventually marry Draupadi.


Bhisma asks for Gandhari’s hand in marriage for his blind nephew Dhritarashtra, resulting in her brother Shakuni’s fury. Bhisma persuades him as Dhritrashtra would be the future king of Hastinapur. However, during the coronation ceremony, Dhritrashtra’s younger brother Pandu is crowned king due to the influence of Vidur, another of Dhritrashtra’s younger brothers. Shakuni, feeling cheated, swears to destroy the Kuru race. He poisons the mind of Duryodhan against the Pandavs and sows the seeds for the ] where Shri Krishna imparts the ] to his Pandav cousin Arjun. The war results in the deaths of many, including Bhisma, Drona, Karna and all the sons of Dhritrashtra and Gandhari. Yudhisthir becomes the rightful king of Hastinapur along with his wife and queen Draupadi. Bhisma asks for Gandhari’s hand in marriage for his blind nephew Dhritarashtra, resulting in her brother Shakuni’s fury. Bhisma persuades him as Dhritrashtra would be the future king of Hastinapur. However, during the coronation ceremony, Dhritrashtra’s younger brother Pandu is crowned king due to the influence of Vidur, another of Dhritrashtra’s younger brothers. Shakuni, feeling cheated, swears to destroy the Kuru race. He poisons the mind of Duryodhan against the Pandavs and sows the seeds for the ] where Shri Krishna imparts the ] to his Pandav cousin Arjun. The war results in the deaths of many, including Bhisma, Drona, Karna and all the sons of Dhritrashtra and Gandhari. Yudhisthir becomes the rightful king of Hastinapur along with his wife and queen Draupadi.

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2013 Indian Hindi-langauge mythological series based on the epic Mahabharat

Mahabharat
GenreMythology
Created bySiddharth Kumar Tewary
Based onMahabharat
by Vyasa
Written bySharmin Joseph
Radhika Anand
Anand Vardhan
Mihir Bhuta
Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Directed bySiddharth Anand Kumar
Amarprith G
Mukesh Kumar Singh
Kamal Monga
Loknath Pandey
Creative directorAmol surve
StarringSaurabh Raj Jain
Pooja Sharma
Shaheer Sheikh
Aham Sharma
Narrated bySaurabh Raj Jain
ComposersAjay-Atul
Ismail Darbar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes267
Production
ProducersSiddharth Kumar Tewary
Gayatri Gil Tewary
Rahul Kumar Tewary
Production locationsUmbergaon, Gujarat
EditorParesh Shah
Camera setupmulti camera
Production companySwastik Productions
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) –
16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)

Mahabharat is an Indian mythological series based on the ancient Indian Sanskrit epic Mahabharat. It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus.

It was produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd starring Saurabh Raj Jain as Shri Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjun, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna, Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma, Arpit Ranka as Duryodhan.

Plot

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Mahabharat presents the story of Hastinapur, a kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan where the Kaurav and the Pandav brothers compete for its throne. Yudhistir, the eldest Pandav, and Duryodhan, the eldest Kaurav claim to be the next in the line of succession.The Pandavs are the sons of Pandu while Kauravs are the sons of Dhritrashtra.

The story begins with Devavrata, the son of Shantanu and Ganga a disciple of Parshuram. He earns the name Bhisma by swearing an oath of celibacy in order to fulfill his father’s wish to marry Satyavati. He also vows serve the throne of Hastinapur and is granted the boon of icchya-mrityu (the ability to live as long as he does not choose to die). Thus, Bhisma gives up his rightful throne and Satyavati rules the kingdom as the ‘Rajmaata’ (Mother of the King) after her husband’s death. Her son, Vichitravirya, an alcoholic and heavily dependent on Bhisma, cannot rule the kingdom, leading Satyavati to decide that Vichitravirya’s future son must rule the kingdom. As Vichitravirya is incapable of choosing a wife for himself, Bhisma has to do so.

The three princesses of the Salva Kingdom, Amba, Ambika and Ambalika are won over by Bhisma, who takes them to Hastinapur to be married to Vichitravirya. However, Amba had already chosen a groom and demands to be released. She returns to her lover but is spurned for being the rejected wife of another man. Vichitravirya then marries Ambika and Ambalika.

When Amba demands justice, she is given the choice to marry Vichitravirya and become the queen of Hastinapur. Instead, she requests that Bhisma marry her as it was he who won her. However, Bhisma refuses, due to his oath of celibacy, resulting in Amba’s anger. Therefore, Lord Shiva grants Amba the boon of rebirth with a memory of the past and the fate to cause Bhisma’s death. Reborn as Shikandi in the Panchal Kingdom, she partakes in Bhisma’s death and fulfills the boon.

In Kuntibhoj, Princess Kunti obtains a boon from the sage Durvasa whereby she may invoke any deity and bear his child. Out of curiosity, she tests the boon, calling upon the Sun God and is granted a son named Karna. However, Kunti, as an unmarried woman, sets Karna afloat on the river Ganga to avoid embarrassment. She later marries Pandu, son of Vichitravirya and invokes other deities to give her three sons, Yudhistir, Bhim and Arjun. Madri, the second wife of Pandu invokes the Ashwini Kumaras to bear Nakula and Sehdeva. Pandu dies of a curse of Rishi Kimdam's curse along with Madri. Kunti decides to bring up all the five children together. Karna’s true identity is never revealed until the end of the Kurukshetra War. Karna, a skilled archer and belonging to a lower caste, was often mistreated as he was raised by Adirath, a charioteer, and his wife, Radha. Duryodhan, the Pandhavs’ mortal enemy is the only one to ever support Karna and thus, Karna vows to always protect Duryodhan and fights on his behalf during the Kurukshetra War. Arjun wins the swayamwar of Draupadi and Kunti mistakenly orders her to be shared among the five Pandavas. The Pandavas eventually marry Draupadi.

Bhisma asks for Gandhari’s hand in marriage for his blind nephew Dhritarashtra, resulting in her brother Shakuni’s fury. Bhisma persuades him as Dhritrashtra would be the future king of Hastinapur. However, during the coronation ceremony, Dhritrashtra’s younger brother Pandu is crowned king due to the influence of Vidur, another of Dhritrashtra’s younger brothers. Shakuni, feeling cheated, swears to destroy the Kuru race. He poisons the mind of Duryodhan against the Pandavs and sows the seeds for the Kurukshetra War where Shri Krishna imparts the Bhagavad Gita to his Pandav cousin Arjun. The war results in the deaths of many, including Bhisma, Drona, Karna and all the sons of Dhritrashtra and Gandhari. Yudhisthir becomes the rightful king of Hastinapur along with his wife and queen Draupadi.

Cast

Main

Actor Role Notes
Saurabh Raj Jain Krishna/Vishnu Rukmini’s husband, Karna and Pandava's cousin and Kunti’s nephew.
Pallavi Subhash Rukmini Krishna’s wife and Rukmi’s sister.
Sameer Dharmadhikari Shantanu Ganga and Satyavati’s husband.
Vivana Singh Ganga Shantanu’s 1st wife and Bhishma’s mother.
Sayantani Ghosh Satyavati Shantanu’s 2nd wife and Chitrāngad and Vichitravirya’s mother.
Aryamann Seth Vichitravirya Ambika and Ambalika’s husband.
Aparna Dixit Ambika Dhritarashtra’s mother and Gandhari’s mother-in-law.
Mansi Sharma Ambalika Pandu’s mother and Kunti and Madri’s mother-in-law.
Aham Sharma Karna Son of Surya and Kunti, elder brother of Pandavas, King of Anga, Duryodhana's friend and husband of Vrushali, Supriya, Uruvi and Padmavati and father of Vrishasena, Sudama, Vrishaketu, Chitrasena, Satyasena, Sushena, Shatrunjaya, Dvipata, Banasena, and Prasena.
Nazea Hasan Sayed Vrushali Karan’s wife, Kunti’s 1st daughter-in-law and Vrishaketu’s mother.
Pooja Sharma Draupadi wife of the 5 Pandavas, princess of Panchala, daughter of King Drupada, Shikandini and Dhristadyumna’s sister, Kunti’s 3rd daughter-in-law and mother of

Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Shrutakarma, Satanika, and Shrutasena , Pragati , Pragya, Suthanu and Sumitra.

Rohit Bharadwaj Yudhisthir First Pandava, Son of Dharmaraj and Kunti, Husband of Draupadi and Devika and father of Prativindhya, Yaudheya and Suthanu.
Saurav Gurjar Bheema Second Pandava, Son of Vayu and Kunti, husband of Hidimba, Draupadi and Valandhara and father of Ghatotkacha, Sutasoma and Sarvaga.
Vaishnavi Dhanraj Hidimba Bheem’s first wife, Ghatothkacha's mother and Pandu and Kunti’s 2nd daughter-in-law.
Ketan Karande Ghatothkach Bheem and Himdimbi’s son.
Shaheer Sheikh Arjuna Third Pandava, Son of Indra and Kunti, husband of Draupadi, Subhadra, Uloopi and Chitrangada and father of Shrutakarma, Abhimanyu, Iravan and Babruvahana . Daughter Pragati and Pragya.
Vibha Anand Subhadra Arjun’s 2nd wife, Kunti’s 4th daughter-in-law and Abhimanyu’s mother, Uttara’s mother-in-law and Balram and Krishna’s sister.
Paras Arora Abhimanyu Arjun and Subhadra’s son, Uttara’s husband and Parikshit’s father.
Richa Mukherjee Uttara Abhimanyu’s wife, Uttar’s sister and Parikshit’s mother.
Vin Rana Nakula Fourth Pandava, Son of Ashwini Kumar and Madri, husband of Draupadi and Karenumati and father of Shatanika and Niramitra.
Lavanya Bhardwaj Sahadeva Fifth Pandava, Son of Ashwini Kumar and Madri, husband of Draupadi and Vijaya and father of Shrutasena and Suhotra. Daughter Sumitra.
Shafaq Naaz Kunti Pandu’s 1st wife, mother of Karna and 5 Pandavas and Rajmata of Hastinapur.
Arun Singh Rana Pandu Kunti and Madri’s husband and father of the 5 Pandavas.
Suhani Dhanki Madri 2nd wife of Pandu and mother of Nakul and Sahadeva and mother in law of Draupadi, Vijaya and Karenumatra.
Aarav Chowdhary Bhishma Shantanu and Ganga’s son. Grandsire of Pandavas and Kauravas
Thakur Anoop Singh Dhritarashtra Gandhari’s husband, father of the Kauravas and Dushila and King of Hastinapur.
Riya Deepsi Gandhari Dhritarashtra’s wife, Shakuni's sister, mother of the Kauravas and Dushila and Queen of Hastinapur.
Praneet Bhat Shakuni Gandhari’s brother and King of Gandhara and Kauravas Mama.
Arpit Ranka Duryodhana Eldest Kaurava, son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, Karna's friend, Dushila’s Eldest brother and Bhanumati’s husband and father of Laxman Kumara and Laxmana.
Nirbhay Wadhwa Dushasana Duryodhana and Dushila’s brother, 2nd Kaurava and Dhritarashtra and Gandhari’s son.
Ali Hassan Takshak and Jayadratha Dushala’s husband.
Garima Jain Dushala Duryodhan’s sister and Jaydrath’s wife.
Ankit Mohan Ashwatthama Dronacharya’s son, Duryodhana's friend.

Recurring

Production and promotion

Star spent ₹100 crore (US$12 million) on the project and spent another ₹20 crore (US$2.3 million) on marketing the show, making it India's most expensive TV series of its time. Its record of being India's most expensive TV show was later broken by Swastik Pictures' Porus.

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

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 story pace was too fast.

Awards and accolades

It won the trophy for the Best Drama in Star Guild Awards 2013 as well as number of accolades in other award shows. 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. It has been dubbed to other languages including Bengali, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.

Viewership

Its premiere had a viewership of approximately 8.4 million people. The show has become the highest rated weekday mythological epic show in the last three years on Indian television. 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(10TVTs.4 TVM) and helped the broadcasting channel Star Plus clock the highest GTVMs ever achieved by any channel in Indian Television History.

Other countries

In Indonesia, the drama was broadcast on antv dubbed in Indonesian in March 2014. The casts of Mahabharat were invited to hold a fan meeting tour at Jakarta and Bali. The Times of India reported in 2014 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 . As from 6 December 2015, the show starts airing 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 starting January 2, 2016. In Myanmar,it has been dubbed in Burma as မဟာဘာရတ and telecasted Everyday at 8:30 pm on Sky Net World Drama Channel.

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Star Guild Awards Best Ensemble Cast Sidharth Kumar Tewary Won
Best Mythological Series Swasthik Picture
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Swasthik Picture
Best Historical/Mythological Serial Mahabharat
Indian Telly Award
Best Costumes for a TV Program Bhanu Athaiya
Best Makeup Artist G. A. Jamesh
Best Ensemble Sidharth Kumar Tewary
Best Actor in a Negative Role Praneet Bhat
Best Stylist Shweta Korde
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Aham Sharma
Star Parivaar Awards Favourite Naya Sadasya (Male) Shaheer Sheikh
Pehel Nayi Soch Ki Saurabh Raj Jain and Pooja Sharma
Saathi Nayi Soch Ka Aham Sharma
Nayi Soch Saurabh Raj Jain
Favourite Kutumb Mahabharat
2015 Scroll of Honour

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