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For the 1988 DD National TV series produced by B. R. Chopra, see Mahabharat (1988 TV series). 2013 Indian Hindi-language mythological drama series
| Mahabharat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
| Based on | Mahabharat by Vyasa |
| Developed by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Creative director | Amol Surve |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Saurabh Raj Jain |
| Composers | Ajay-Atul Ismail Darbar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 267 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Paresh Shah |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Swastik Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | StarPlus |
| Release | 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) – 16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) |
| Related | |
| Mahabharat (1988) | |
Mahabharat is an Indian-television Mythological series based on the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharat. It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus. The television show was produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd. It starred 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. All the episodes are available on Hotstar. Currently, the show is being re-run on Star Plus in course of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Summary
The story begins with Bhishma taking his oath of celibacy to convince Satyavati to marry his father Shantanu. Later the shows focus on marriage of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari; which made Gandhari's elder brother Shakuni, enraged as Dhritarashtra is born blind and would never be King (though he later became after self imposed exile of his younger brother Pandu, to whom Dhritarashtra lost throne) and because of this marriage his beloved sister has decided to blindfold herself not to outmatch her husband. For this reason, Shakuni vows to destroy Kuru Vansh.
Then the series focus on the birth and upbringing of Kauravas (son of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari) and Pandavas (sons of Pandu with his wife Kunti and Madri through Kunti's boon). During this time Shakuni sowed the seeds of enmity between Kauravas and Pandavas.
Shakuni succeeds in manipulating Duryodhan to hate Pandavas. Shakuni devises various strategies to insult Pandavas and make Duryodhana, Hastinapura's king. He along with Duryodhana plans to insult Pandavas by the game of gambling. Pandavas lose all of their properties in the game of dice including Draupadi. Duryodhana asks Dushasan to disrobe her but fails as Krishna saves her dignity. Later, Pandavas with Draupadi were manipulated to go for an exile of 13 years. This sowed the seeds of Mahabharata war.
Before Mahabharata war, Shree Krishna enlightens Arjun about Geeta which motivates him to fight for the truth. In the war, many great warriors are killed breaching the codes of conduct of war, from both sides, but in the end, with Duryodhana killed on the last day after the death of his 99 brothers. After Duryodhana's fall, Ashwathama kills upapandava in their sleep as revenge of his father and friend's unfair killing and tried to finish Pandava's linage by unsuccessfully killing unborn child of Uttara and Abhimanyu. For this reason he was cursed by Krishna of endless suffering until the end of kalyuga. The series ends with Krishna accepting curse of Gandhari and Yudishthira being coronated as king of Hastinapur.
Cast
Main
| Actor/Actress | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Raj Jain | Shri Krishna / Lord Vishnu | Vasudev and Devaki's son; Nanda and Yashoda's foster son; Rukmini and other 16107 queens' husband, Balram's younger brother, Subhadra's elder brother, Kunti's nephew and Karna and Pandavas's cousin. |
| Shaheer Sheikh | Arjuna | Third Pandava prince, Indra and Kunti's son; Draupadi and Subhadra's husband; Abhimanyu and Srutakarma's father. |
| Pooja Sharma | Draupadi | King Dhrupad's daughter, Shikhandini and Dhristadyumn's younger sister, Princess of Panchala, Pandavas's common wife and Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Srutakarma, Satanika and Srutasena's mother. |
| Aham Sharma | Karna | Surya and Kunti's son; Pandavas's elder brother; Adhiratha and Radha's foster son; Duryodhana's friend; Vrushali's husband and King of Anga. |
| Aarav Chowdhary | Bhishma | King Shantanu and Goddess Ganga's son and Grandsire of Pandavas and Kauravas. |
| Praneet Bhat | Shakuni | King Subala and Queen Sudharma's son, Gandhari's elder brother and Kauravas's maternal uncle. |
| Arpit Ranka | Duryodhana | Eldest Kaurava, King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's son, Shakuni's nephew, Bhanumati's husband and Karna and Ashwatthama's friend, Crown prince of Hastinapur |
| Rohit Bhardwaj | Yudhisthira | First Pandava, Pandu and Kunti's son, Draupadi's husband, Prativindhya's father and King of Indraprastha and later Hastinapur. |
| Saurav Gurjar | Bhima | Second Pandava; Vayu and Kunti's son; Hidimba and Draupadi's husband and Ghatothkacha, Sutasoma's father. |
| Thakur Anoop Singh | Dhritarashtra | Vyasa and Ambika's son, Gandhari's husband, Kauravas and Dushyala's father, Pandavas's paternal uncle and King of Hastinapur. |
| Riya Deepsi | Gandhari | King Subala and Queen Sudharma's daughter, King Dhritarashtra's wife, Shakuni's younger sister, Kauravas and Dushyala's mother and Queen of Hastinapur. |
| Shafaq Naaz | Kunti | Shurasena's daughter; Kuntibhoja's foster daughter; King Pandu's first wife; Karna, Yudhisthir, Bhima and Arjuna's mother; Balram, Krishna and Subhadra's paternal aunt and Rajmata of Hastinapur. |
| Nirbhay Wadhwa | Dushasana | Second Kaurava, King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari's son, Duryodhana and Dushyala's brother. |
| Vin Rana | Nakula | Fourth Pandava, Madri and Ashwini Kumar's son, Draupadi's husband and Satanika's father. |
| Lavanya Bhardwaj | Sahadeva | Fifth Pandava, Madri and Ashwini Kumar's son, Draupadi's husband and Srutasena's father. |
| Naveen Jinger | Vidura | Prime minister of Hastinapur. |
| Nissar Khan | Drona | Royal teacher of Kuru princes and Ashwatthama's father. |
| Sayantani Ghosh | Satyavati | Uparichara Vasu's daughter, Dusharaj's foster daughter, King Shantanu's second wife and Chitrāngada and Vichitravirya's mother. |
| Paras Arora | Abhimanyu | Arjun and Subhadra's son, Uttara's husband and Parikshit's father. |
| Ankit Mohan | Ashwatthama | Dronacharya's son and Duryodhana's friend. |
Recurring
| Actor/Actress | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sameer Dharmadhikari | Shantanu | King of Hastinapur, Ganga and Satyavati's husband and Bhishma, Chitrangada and Vichtravirya's father |
| Puneet Issar | Parshurama | 6th Avatar of Vishnu Sage and the teacher of Bhishma, Drona and Karna |
| Arun Singh Rana | Pandu | Son of Vyasa and Ambalika, Kunti and Madri's husband, the father of Pandavas and the king of Hastinapur. |
| Suhani Dhanki | Madri | Second wife of Pandu, mother of Nakula and Sahadeva, Sister of Shalya (King of Madra). |
| Vivana Singh | Ganga | River goddess, the first wife of King Shantanu and Bhishma's mother. |
| Sudesh Berry | Drupada | King of Panchala and Shikhandini, Dhristadyumna and Draupadi's father. |
| Veebha Anand | Subhadra | Vasudev and Devki's daughter, Balram and Krishna's younger sister, Arjun's fourth wife and Abhimanyu's mother. |
| Richa Mukherjee | Uttara | King Virata and Queen Sudeshna's daughter, Uttar's younger sister, Abhimanyu's wife and Parikshit's mother. |
| Pallavi Subhash | Rukmini | Krishna's 1st wife and Rukmi's sister. |
| Vaishnavi Dhanraj | Hidimbi | Bheem's first wife, Ghatothkacha's mother and Kunti's daughter-in-law. |
| Aryamann Seth | Vichitravirya | Son of Satyavati, Chitrāngada's brother and 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. |
| Shikha Singh | Shikhandini | Daughter of King Drupad, sister of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna, princess of Panchala and the reincarnation of Amba |
| Karan Suchak | Dhrishtadyumna | Son of King Drupad, brother of Draupadi and Shikhandini, prince of Panchala |
| Ali Hassan | Takshak and Jayadratha | Nagaraja, Takshak and the husband of Dushyala, Jayadratha. |
| Ratan Rajput | Amba | Daughter of, sister of Ambika and Ambalika and the princess of Kashi. |
| Ketan Karande | Ghatotkacha | Bheema and Himdimba's son. |
| Tarun Khanna | Balrama | Krishna and Subhadra's older brother |
| Nikhil Arya / Sachin Verma | Indra | God of rains and the father of Arjuna |
| Sandeep Rajora | Surya | Lord Sun and the father of Karna |
| Atul Mishra | Ved Vyas | |
| Garima Jain | Dushala | Daughter of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari, sister of Kauravas and Jaydrath's wife. |
| Sandeep Arora | Vikarna | One of Kauarava prince, Son of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari and brother of Duryodhan, Dushasna and Dushyala. |
| Kaushik Chakravorty | Shalya | King of Madra, Madri's brother, Nakula and Sahdeva's maternal uncle |
| Hemant Choudhary | Kripa | Royal teacher of Kauravas and Pandavas. |
| Ajay Mishra | Sanjaya | |
| Tinu Verma | Jarasandha | King of Magadha |
| Joy Mathur | Shishupala | |
| Nazea Hasan Sayed | Vrushali | Wife of Karna, Kunti's daughter-in-law and Vrishaketu's mother. |
| Raj Premi | Kalayavan | |
| Rumi Khan | Kichaka | |
| Akhilendra Mishra | Kansa | Devaki's brother, Vasudev's brother-in-law and Krishna's maternal uncle. |
| Deepak Jethi | Virata | |
| Preeti Puri | Devaki | |
| Vandana Singh | Yashoda | |
| Kunwar Vikram Soni | young Shri Krishna | |
| Ketki Kadam | young Radha | |
| Alam Khan | young Duryodhana | |
| Vidyut Xavier | young Karna | |
| Ashnoor Kaur | young Dushala | |
| Rohit Shetty | young Yudhishthira | |
| Devesh Ahuja | young Nakula | |
| Rudraksh Jaiswal | young Sahadeva | |
| Aayush Shah | young Ashwatthama | |
| Pravisht Mishra | Uttar | |
| Chandani Sharma | Kripi | |
| Rio Kapadia | Subala | King of Gandhar,Queen Sudharma's
husband, Shakuni and Gandhari's father |
| Shweta Gautam | Sudharma | Queen of Gandhar, King Subala's
wife, mother of Shakuni and Gandhari |
| Ananya Agarwal | Malini | |
| Anju Jadhav | Sukhada | |
| Jayantika Sengupta | Arshi | |
| Kanishka Soni | Parashvi | |
| Mohit Raina / Amit Mehra | Lord Shiva | |
| Kunal Bhatia | Agni | God of fire. |
Development
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. 50 episodes of the series were also shot at sets created in Morna between Noida and Delhi for an year and was supposed to premiere in March 2008 but got postpone to January 2009. During this, Ekta Kapoor also was producing a series on Mahabharat titled Kahaani Hamaarey Mahaabhaarat Ki for a rival channel. This led on to a pressure in the production as they wanted to rush their premiere before Kapoor due to which Dwivedi quit mid way after association with them for two years.
Production
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. 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 Umbargaon, 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 jewelry.
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 jewellery and four years of hardwork to arrive at the current look and feel of the show. An extensive study on jewellery 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 Umbergaon in Gujarat cost ₹100 crores.
Filming
The series was mainly shot in the sets at Umbergaon, Valsad in Gujarat. Shooting also took place in various exotic locations such as Jaisalmer, Amber Palace in Jaipur, Kashmir, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur in Madya 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.
I undertook proper training and grooming sessions. There was a teacher for diction classes, horse riding, weapon training among other things. The training went on for almost eight months. All of us, who are a part of the show are loving the challenges, because we get to shoot at a new location everyday. We worked on my diet and everything.
— Shaheer Sheikh
I felt confident and comfortable after doing a workshop for more than a year. As part of my learning process, I learnt martial arts, the art of war, rode horses and I grew up beard. It took me one year to maintain the length of my beard
— Praneet Bhat
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. However, the premiere episode received negative criticism from Deepanjana Pal of Firstpost for CGI effects, acting, dialogues, cinematography and background. They also stated the storytelling as disappointing.
Hindustan Times criticised, " The scale of the Mahabharat is grand and overwhelming. The characters are larger than life. Highly dramatic events take place in the epic. But at the same time, it is a nuanced look at human beings and their frailties. Everything is so exaggerated. Even relatively less important moments are treated with such overblown drama," They also criticised the background music being sound.
The Indian Express said, "Mahabharat came in with all the pomp and show, glory and grandeur, with larger-than-life sets, special effects and Lord Krishna as its sutradhaar, narrating the story, introducing its characters, and peeling off the layers. No doubt it's a good looking and talented ensemble cast and the locations are stunning, but this is no Game of Thrones."
The Times of India expressed that this version of Mahabharat is the first Indian series to portray the Game of Dice sequence elaborately stating, " For the first time on Indian television, viewers will witness an elaborate ‘Game of Dice’ where the rules of the game will be set, one by one the play of emotions, cheating and manipulation that led to Draupadi's dishonor."
Viewership in India
Its premiere had a viewership of approximately 8.4 million people (8445 TVTs). That week it averaged 6356 TVTs. The show has become the highest rated weekday 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.
Impact
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 .
Adaptations
It has been dubbed and aired in other Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.
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.
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.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Star Guild Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Sidharth Kumar Tewary | Won |
| Best Mythological Series | Swasthik Picture | Won | ||
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Visual Effects | Swasthik Picture | Won | |
| Best Actor - Popular | Shaheer Sheikh | Nominated | ||
| Best Historical/Mythological Serial | Mahabharat | Won | ||
| Indian Telly Award | ||||
| Best Actor in a Lead Role | Saurabh Raj Jain | Nominated | ||
| Shaheer Sheikh | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Lead Role | Pooja Sharma | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Praneet Bhat | Won | ||
| Arpit Ranka | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Aham Sharma | Won | ||
| Best Costumes for a TV Program | Bhanu Athaiya | Won | ||
| Best Makeup Artist | G. A. Jamesh | Won | ||
| Best Ensemble | Sidharth Kumar Tewary | Won | ||
| Best Stylist | Shweta Korde | Won | ||
| Gold Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Shaheer Sheikh | Nominated |
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