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Mahabharat

  • TV Series
  • 2013–2014
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
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Pooja Sharma, Arpit Ranka, Shaheer Sheikh, Saurabh Raj Jain, and Riya Deepsi in Mahabharat (2013)
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The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.

  • Creator
    • Siddharth Kumar Tewary
  • Stars
    • Saurabh Raj Jain
    • Shaheer Sheikh
    • Pooja Sharma
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,839
    249
    • Creator
      • Siddharth Kumar Tewary
    • Stars
      • Saurabh Raj Jain
      • Shaheer Sheikh
      • Pooja Sharma
    • 162User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #248
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 11 nominations total

    Episodes267

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    Saurabh Raj Jain
    Saurabh Raj Jain
    • Krishna
    • 2013–2014
    Shaheer Sheikh
    Shaheer Sheikh
    • Arjun
    • 2013–2014
    Pooja Sharma
    Pooja Sharma
    • Draupadi
    • 2013–2014
    Aham Sharma
    Aham Sharma
    • Karna
    • 2013–2014
    Arpit Ranka
    Arpit Ranka
    • Duryodhan
    • 2013–2014
    Praneet Bhatt
    Praneet Bhatt
    • Shakuni
    • 2013–2014
    Arav Chowdharry
    • Bhishma
    • 2013–2014
    Rohit Bharadwaj
    • Yudhisthir…
    • 2013–2014
    Saurav Gurjar
    Saurav Gurjar
    • Bheem
    • 2013–2014
    Thakur Anoop Singh
    Thakur Anoop Singh
    • Dhritarashtra
    • 2013–2014
    Nissar Khan
    Nissar Khan
    • Dronacharya
    • 2013–2014
    Riya Deepsi
    • Gandhari
    • 2013–2014
    Shafaq Naaz
    • Kunti
    • 2013–2014
    Vinay Rana
    • Nakul
    • 2013–2014
    Lavanya Bhardwaj
    • Sahadev
    • 2013–2014
    Naveen Jingar
    • Vidur
    • 2013–2014
    Ankit Mohan
    Ankit Mohan
    • Ashwatthama
    • 2013–2014
    Arpan Das
    • Child Yudhishthir
    • 2014
    • Creator
      • Siddharth Kumar Tewary
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    10pjshahu

    A Modern Day Masterpiece !!! MUST WATCH !!!!

    HATS OFF to the makers of this version of Mahabharat !!

    I am a BIG fan of B R Chopra's Mahabharat, have seen it 4 times and hence I had never imagined that anyone can match to the level of B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat as that version of great story of Mahabharat was awesome. Each and every character of that Mahabharat is etched in people's mind till date and it is hard to imagine that anyone else can create the same magic on screen with Mahabharat. This fact was reinforced after watching the disastrous and pathetic "Kahani hamare Mahabharat ki" by Ekta Kapoor which was unceremoniously and rightly so was taken off air midway.. But After watching this version of Mahabharat, I am immensely impressed and I thanks the makers from bottom of my heart for bringing this epic story on screen again by doing much more detailed analysis and showing it with the grandeur and magnificence which it demands!!!

    The casting is PERFECT!!! I never imagined that I would accept any other actor in those roles after watching B R Chopra's Mahabharat. But I was wrong.. In this Mahabharat as well, the Casting is Superb.. Each and every Actor slips into his / her character and looks perfect... Especially, the actors playing Krishna, Bheeshma,Dronacharya, Dhrutrashtra, Karna, Arjuna. Bheema, Duryodhan looks perfect and enacted their part with aplomb and gusto!!!

    An Overall impressive treatment is given to each and every department of show... Story, Screenplay and Dialogues does complete justice to the Epic... The screenplay of this version of Mahabharat is better at many parts as compared to B R Chopra's Mahabharat... Noted Mythologist Devdutt Patnaik is the Special Adviser for story and screenplay and he has done excellent job.. This version gives answers to many questions which left unanswered in old Mahabharta and narrates the story in an altogether new way which really good , entertaining, educative and exciting.

    The sets are magnificent and brilliantly designed (Omang Kumar of Devdas & Black fame). It gives the feeling of the great kingdoms of ancient India..

    Very detailed attention is given to the costumes, makeup and characterization of each and every character.. thanks to the guidance of Oscar winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya

    The production value, Visual effect, Action Sequences are superb, authentic and engaging... The Dialogues are meaningful and are at par with the level set by Dr. Rahi Masum Raza for Chopra's Mahabharat.. The intuitive use of Krishna in every episode is magical and the speech he gives is very entertaining and highly educative..

    Thanks a lot to Team Mahabharat for treating this epic story honestly and with good intentions and Kudos to the entire team and I sincerely hope that the same honest treatment would continue till end of this epic story...
    10manishxmlkr

    A must watch show

    I have been watching series since my childhood, i saw lots of drama,romance,action,thrill,horror, survival and all, bt no show can touch its height.Every character in this show are mind blowing and did very best of their performance. The epic show based on epic.A MUST WATCH.
    9dyahachie2211

    Best one, but ..

    anyone who read the Mahabharat book perhaps will feel disappointed with the story, indeed. but one who never read the book before, esp when you lived abroad far from India like me, will love the movie and perhaps wants to read the book after they watch this movie.

    we have our own version of Mahabharat which been rewritten and recreated by our ancestors thousands years BCE. as I and several of our people read both Indian/original version and Javanese/Indonesian version of Mahabharat, so we don't mind and regret any improved or updated version of Mahabharat, as long as we can catch the moral message lies within the movie (and the book) itself.

    what I love from this movie is their objectives to spread moral values, such as respect the elders, obey your parents, respect for women, teenage bravery to protect their parents,equal rights for low-class people, etc. which are damaged seriously within young and adult generation all over the world these days.

    some key actors of Mahabharat enjoyed high appreciation in our country during their tour recently, and i think they worth it, regardless disappointed voices on their acting performance.

    I myself would like to praise this movie (BR Chopra's Mahabharat was also aired by our television long ago)as the best version of Mahabharat. a little bit of my disappointment arise due to short episodes on Virataparwan (which should told us more about Pandava's suffering and how they survived), and small appearance of Gathotkacha, regarding this character is adored by kids and adults in our country.
    10ankitpatel-driftking000

    best

    hats off man... you producer,director,scrip writer and actor did great, marvelous job.. love you all..

    who the Hel***** is telling that this Mahabharata version is not good... go off if you don't know what to show and what to not....

    YOU ARE BEST SERIAL .... YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU DID GREAT JOB. YOU ARE PERFECT SUPERB ACTING BY ACTOR AND ACTRESS. HATS OFF AGAIN love ya all nice work best job love it hope you get BEST TRP in TV show.

    The casting is PERFECT!!! I never imagined that I would accept any other actor in those roles after watching B R Chopra's Mahabharat. But I was wrong.. In this Mahabharat as well, the Casting is Superb.. Each and every Actor slips into his / her character and looks perfect... Especially, the actors playing Krishna, Bheeshma,Dronacharya, Dhrutrashtra, Karna, Arjuna. Bheema, Duryodhan looks perfect and enacted their part with aplomb and gusto!!!
    10nkj-vsp

    Hotstar : Game of thrones for India

    Actually I shouldn't be compared to any show. But few people understand Western name. As those who judge with 1988 mahabharat this version is more updated and accepted. I love this show in hotstar, when I started I couldn't stop it all. I am proud of my epic history which is shown beautifully in this show

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    • Trivia
      Puneet Issar and Sudesh Berry are only actors who were part of both B.R. Chopra's Mahabharat and Swastik Production's Mahabharat.
    • Quotes

      Krishna: This is Mahabharat, whatever you don't find here you will not find elsewhere.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening and closing credits after the Pilot.
    • Connections
      Version of Sampoorna Mahabharat (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Hai katha Sangram Ki

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2013 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Mahabharata
    • Filming locations
      • India(Himalyas)
    • Production company
      • Swastik Productions
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      20 minutes
    • Color
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