Mahabharat (1988 TV series)
| Mahabharat | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Mahabharata |
| Directed by | Ravi Chopra |
| Narrated by | Harish Bhimani |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 94 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | B. R. Chopra |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx) |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
| Original release | 2 October 1988 – 24 June 1990 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Vishnu Puran |
Mahabharat is an Indian television series based on the Hindu epic of the same name. The 94-episode Hindi series[1] originally ran from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990 on DD National.[2] It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son Ravi Chopra. The music was composed by Rajkamal. The script was written by the Urdu poet Rahi Masoom Raza, based on the original story by Vyasa. Costumes for the series were provided by Maganlal Dresswala.[3]
Each episode ran for approximately 45 minutes and began with a title song that consisted of lyrical content and two verses from the Bhagavad Gita.[4] The title song was sung and the verses rendered by singer Mahendra Kapoor. 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.
It was shown in the United Kingdom by the BBC,[5] where it achieved audience figures of 5 million.[6][7] It was also the first programme broadcast on BBC2 after its 1991 revamp,[8] but had also been shown late at night on BBC 1 the previous year.[9] It has also been shown on FBC TV in Fiji and Star Utsav.It also aired on Epic. Dubbed versions were aired in Tamil, Telugu, and also in Indonesia in the early 1990s.
According to production team member Kishore Malhotra, the total cost of producing the series was ₹9 crore (US$1.3 million).[10] It was aired in the Sunday morning time slot.
Cast
Oldest Generation
- Raj Babbar as Bharat/ ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas
- Ashalata as Shakuntala, Bharata's mother/ King Dushyant's wife
1st Generation
- Rishabh Shukla as Shantanu
- Kiran Juneja as Ganga, Shantanu's first wife
- Debashree Roy as Satyavati, Shantanu's second wife/ Vichitravirya and Chitrangada's mother/ Bhisma's step-mother
2nd Generation
- Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma, Shantanu- Ganga's eighth son/ eighth Vasu/ Satyavati's step-son
- Sudesh Berry as Vichitravirya, Shantanu-Satyavati's second son after Chitrangada, Bhisma's step brother
- Meena Chakrabarty as Ambika, 2nd princess of Kashi/ Vichitravirya's first queen
- Menaka Babbar as Ambalika, 3rd princess of Kashi/ Vichitravirya's second queen
3rd generation
- Girija Shankar as Dhritrashtra, Vichitravirya's son from Ambika(eldest)/ later king of Hastinapur/ father of Kauravas
- Renuka Israni as Gandhari, wife of Dhritrashtra/ Queen of Hastinapur/ mother of Kauravas/ King of Gandhara
- Tarakesh Chauhan as Pandu, Vichitravirya's son from Ambalika(youngest)/ King of Hastinapur/ father of Pandavas
- Nazneen as Kunti, Pandu's first wife/ mother of Yudhisthira, Bhim and Arjun/ Daughter of Shoorsen hence Vasudev's sister andYadava princess
- Roma Manik as Madri, Pandu's second wife/ Matsya princess/ mother of Nakul and Sahadev
- Virendra Razdan as Vidur, the Mahaa Mantri of Hastinapur / son of Ambika's head maid, Parishrami/ half-brother to the kings Dhritarashtra and Pandu of Hastinapura and also the uncle of Pandavas and Kauravas
- Kamlesh Maan as Sulabha, Vidur's wife
4th generation
- Gajendra Chouhan as Yudhishthir, 1st Pandav/ Eldest son of Kuru Clan/ King of Indraprastha
- Praveen Kumar as Bhim, 2nd Pandav/ Second eldest son of Kuru clan/ Yuvraaj(crown Prince) of Indraprastha
- Arjun (Firoz Khan) as Arjun, 3rd Pandava
- Sameer as Nakul, 4th Pandav
- Sanjeev as Sahadeva, 5th Pandav
- Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, Wife of all Pandav/Also called as Panchali/ Yagyaseni/ Younger daughter of Drupad/ Princess of Panchala
- Aloka Mukherjee as Subhadra, Arjuna's 2nd wife/ Abhimanyu's mother/ Vasudev's daughter hence Krishna-Balaram's sister and Yadava princess
- Puneet Issar as Duryodhan
- Vinod Kapoor as Dushasan
- Dinesh Anand as Vikarna
- Deep Dhillon as Jayadratha, Dussala's husband, Kaurava's brother-in-law
5th Generation
- Razak Khan as Ghatotkach
- Mayur Vakani as Abhimanyu
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Uttara, Abhimanyu's wife/ Virata princess
6th Generation
Officials
- Dharmesh Tiwari as Kripacharya, Kulguru, Family Teacher
- Surendra Pal as Dronacharya, Guru of Kauravas and Pandavas
- Om Katare as Adhiratha, Charioteer/Karna's foster father
- Saroj Sharma as Radha, Adhiratha's wife,/Karna's foster mother
- Pankaj Dheer as Karna / Adhiratha-Radha's foster son, King of Anga Desh
- Pradeep Rawat as Ashwatthama, son of Dronacharya
- Ram Mohan as Raj Purohit, Head Priest
- Rafique Mukkadam as Minister
- Vinod Raut as Purochana, Royal architect
- Pramod Kumar as Dwarpal
- Abha Mishra as Maid Servant to Ganga
- Lalit Tiwari as Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's advisor and also his charioteer
- Nitish Bhardwaj as Lord Krishna, Vasudev's younger son
- Ramlal Gupta as Ugrasen, King of Mathura
- Goga Kapoor as Kans, son of Ugrasen
- Devidas as Kans's Minister
- Ashok Banthia as Senapati Kritvarma
- Ajay Sinha as Akroor, Vrishni Chief
- Bashir Khan as Satyaki, General
- Vishnu Sharma as Vasudev, Son of Shoorsen, prince of Vrishni tribe
- Kshama Raj as Rohini, Vasudev's elder wife
- Sheela Sharma as Devaki, Vasudev's younger wife
- Sagar Salunke as Balram, Vasudev's elder son
- Channa Ruparel as Rukmini, Krishna's chief wife
- Parijat as Radha, Krishna's consort
- Pradeep Sharma as Drupada
- Arun Bakshi as Dhrishtadyumna
- Paintal as Shikhandi / Sudama
- Ashok Sharma as Virata, King of Virata
- Chandni Sharma as Sudeshna, Queen of Virata
- Sameer Rajda as Uttar, crown prince of Virata
- Sharat Saxena as Kichak, Army General of Virata
- Kapil Kumar as Shalya
- Vikrant Mathur as Shakuni's Father, King of Gandhara
- Gufi Paintal as Shakuni, Gandhari's brother/ later King of Gandhara
- Shivendra Mahal as Parshuram / Lord Shiva
- Dara Singh as Hanuman (cameo)
- Satish Kaul as Indra
- Gopi Krishna as Chitrasena
- Karunakar Pathak as Shishupala, King of Chedi, Cousin of Krishna and Balaram
- Pawan Shukla as Shalv Kumar, Prince of Salwa Kingdom
- Prem Sagar as Rishi Kanva
- Pankaj Berry as Rishi Kindama, sage who cursed Pandu
- Rajesh Vivek as Maharishi Ved Vyas
Other
Cast before leap
- Shampa as Child Krishna
- Swapnil Joshi as Child Krishna
- Kewal Shah as Adolescent Krishna
- Chetan Hansraj as Young Balram
- Krish Mallik as Young Bhishma
- Harendra Paintal as Young Karna
- Sonu as Young Yudhishthir
- Mallik as Young Bhim
- Ankur Javeri as Young Arjun
- Amit Shukla as Young Duryodhan
- Kaushal Shah as Young Dushasan
- Babbu as Young Ashwatthama
- Sumeet Raghavan as Young Sudama
List of episodes
1.Introduction of Kuru Family, Raja Bharat, and Raja Shantanu.
2.Ganga Kills Seven Sons.
3.Bhishma is Grown-up.
4.Bhishma Pratigya/Iccha Mrityu Vardaan.
5.Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika`s Introduction.
6.Birth of Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and Vidhur.
7.Karna's Birth-Story, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari get Married and Pandu and Kunti get Married.
8.Madri is Gifted to Pandu, Pandu Is Resting and Sage Kindama`s Curse on Pandu.
9.Dhritarashtra is King, Pandu's Sanyas and Kansa is King and Akashwani about Krishna.
10.Birth of Balarama and Five Pandavas.
11.Krishna Janm.
12.Pootana's Death.
13.Krishna Brahmand Darshan and Krishna gets Caught while Stealing Makhan.
14.Maiya Mori Mai Nahi Makhan Khayo and Kaliya Nag Tandav.
15.Radha and Gopikas, Protest Against Mathura, Devakasur and Trumbasur Vadh.
16.Kansa Invites Krishna to Mathura.
17.Kansa Vadh.
18.Pandu's Death.
19.Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika Take Sanyas with Rishi Vyas.
20.Duryodhan Poisons Bhim and Bhim gets Strength Of 1000 Elephants.
21.Sudama's Chivda and Drona Arrives at Hastinapur.
22.Shastra Pooja, Drona Insults Karna, and Arjuna's Crocodile Test.
23.Eklavya, Karna's Education, Arjun's Test of Bird's Eye.
24.All Grown-up, Crown Prince is to be Nominated and Everyone Exhibit their Skills in Rangbhoomi, Karna Challenges Arjun and Duryodhan gives Anga Desh to Karna.
25.Drona's Guru Dakshina to Capture Dhrupada.
26.Krishna gets Sudarshan Chakra from Parshuram, Defeats Jarasandh and Orders Building of Dwaraka.
27.Yudhishtir is Crowned Prince, Rukmini is being Forced to Marry Shishupal.
28.Krishna Kidnaps Rukmini.
29.Lakshagraha is Built in Varnavat By Purochan.
30.Tunneling in Varnavat Begins.
31.Escape from Lakshagrah.
32.Hidimb Vadh and Bhim Marries Hidimba.
33.Bakasur Vadh.
34.Drishtadyumna and Draupadi Birth and Draupadi Swayamvar.
35.Arjun Skills at Archery Wins Draupadi and Later She (Thereafter Panchali) Becomes the Wife of 5 Pandavas.
36.Pandavas Leave from Panchal to Hastinapur.
37.Pandavas Arrives at Hastinapur and Kingdom is Divided.
38.Pandavas get Khandavprastha.
39.Coronation of Yudhishtir, Khandavprastha Becomes Indraprastha.
40.Arjun Runs Away with Subhadra, Sister of Krishna.
41.Arjun Weds Subhadra, Arjun gets Devdatta Conch And Gandiv And Bhim Gets His Gada, The Mace.
42.Jarasandh Vadh, Rajsuya Yagnya Begins, Shishupal Story.
43.Raajsuya Yagnya, Shishupal Vadh.
44.Vyas Predicts War, Draupadi Laughs At Duryodhan.
45.Pandvas go to Hastinapur to Gamble.
46.At a Fatal Dyut (Game Of Chance) Yudhishtir Loses All Possessions, Bets And Loses His Brothers And Draupadi.
47.Disrobing of Draupadi.
48.Pandavas get Back Everything.
49.Re-Match Of Dyut.
50.Exile Begins
51.Gandharvas Catch Duryodhan.
52.Arjun Worships Lord Indra and Lord Shiva for Divyastra and gets Pashupatastra.
53.Krishna's Story of One Grain of Rice, Bhim Meets Ghatotkach and Hanuman, Arjun Learns Dance from Chitrasen.
54.Arjun gets Curse of Impotency From Urvashi, Abhimanyu as a Kid, Jayandraths Head is Shaved.
55.Story of Poisoned Water and Yaksha, Abhimanyu is Grown-Up.
56.Agyatvas in Matsya Desh.
57.Karna's Curse, Draupadi as Maid Sairandhri Rejects Keechak.
58.Keechak Vadh by Bhim.
59.Kaurav Attack Matsya Desh.
60.Viraat Yudh and Clothes for Uttaras Dolls
61.Abhimanyu's Marriage and Pandvas Decide to Send a Doot to Hastinapur.
62.Dhritarashtra Does not Agree and Sends Sanjay.
63.Duryodhan gets Narayani Sena from Krishna.
64.Krishna Goes to Hastinapur as Shanti Doot.
65.Krishna Tooks Virat Avtar and Indra Takes Karna's Kawach Kundala.
66.Karna's Identity is Disclosed.
67.Vidur Resign's as Prime Minister, Kunti Meets Karna.
68.Sanjay gets Divine Vision, Ulluk Goes to Pandavas.
69.Shalya Becomes Karna's Sarathi.
70.Shikandi's Story.
71.Arjun Worships Goddess Durga, Rules of War Laid.
72.Kurukshetra War Begins and Arjun Drops His Weapons, Geeta Saar Begins.
73.Geeta Saar Continues.
74.Geeta Saar Continues And Krishna Shows His Maha-Avtaar.
75.Yudhishtir gets Blessing, Yuyutsu Changes Side and War Begins, Abhimanyu Faces Bhishma.
76.Uttar Dies, Arjun Faces Bhishma And Day 2 Begins.
77.Arjun Is Unstoppable,3rd Day is Over, 4th Day Begins, Bhim is Surrounded, 10 Kauravas are Killed, Krishna Takes out His Sudarshan.
78.9th Day is Over and 16 Kauravas Are Dead, Bhishma Tells Arjun To Take Him Out of the War.
79.Bhishma Lies on the Bed Of Arrows, Karna Meets Bhishma.
80.Day 11, Drona Tries to Capture Yudhishthir but is Unsuccessful, Shantanu Comes to Bhishma.
81.Chakravyuh Planned, Duryodhan Promises Susharma.
82.Abhimanyu Vadh.
83.Arjun Vows to Kill Jaydratha Before Dawn and Story About Jayadraths Curse.
84.Arjun Breaks Kamal Vyuh To Get To Jayadrath.
85.Jayadrath Vadh.
86.Ghatotkach Dies.
87.Drona Dies.
88.Dushasana Dies and Karna Fights with Arjun, Krishna puts the Rath in the Land so Arjun is Saved.
89.Karna's Curse, Karna Dies.
90.Shakuni Dies, Yudhisthir Curses All Women Kind and Duryodhan Becomes Iron Bodied.
91.Balaram Arrives, Bhim-Duryodhan Gada Yudh.
92.Duryodhan Dies, Ashwathama, Krip and Kritvarma Remain, Parikshit's Story.
93.Dhritarashtra Tries to Kill Bhim.
94.Yudhisthir Becomes King Of Hastinapur, Bhishma Dies.
References
- ↑ "B.R. Chopra (Indian filmmaker) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ McLain, Karline (2009). India's immortal comic books: gods, kings, and other heroes. Indiana University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-253-22052-3.
- ↑ "Behind the scenes: Dress designers to actors & deities". The Tribune. April 20, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Title Song Lyrics from the TV Series Mahabharat, September 21, 2013, retrieved December 1, 2014
- ↑ "BBC Genome:Mahabarat - transmission times". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑ Epic Hindi Language Series Mahabharata Launches Exclusively on Rogers OMNI Television Channels In Ontario and British Columbia
- ↑ The Returned: how British TV viewers came to lose their fear of subtitles
- ↑ "The TV Room". The TV Room. 16 February 1991. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ↑ "The TV Room". The TV Room. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ↑ Mahabharat Ki Mahabharat: The Making of B.R. Chopra's "Mahabharat"
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