Mahabharat (TV series)
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For the 2008 TV series produced by Bobby Bedi, see Mahabharat (2008 TV series).
Mahabharat is a successful Indian television series based on the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. The 94-episode series originally ran from 1988 to 1990. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. Each episode is approximately 45 minutes long.
It was shown in the UK by the BBC, where it achieved audience figures of 5 million, unheard of for a subtitled series being aired in the afternoon.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Harish Bhimani as Samay (Time)
- Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma
- Nitish Bharadwaj as Krishna
- Girja Shankar as Dhritrashtra
- Renuka Israni as Gandhari
- Nazneen as Kunti
- Virendra Razdan as Vidura
- Surendra Pal as Drona
- Vinod Kapoor as Dushasana
- Puneet Issar as Duryodhana
- Parween Kumar as Bheem
- Gajendra Chouhan as Yudhishtira
- Arjun as Arjuna
- Sameer as Nakula
- Sanjeev as Sahadeva
- Razak Khan as Ghatotkacha
- Sagar Salunke as Balarama
- Pankaj Dhir as Karna
- Gufi Paintal as Shakuni
- Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi
- Raj Babbar as Bharat
- Arun Bakshi as Dhrishtadyumna
- Kiran Juneja as Ganga
- Paintal as Shikhandi
- Dara Singh as Hanuman (one episode)
- Shampa as young Krishna (seen dancing on snake)
- Sonu as young Yudhistira
- Ankur Javeri as young Arjuna
- Rishabh Shukla as Shantanu
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Mahabharat at the Internet Movie Database
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