Mahabharat (TV series)
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Mahabharat is a landmark Indian television series that dramatizes the ancient Sanskrit epic of the same name and became one of the most influential and widely watched shows in Indian TV history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahabharat (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5792142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahabharat (TV series) Context triple: [Doordarshan, notableProgram, Mahabharat (TV series)]
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A.
Telugu Mahabharatam
Telugu Mahabharatam is a seminal medieval Telugu rendition of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, regarded as a foundational work of Telugu literature.
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B.
Bhavishya Parva
Bhavishya Parva is a section of the Harivamsa that focuses on future events, prophecies, and eschatological themes within the broader narrative of Hindu mythology.
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C.
Star Bharat
Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment television channel known for broadcasting family dramas, mythological series, and reality shows.
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D.
Sarala Mahabharata
Sarala Mahabharata is a 15th-century Odia retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its regional flavor, poetic style, and significant influence on Odia literature and culture.
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E.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahabharat (TV series) Target entity description: Mahabharat is a landmark Indian television series that dramatizes the ancient Sanskrit epic of the same name and became one of the most influential and widely watched shows in Indian TV history.
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A.
Telugu Mahabharatam
Telugu Mahabharatam is a seminal medieval Telugu rendition of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, regarded as a foundational work of Telugu literature.
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B.
Bhavishya Parva
Bhavishya Parva is a section of the Harivamsa that focuses on future events, prophecies, and eschatological themes within the broader narrative of Hindu mythology.
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C.
Star Bharat
Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment television channel known for broadcasting family dramas, mythological series, and reality shows.
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D.
Sarala Mahabharata
Sarala Mahabharata is a 15th-century Odia retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for its regional flavor, poetic style, and significant influence on Odia literature and culture.
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E.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indian television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | Sunday morning ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Arjun (Firoz Khan) as Arjuna
NERFINISHED
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Gajendra Chauhan as Yudhishthira ⓘ Gufi Paintal as Shakuni NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitish Bharadwaj as Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Praveen Kumar Sobti as Bhima ⓘ Puneet Issar as Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi ⓘ Surendra Pal as Dronacharya ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Bhanu Athaiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | B. R. Chopra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
B. R. Chopra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ravi Chopra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Film City, Goregaon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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mythological drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian mythological TV series ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| makeupArtist | Pandhari Juker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Harish Bhimani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
faithful dramatization of the Mahabharata epic
ⓘ
high viewership across India ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 94 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Harish Bhimani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “Mahabharat Katha” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Doordarshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | DD National NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRunEndDate | 24 June 1990 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartDate | 2 October 1988 ⓘ |
| producer | B. R. Chopra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | B. R. Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reBroadcast | DD National 2020 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Rahi Masoom Raza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singerOfOpeningTheme | Mahendra Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Arjun (Firoz Khan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gajendra Chauhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gufi Paintal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukesh Khanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitish Bharadwaj NERFINISHED ⓘ Praveen Kumar Sobti NERFINISHED ⓘ Puneet Issar NERFINISHED ⓘ Roopa Ganguly NERFINISHED ⓘ Surendra Pal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Raj Kamal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Rahi Masoom Raza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahabharat (TV series) Description of subject: Mahabharat is a landmark Indian television series that dramatizes the ancient Sanskrit epic of the same name and became one of the most influential and widely watched shows in Indian TV history.
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