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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indian television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | Sunday morning ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Arjun (Firoz Khan) as Arjuna
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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
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Ravi Chopra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Film City, Goregaon
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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
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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)
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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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