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Mahabharat

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Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.

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Mahabharat premiered September 16, 2013. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.

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Episode 1

Lord Vishnu is born to Devaki

22m

Kans kills Devaki's seven children. He instructs a soldier to inform him when Devaki delivers her eighth child. Lord Vishnu appears before Devaki and Vasudeva and seeks Devaki's permission to be born as her son. Devaki gives birth to her eighth child.

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Episode 2

Vasudeva leaves his son with Nand

22m

The prison doors open and the Yamuna makes way for Vasudeva. A seven-headed snake protects Vasudeva and the new born baby from the rain. Vasudeva gives the new born baby to his friend Nand and takes Nand's baby girl. The baby girl transforms into a goddess and tells Kans about his destiny.

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Episode 3

Nand relocates to Vrindavan

22m

The Gopis complain to Yashoda about Krishna stealing their butter and Yashoda worries about Krishna. Meanwhile, Nand frets about the taxes to be paid to Kans. They decide to relocate to Vrindavan. Krishna begins to reveal his powers.

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Episode 4

Krishna lifts the Govardhan hill

22m

Krishna and his friends ruin the yagna organised to pacify Indradev. Indradev is angry and it begins to rain heavily. Krishna lifts the Govardhan hill to provide shelter to his people and the cows. Indradev attacks the Govardhan hill.

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Episode 5

Yashoda learns about Devaki

22m

Kans asks Devaki and Vasudeva about their eighth son. Vasudeva tells him that Balarama and Krishna are his sons. Kans instructs Akroor to bring them both to Mathura. Meanwhile, Yashoda discovers the truth about Krishna's real mother. However, Krishna tells Yashoda he loves her like his own mother.

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Episode 6

Krishna, Balarama defeat Chanoor

22m

Krishna reaches Mathura and asks Kans to release his parents and return the kingdom to Ugrasena. Kans challenges Krishna and Balarama to defeat Chanoor and Mushtik. They defeat them, but Kans is already ready with another challenge.

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Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026

More about Mahabharat

Cast

Saurabh Raj JainShri Krishna
Shaheer SheikhArjuna
Rohit BharadwajYudhisthir
Pooja SharmaDraupadi
Saurav GurjarBheem
Aham SharmaKarna
Arav ChowdharyBhishma
Arpit RankaDuryodhana

Credits

Created by
Siddharth Kumar Tewary

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
267
Original language
Hindi

Networks & production

  • StarPlusIndia
  • Swastik ProductionsIndia

Themes

indian mythology