TV series
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 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
Arjun frustrates Karna's attempt to save Duryodhan's brothers. Meanwhile, Gandhari mourns the death of her sons and Duryodhan performs their last rites. He decides to take revenge for his brothers' death. He insists that Karna kill Abhimanyu. Will Karna do so?
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Episode 2
Ignoring Uttara's plea, Abhimanyu continues to fight in the war. He traps Duryodhan in a magical globe but Karna frees him. As the war progresses, Bheem kills thirty more brothers of Duryodhan. Just when Karna attacks Abhimanyu, he senses Kunti's presence. Will Abhimanyu survive Karna's attack?
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Episode 3
Karna apologises to Duryodhan for failing to kill Abhimanyu. Will Karna be able to do so the next time? Later, Virat learns about Susharman's attack on Matsya kingdom. Krishna decides to stop them with Arjun's help. Dronacharya takes advantage of Arjun's absence and forms a Chakravyuha to destroy the Pandava army.
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Episode 4
Abhimanyu requests Yudhishthir to allow him to penetrate the Chakravyuha. Will Yudhishthir grant permission? Meanwhile, Draupadi panics on seeing the holy thread she tied on Abhimanyu for his safety. She also learns about Uttara's pregnancy. She instructs a soldier to fetch Abhimanyu.
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Episode 5
Jayadrath succeeds in stopping the Pandavas from entering the Chakravyuha. The Pandavas ask Abhimanyu to come out of the Chakravyuha. However, Abhimanyu moves to the centre and Ashwatthama along with Dushyasan and Shakuni attack him. Duryodhan instructs Karna to torture Abhimanyu to death.
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Episode 6
Krishna feels Abhimanyu's pain as he defends himself. While he fights Ashwatthama and Dushyasan from the front, Shakuni stabs him from behind. The Pandavas plead with Duryodhan not to kill Abhimanyu, but in vain. Karna asks Duryodhan not to torture Abhimanyu, but will he listen?
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Episode 7
Karna embraces Abhimanyu and stabs him to death, against Duryodhan's wish. The Pandavas take Abhimanyu's dead body to their camp. Draupadi controls herself from breaking down. Subhadra and Uttara grieve over Abhimanyu. Which one of the Pandavas will avenge his death?
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Saurabh Raj JainShri Krishna
Shaheer SheikhArjuna
Rohit BharadwajYudhisthir
Pooja SharmaDraupadi
Saurav GurjarBheem
Aham SharmaKarna
Arav ChowdharyBhishma
Arpit RankaDuryodhana
StarPlusIndia
Swastik ProductionsIndia