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 premiered September 16, 2013. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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
Drona arrives in Panchal and Drupad invites him to a fight. Drona surrenders and asks Dhrishtadyumna to kill him. As Dhrishtadyumna runs towards Drona with his sword, Lord Krishna's Kaumodaki stops him. Lord Krishna destroys his army and sends his Kaumodaki to kill Drupad. But Draupadi stops Lord Krishna.
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Episode 2
Hidimbi disguises herself as an innocent woman and tells Arjun that the giants in the forest killed her parents. She seeks Arjun's help to get out of the magical jungle. At Panchal, Lord Krishna tries to make Drupad understand his mistake. Will he accept Draupadi as his daughter?
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Episode 3
Krishna suggests that Drona should make Dhrishtadyumna his student. He plays a prank on Draupadi to bring her back to the palace. In the forest, Arjun and Yudhishthir find that Hidimba is missing. Hidimbi asks Hidimba to bring the Pandavas to an isolated place.
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Episode 4
Hidimbi suspects that Hidimba is in love with Bheem. He threatens to kill her if she fails to bring the Pandavas to him. Will Hidimbi succeed in his plan? Draupadi returns to Kampilya with Krishna. He tells Drupad to organise Draupadi's Swayamvar and that her wedding will make history.
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Episode 5
Drona informs Drupad that the Pandavas might still be alive. Krishna tells Draupadi about them. In the forest, Bheem kills Hidimbi in a fight. Arjun informs him that now he is the new king of the demons. A demon informs Bheem that his marriage with Hidimba has been fixed.
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Episode 6
Kunti accepts Hidimba as her daughter-in-law. Bheem and Hidimba get married. Meanwhile, Drupad's messenger arrives at Hastinapur with the invitation for Draupadi's Swayamvar. Duryodhan wishes to attend, but is unable to as the invitation is only for kings and he is not one!
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Episode 7
Duryodhan requests Bhishma to appoint him as Dhritarashtra's successor. Bhishma accepts his request but what will happen when the Pandava brothers return? Hidimba gives birth to a baby boy. Bheem names him Ghatotkacha. Now, it's time for the Pandavas to leave Hidimba's forest.
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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