Mahabharat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mahabharat |
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| Genre | Mythological drama |
| Created by | Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
| Based on | Mahabharata |
| Written by | Sharmin Joseph Radhika Anand Anand Vardhan Mihir Bhuta Siddharth Kumar Tewary |
| Directed by | Siddharth Anand Kumar Amarprith G Mukesh Kumar Singh Kamal Monga Loknath Pandey |
| Starring | Saurabh Raj Jain Aham Sharma Pooja Sharma |
| Opening theme | Hai katha Sangraam Ki |
| Ending theme | Mahabharat |
| Composer(s) | Ajay-Atul Ismail Darbar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 267 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Siddharth Kumar Tewary Gayatri Gil Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary |
| Production location(s) | Umbergaon, Gujarat |
| Editor(s) | Paresh Shah |
| Camera setup | multi-camera |
| Running time | Episode→1: 40 minutes; Episode→2-11: 20 mins; Episode→12-267: 22 mins |
| Production company(s) | Swastik Pictures |
| Distributor | Star India |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Plus Star Bharat |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 16 September 2013 – 16 August 2014 |
Mahabharat is a popular Indian TV show. It is a Hindi-language drama series based on an ancient Indian story. This story is called the Mahabharata and it is a very long Sanskrit epic poem.
The TV show Mahabharat first aired on September 16, 2013. It finished on August 16, 2014. You could watch it on the Star Plus channel. Because many people loved the show, it started airing again on Star Bharat from May 14, 2018. You can watch it Monday to Saturday at 6:00 P.M. The show was made by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Main Characters and Actors
This TV series features many talented actors. They bring the famous characters from the ancient Mahabharata story to life. Here are some of the main actors and the characters they play:
- Saurabh Raj Jain as Shri Krishna
- Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna
- Pooja Sharma as Draupadi
- Aham Sharma as Karna
- Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma
- Arpit Ranka as Duryodhana
About the Original Story
The TV show is based on the Mahabharata. This is one of the two most important ancient Sanskrit epic poems of India. It tells the story of a big war between two groups of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The war is for control of the kingdom of Hastinapura.
The Mahabharata also includes many smaller stories. It teaches lessons about life, duty, and what is right and wrong. It is a very important part of Indian culture and history.
Images for kids
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Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra, 18th–19th-century painting.
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Modern depiction of Vyasa narrating the Mahābhārata to Ganesha at the Murudeshwara temple, Karnataka.
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Sauti recites the slokas of the Mahabharata.
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Vyasa Reviewing Mahabharata
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The snake sacrifice of Janamejaya
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Map of some Painted Grey Ware (PGW) sites.
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Draupadi with her five husbands – the Pandavas. The central figure is Yudhishthira; the two on the bottom are Bhima and Arjuna. Nakula and Sahadeva, the twins, are standing. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1900.
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Arjuna piercing the eye of the fish as depicted in Chennakesava Temple built by Hoysala Empire
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Draupadi humiliated
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A scene from the Mahābhārata war, Angkor Wat: A black stone relief depicting several men wearing a crown and a dhoti, fighting with spears, swords, and bows. A chariot with half the horse out of the frame is seen in the middle.
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Gandhari, blindfolded, supporting Dhrtarashtra and following Kunti when Dhritarashtra became old and infirm and retired to the forest. A miniature painting from a 16th-century manuscript of part of the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the Mahabharata
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The Pandavas and Krishna in an act of the Javanese wayang wong performance
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Krishna as portrayed in Yakshagana from Karnataka which is based largely on stories of Mahabharata
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Depiction of wedding procession of Lord Neminatha. The enclosure shows the animals that are to be slaughtered for food for weddings. Overcome with Compassion for animals, Neminatha refused to marry and renounced his kingdom to become a Shramana
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See also
In Spanish: Mahabharata para niños
