Genre: TV > Mahabharat

Kunti brings the Pandavas and Krishna to be blessed by Kunti. When Gandhari blesses Yudhishthir to be happy, he says he cannot overcome the fact the Bheem was the one who killed Dushasan and Duryodhan. Gandhari says Bheem did not kill them but punished them for tainting the name of their family and humiliating a woman.

Dhritarashtra asks Gandhari to prepare for their move to the forest. Kunti explains to her sons that it is necessary for them to move to the forest because until the past does not recede, the present cannot thrive. Krishna understands the importance of them moving to the forest but says that will have to wait till Yudhishthir is formally crowned the king of Hastinapur.

 

Yudhishthir is crowned the new king of Hastinapur in an extravagant ceremony. Yudhishthir thanks the people, present and deceased, who were responsible for making him the king. He says Hastinapur can become an example of what can happen when a king puts his personal interest before the welfare of his kingdom.

Yudhishthir says though they must forget the past, the lessons of the past must not be forgotten and appoints Vidur as the chief minister so that he can be a reminder of their past. He makes Bheem the prince, Arjun is chosen to protect their borders and Nakul and Sahdev are chosen to be his chief bodyguards.

He says the people of Hastinapur have faced enough pain and misery and they must get ready to help their king in making their kingdom beautiful again so that they can see peace and prosperity.

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Show Story

Produced by B R Chopra and directed by his son Ravi Chopra, the television series Mahabharat met with great success when it was telecast on Doordarshan from 1988 to 1990.

The series consisted of 94 episodes of 45 minutes each and left the audience captivated. Most actors in the series like Nitish Bharadwaj (Shri Krishna), Mukesh Khanna (Bhishma Pitamaha) and Roopa Ganguly (Draupadi) among others attained iconic status.

Mahabharat is inspired from the great epic Mahabharat, one of the most important texts of India. It discusses the human goals of purpose, pleasure, duty and liberation.

Written by Sage Ved Vyasa, the epic Mahabharat is the story of the Kuru clan. The epic chronicles their struggle for the throne of Hastinapur.

The evil Kauravas and the righteous Pandavas of the Kuru clan go to war, which finally culminates into the fierce battle of Kurukshetra. The story revolves around complex conflicts, relationships, hatred, deceit and the ultimate win of bad over evil.

Mahabharat also records the life of Lord Krishna from his childhood days in Gokul to his advice in the form of Bhagvad Gita to Arjun.

 

Cast:

Harish Bhimani (Samay), Mukesh Khanna (Bhishma), Nitish Bharadwaj (Krishna), Girja Shankar (Dhritrashtra), Renuka Israni (Gandhari), Nazneen (Kunti), Virendra Razdan (Vidura), Surendra Pal (Dronacharya), Vinod Kapoor (Dushasan), Puneet Issar (Duryodhan), Praveen Kumar (Bheem), Gajendra Chouhan (Yudhishtir), Arjun (Arjun), Sameer (Nakul), Sanjeev (Sahdev), Razak Khan (Ghatotkach), Sagar Salunke (Balram), Pankaj Dhir (Karna), Gufi Paintal (Shakuni), Roopa Ganguly (Draupadi), Raj Babbar (Bharat), Rishabh Shukla (Shantanu), Kiran Juneja (Ganga), Debashree Roy (Satyavati)

 

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