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{{short description|1997 Indian television series}}
{{short description|1997 Indian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Mahabharat Katha
| image =
| image =
| genre = [[History]]
| genre =
| music = [[Raj Kamal]]
| music = [[Raj Kamal]]
| preceded_by = [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat (1988)]]
| related = [[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat (1988)]]<br/>[[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]
| related = [[Vishnu Puran (TV series)]]
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
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==Plot==
==Plot==
This series covers events not included in the original show including the life of [[Ghatotkacha|Ghatotkatch]], Hidimbaa, [[Barbareek]], Aftermath of War, [[Arjuna]]'s various marriages, Karna's marriage with Padmavati and his son, Vrishketu and mourning after the war.
This series covers events not included in the original show including the life of [[Hidimba]],
[[Ghatotkacha|Ghatotkatch]], [[Maurvi]], [[Barbareek]], aftermath of war, [[Arjuna]]'s marriages with [[Ulupi]] and [[Chitrāngadā]], [[Babhruvahana]], Karna's marriage with Padmavati and his son, Vrishketu and mourning after the war.


The series also showcases the story's [[Ashwamedha]] yagna, during which Arjuna's son Babruvahana, prince of Manipur fights Arjuna and Vrishketu when the horse of yagna reaches Manipur. In the fight, Arjun and Vrishketu are killed. However, Krishna revives both of them and everyone lives happily ever after.
The series also showcases the story's [[Ashwamedha]] yagna, during which Arjuna's son Babruvahana, prince of Manipur fights Arjuna and Vrishketu when the horse of yagna reaches Manipur. In the fight, Arjun and Vrishketu are killed. However, Krishna revives both of them and everyone lives happily ever after.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Harish Bhimani]] as [[Time|Samay]]
*[[Harish Bhimani]] as [[Time|Samay]]
*[[Rishabh Shukla]] replaced Nitish Bhardwaj as Lord [[Krishna]]
*[[Rishabh Shukla]] as [[Krishna]]
* Sagar Salunkhe as [[Balram]]
* Sagar Salunkhe as [[Balarama]]
*[[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]] as [[Arjuna]]
*[[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun]] as [[Arjuna]]
* Bijay Anand as [[Babruvahana]]
* Bijay Anand as [[Babruvahana]]
* [[Deepak Jethi]] as [[Barbareek]]
* [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as [[Yudhisthira]]
* [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as Dharmaraj [[Yudhisthira]]
* [[Praveen Kumar (actor)|Praveen Kumar]] as [[Bhima]]
* [[Praveen Kumar (actor)|Praveen Kumar]] as [[Bhima]]
* [[Roopa Ganguly]] as Yagyaseni [[Draupadi]]
* [[Roopa Ganguly]] as [[Draupadi]]
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Yuvraj [[Duryodhana]]
* [[Puneet Issar]] as [[Duryodhana]]
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* [[Durga Jasraj]] as [[Ulupi]]
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as [[Bhishma]]
* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as [[Bhishma]]
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as [[Vrishaketu]]
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* [[Nimai Bali]] as Anushalva
* [[Kartika Rane]] as [[Satyabhama]]
* [[Kartika Rane]] as [[Satyabhama]]
* <nowiki>[[Reena Wadhwa]]</nowiki> as [[Characters in the Mahabharata#Padmavati|Padmavati]]
* Bhakti Narula as [[Kunti]]
* Bhakti Narula as [[Kunti]]
* Veena Rao as [[Dussala]]
* Veena Rao as [[Dushala]]
* [[Sonu Walia]] as [[Chitrāngadā]]
* [[Sonu Walia]] as [[Chitrāngadā]]
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* [[Arun Bali]] as King Chitravahan
* Ruchika as Sujata (Chitrangadā's maid)
* Deepak Qazir as Upadharav
* [[Surendra Pal]] as [[Dronacharya]]
* [[Surendra Pal]] as [[Dronacharya]]
* [[Rajesh Vivek]] as [[Vyasa|Maharishi Ved Vyasa]]
* [[Rajesh Vivek]] as [[Vyasa]]
* [[Suresh Chatwal]] as Vijay Siddh Sen
* [[Jiten Lalwani]] as Surath
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* [[Arun Bali]] as Maharaj Chritrasen
* Ramanna Wadhwanan as Maharani Vasundhara
* Manoj Verma as [[Kamadeva]]
* Manoj Verma as [[Kamadeva]]
* Prajakta as [[Rati]] Devi
* Prajakta as [[Rati]]
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga Devi]]
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]]
* [[Durga Jasraj]] as [[Ulupi]]
* [[Virendra Razdan]] as [[Vidura]]
*[[Manish Khanna]] as Viprachitti
* Tina Ghai as [[Hidimbi|Hidimba]]
*[[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as [[Parikshit]]; [[Abhimanyu]]'s son
* Anu Dhawan as [[Ahilawati|Mourvi]]
* [[Adi Irani]] as Chandaka
*[[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Vrishketu
*[[Adi Irani]] as Chandak
* Suhas Khandke as [[Vasuki|Nagraj Vasuki]] (Ulupi's Father)
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*[[Nimai Bali]] as Anushalva
* Shashi Sharma as Rajmata Vishvahani (Ulupi's Mother)
*[[Deepak Jethi]] as [[Barbarik]]
* [[Anuradha (actress)|Anuradha]] as Dhaman (Chandak's Wife)
*Jitendra Trehan as [[Surya|Suryadev]]
* Sheetal as Ulupi's Friend 1
*[[Sudesh Berry]] as [[Indra|Indradev]]
* Sangeeta as Ulupi's Friend 2
*Shashi Sharma as Naagrani
* Pinky Kapoor as Ulupi's Friend 3
* Rashmi Sinha as Ulupi's Friend 4
*Deepak Qazir as Anushalva's Mama
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* [[Satish Kaul]] as [[Indra]]
* Shekhar Navre as [[Narakasura]]
* [[Vinod Kapoor]] as [[Dushasana]]
* Pradeep Saxena as Mura
* Sulochana Khanni as [[Characters in Mahabharata#Arshi|Arshi (Charulata)]]
* [[Pankaj Dheer]] as Angaraj/Daanveer [[Karna]]
* Girija Shankar as King [[Dhritarashtra]]
* Renuka Israni as [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as [[Ashwatthama]]
* Razak Khan as [[Ghatotkach]]
* Sameer Chitre as [[Nakul]]
* [[Gufi Paintal]] as [[Shakuni]]
* [[Virendra Razdan]] as [[Vidur]]
* Sanjeev Chitre as [[Sahadeva]]
* Channa Ruparel as [[Rukmini]] chief wife of [[Krishna]].
* Anisha Kadam as [[Kalindi]].
* Rma Sharma as [[Jambavati]].
* Pooja Kapoor as [[Mitravinda]].
* Srushti Taluja as Veerja.
* Sucharita as Devi [[Revati]],wife of [[Balrama]] and Sister in law of Lord Krishna as well as the other Pandavas and Kauravas.
* [[Aarti Singh]] as [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]],The first wife of [[Duryodhana]] (Suryodhana), Daughter in law of [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]],[[Shakuni]], Sister in law of the other [[Kauravas]],[[Pandavas]], [[Lord Krishna and Balarama]].
* Amita Nadkarni as Vaishali, Mother of [[Mayuri]], [[Shweta]], [[Lata]], [[Sudeshnavati]], [[Indumati]] and more, and Mother in law of Kauravas and Samdhan of [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]],[[Shakuni]].
*[[Arshin Mehta]] as [[Mayuri]] Chief wife of [[Duryodhana]] and Sister in law of other [[Kauravas]], [[Pandavas]], [[Krishna]],[[Balrama]].
* [[Anita Pawar]] as [[Chandramukhi]], wife of [[Dushasana]], Mother of [[Drumasena]] and daughter in law of [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]].
* [[Avisha Sengupta]] as [[Uruvi]], wife of Karna, Sautans of Padmavati, Vrushali, Supriya, Varsha and Geeta, step mother of [[Vrishaketu]], [[Banasena]] and [[Vrishasena]].
*[[Ahiliya Parekh]] as [[Vrushali]], second wife of [[Karna]], sautan of [[Padmavati]], [[Supriya]], [[Varsha]], [[Geeta]]. Step Mother of [[Vrishaketu]], [[Vrishasena]] and [[Banasena]].
* [[Shilpa]] as [[Supriya]], third wife of [[Karna]], Sautan of [[Vrushali]], [[Padmavati]],[[Varsha]], [[Geeta]], Step Mother of [[Vrishaketu]], [[Vrishasena]], [[Banasena]].
* [[Rajeshwari Gupta]] as [[Shweta]], wife of [[Dushasana]], Step Mother of [[Drumasena]]. Daughter in law of [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]].
* [[Aarna Shah]] as [[Suchita]] third wife of [[Duryodhana]] (Suryodhana), Daughter in law of [[Dhritarashtra]], [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]]. Sister in law of other [[Kauravas]], [[Pandavas]], [[Krishna]], [[Balrama]].
* [[Gautami Kulkarni]] as [[Geeta]] Sixth wife of [[Karna]]
* [[Amrita Kapoor]] as [[Shrimati]] wife of [[Duryodhana]], Sister in law of other [[Kauravas]], [[Pandavas]] and [[Krishna]], [[Balram]].
* [[Nalini Shetty]] as [[Lata]] third wife of [[Dushasana]], sister in law of other [[Kauravas]] including [[Duryodhana]], [[Pandavas]], [[Krishna]], [[Balarama]].
* Vishal Desai as Vasantraj, Father of Mayuri, Shweta, Lata, Sudeshnavati,Indumati and more, father in law of Kauravas, Pandavas, Krishna and Balarama.
* <nowiki>[[Anandi]]</nowiki> as Chandramukhi's Friend Anuradha.
* <nowiki>[[Rukmini]]</nowiki> as Chandramukhi's Friend Sita.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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* Episode 44 – Babruvahan and Chitrangada leave for Naglok to bring nagmani for saving Arjun.
* Episode 44 – Babruvahan and Chitrangada leave for Naglok to bring nagmani for saving Arjun.
* Episode 45 – Arjun and Vrishaketu are brought back to life by Krishna.
* Episode 45 – Arjun and Vrishaketu are brought back to life by Krishna.
* Episode 46 - Duryodhana's love with Mayuri
* Episode 47 - Duryodhana's marriage and many other episodes
* Episode 48 - Dushasana and many kauravas marriage with princesses
* Episode 49 - Gandhari asks Chandramukhi
* Episode 50 - Mayuri gives the sword to Duryodhana and gives him a vardaaan that he will not die
* Episode 51 - Shakuni goes to Mayuri and asks her that Kauravas have won in the Chaucer
* Episode 52 - Karna marrying two sisters that is Varsha and Geeta.


==Production==
==Production==
The cast and crew were the same as the original series, except some actors like Nitish Bhardwaj who played [[Krishna]] in the original series was replaced by [[Rishabh Shukla]] (who had played the role of [[Shantanu]] in the original series) and [[Nazneen]] who played [[Kunti]] in the original series was replaced by Bhakti Narula.
The cast and crew were the same as the original series, except some actors like [[Nitish Bharadwaj]] who played [[Krishna]] in the original series was replaced by [[Rishabh Shukla]] (who had played the role of [[Shantanu]] in the original series) and [[Nazneen]] who played [[Kunti]] in the original series was replaced by Bhakti Narula.{{fact|date=November 2023}}


The 45-episode Hindi series ran on DD National.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml|title=Epic Hindi Language Series Mahabharat Launches Exclusively on Rogers OMNI Television Channels In Ontario and British Columbia|last=|first=|date=29 April 2008|website=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429193553/http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml|archivedate=29 April 2008|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
The 45-episode Hindi series ran on DD National.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml|title=Epic Hindi Language Series Mahabharat Launches Exclusively on Rogers OMNI Television Channels In Ontario and British Columbia|last=|first=|date=29 April 2008|website=|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429193553/http://www.omnimb.ca/info/press/p_20050809.shtml|archivedate=29 April 2008|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>

== Home media ==
In 2019, [[Pen India Limited|Pen India Ltd]] bought the rights of the show and uploaded all the episodes on its devotional YouTube channel ''Pen Bhakti'' including the original series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=After TV, BR Chopra's Mahabharat to be Available on YouTube As Well|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/after-tv-br-chopras-mahabharat-to-be-available-on-youtube-as-well-2560587.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=News18|date=April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahabharat (महाभारत) B. R. Chopra All Episodes with English Subtitles, Pen Bhakti|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6CHPhFNfadNcnVZRXa6csHL5sFdkwmV|access-date=2022-12-24|website=youtube|date=May 2020}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1991 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:1991 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:DD National original programming]]
[[Category:DD National original programming]]
[[Category:Television series based on Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Television series based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Indian television spin-offs]]
[[Category:Indian television spin-offs]]

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Mahabharat Katha
Directed byRavi Chopra
Music byRaj Kamal
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes45
Production
ProducerB. R. Chopra
Running time40-45 minutes
Production companyB R Films
Original release
NetworkDD National
Release1997 (1997) –
1998 (1998)
Related
Mahabharat (1988)
Vishnu Puran

Mahabharat Katha is an Indian television series aired on DD National. This is a sequel which contains portions and stories left out of Mahabharat. It was produced by B. R. Chopra[1] and directed by his son Ravi Chopra.

Plot

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This series covers events not included in the original show including the life of Hidimba, Ghatotkatch, Maurvi, Barbareek, aftermath of war, Arjuna's marriages with Ulupi and Chitrāngadā, Babhruvahana, Karna's marriage with Padmavati and his son, Vrishketu and mourning after the war.

The series also showcases the story's Ashwamedha yagna, during which Arjuna's son Babruvahana, prince of Manipur fights Arjuna and Vrishketu when the horse of yagna reaches Manipur. In the fight, Arjun and Vrishketu are killed. However, Krishna revives both of them and everyone lives happily ever after.

Cast

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Episodes

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  • Episode 1 – Barbareek goes to meet the Pandavas. Everyone gets tensed by his power of three arrows.
  • Episode 2 – Shakuni convinces Duryodhana to kill unarmed Barbareek.
  • Episode 3 – Draupadi goes to Krishna to find a solution for Barbareek. Krishna narrates the story of Barbareek.
  • Episode 4 – Krishna kills Narakasur and rescues sixteen thousand queens.
  • Episode 5 – Ghatotkach goes to marry Mourvi Barbareek is born.
  • Episode 6 – Barbareek goes to Krishna as a disciple.
  • Episode 7 – Krishna sends Barbareek to be a disciple of Guru Vijay Siddha Sen.
  • Episode 8 – Barbareek performs severe penance to please Kamakhya Devi and gets three powerful arrows. Bheem and Barbareek meet.
  • Episode 9 – Barbareek meets Bheesma Pitamah. Krishna tests Barbareek's arrows. Barbareek gives his head as guru Dakshina to Krishna.
  • Episode 10 – Barbareek's head is kept on a mountain to witness the Kurukshetra war. War begins.
  • Episode 11 – Ashwathama kills the sons of Pandavas and takes their heads to Duryodhana.
  • Episode 12 – War ends. Barbareek's head is joined to his body and he leaves for sanyas.
  • Episode 13 – Everyone laments loss due to war. Arjun begs for forgiveness from Ganga but she refuses to forgive.
  • Episode 14 – Yudhisthir dreams of being reprimanded by Bheesma, Drona, and Karna.
  • Episode 15 – Yudhisthir gets ready to take sanyas. Krishna convinces him of Raja dharma and he stays back to be the king and serve Hastinapur.
  • Episode 16 – Story of Karna marrying Padmavati.
  • Episode 17 – Kunti takes Padmavati and her son Vrishaketu to Hastinapur.
  • Episode 18 – Meghavarna (Barbareek's brother) and Vrishaketu together set out to bring shyamkarn horse and fight with the armies of Bhadravati king Yuvanashva.
  • Episode 19 – Meghavarna and Vrishaketu bring the shyamkarn horse. Padmavati kidnapped by Anushalva from Ashwamedha yajna.
  • Episode 20 – Arjun goes to free Padmavati but is himself caught. Krishna goes for their rescue.
  • Episode 21 – Krisna shows his Virat roop and kills Upadrav. Ashwamedha yajna begins.
  • Episode 22 – Reconciliation between Dushala and Arjun.
  • Episode 23 – Ashwamedha horse reaches the Madra Kingdom. Shakuni's son Viprachitti and Madra king Arun play a Dice Game.
  • Episode 24 – Viprachitti captures Ashwamedha's horse. On Gandhari's and his mother Charulata's insistence, he mends his relation with Bheem.
  • Episode 25 – Viprachitti throws away the dice of his father Shakuni and promises never to indulge in gambling again.
  • Episode 26 – Ashwamedha horse moves next to Saurashtra. Balaram accepts Arjun's peace proposal on Krisha's request.
  • Episode 27 – Ashwamedha reaches Manipura. Babruvahan gets a boon from Kamakhya Devi. Flashback of Babruvahan's story begins.
  • Episode 28 – Arjun visits Naglok and meets Ulupi. Ulupi sets out to kill Arjuna.
  • Episode 29 – Ulupi kidnaps Arjun and takes him to Naglok.
  • Episode 30 – Love blossoms between Ulupi and Arjuna
  • Episode 31 – Nagraj accepts Arjun's peace proposal.
  • Episode 32 – Arjun stays for an extra day for amavasya and swayamvar in Naglok
  • Episode 33 – Arjun marries Ulupi. Fight between Chitrangada and Arjun.
  • Episode 34 – Chitrangada invokes Kamadev and gets her blessing to regain her forgotten woman traits. Manipur king accepts Arjun's peace proposal.
  • Episode 35 – Ulupi gives birth to Iravan. Arjun saves Chitrangada from drowning.
  • Episode 36 – Krishna convinces Arjun to marry Chitrangada and the marriage takes place.
  • Episode 37 – Chandak swears to take revenge against Arjun. He goes to Manipur to invite Arjun for Ulupi's son Iravan's birthday.
  • Episode 38 – Ulupi and Chandak trick Arjuna to believe Chitrangada is having extramarital affair.
  • Episode 39 – Arjun doubts Chitrangada of infidelity and abandons her. Chitrangada gives birth to Babruvahan.
  • Episode 40 – Arjun meets Krishna in Dwarka and realizes his injustice towards Chitrangada. Ulupi realizes her mistake. Babruvahan is grown up and swears to defeat Arjun. Flashback of Babruvahan's story ends (which had begun in episode 27).
  • Episode 41 – Vrishaketu leaves for Manipur. Bheem goes to capture Babruvahan.
  • Episode 42 – Babruvahan defeats Bheem and kills Vrishaketu.
  • Episode 43 – Babruvahan kills Arjun.
  • Episode 44 – Babruvahan and Chitrangada leave for Naglok to bring nagmani for saving Arjun.
  • Episode 45 – Arjun and Vrishaketu are brought back to life by Krishna.

Production

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The cast and crew were the same as the original series, except some actors like Nitish Bharadwaj who played Krishna in the original series was replaced by Rishabh Shukla (who had played the role of Shantanu in the original series) and Nazneen who played Kunti in the original series was replaced by Bhakti Narula.[citation needed]

The 45-episode Hindi series ran on DD National.[2]

Home media

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In 2019, Pen India Ltd bought the rights of the show and uploaded all the episodes on its devotional YouTube channel Pen Bhakti including the original series Mahabharat (1988 TV series).[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "B.R. Chopra (Indian filmmaker) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. ^ "Epic Hindi Language Series Mahabharat Launches Exclusively on Rogers OMNI Television Channels In Ontario and British Columbia". 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "After TV, BR Chopra's Mahabharat to be Available on YouTube As Well". News18. April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Mahabharat (महाभारत) B. R. Chopra All Episodes with English Subtitles, Pen Bhakti". youtube. May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2022.


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