Overview - Mahabharat

Overview

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.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 3

  Date first aired: 2013-09-11

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 7

  Season 1 of the 2013 Mahabharat sets the foundation of the epic by exploring the origins of the Kuru dynasty, Bhishma’s devastating oath, and the early rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It focuses on generational curses, complex sacrifices, and the political maneuvers that lead to the great war.

  Date first aired: 2013-09-15

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 20

  Season 2 of the acclaimed 2013 Mahabharat series focuses on the turbulent foundation of the epic's conflict. Spanning 20 episodes, it chronicles Dhritarashtra’s marriage to Gandhari, Pandu’s reign and curse, the birth of the 100 Kauravas and 5 Pandavas, and Shakuni’s early conspiracies against the Pandavas.

  Date first aired: 2013-09-25

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 13

  Season 3 of the acclaimed 2013 Mahabharat series focuses on the childhood rivalry between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. It highlights Karna's early martial training, Duryodhan's deep-seated resentment, and the political tensions brewing within the Hastinapur kingdom.

  Date first aired: 2013-10-23

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 18

  Season 4 of the 2013 Mahabharat series focuses on the early education, rivalry, and martial training of the young Pandavas and Kauravas under Guru Dronacharya. It highlights critical foundational events, including Arjun’s archery excellence, the Eklavya saga, Karna's introduction, and the early seeds of the Kurukshetra conflict.

  Date first aired: 2013-11-11

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 8

  Season 5 of the 2013 Mahabharat series focuses on the climax of the Pandavas' and Kauravas' education under Guru Dronacharya. It centers on their campaign to defeat King Drupad of Panchal as their Guru Dakshina, leading to the coronation of Yudhishthir as the Crown Prince of Hastinapur.

  Date first aired: 2013-12-05

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 5

  Season 6 of the 2013 Mahabharat series (premiering in late 2013) primarily focuses on Lord Krishna’s divine interventions and the adventures of the Pandavas. The narrative centers around Krishna protecting Arjun from the demon Kalyavan, the legendary abduction and marriage of Rukmini, and events setting up the future political landscape of the Kuru dynasty.

  Date first aired: 2013-12-17

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 10

  Season 7 of the acclaimed 2013 Mahabharat series centers on Shakuni and Duryodhan’s sinister plot to assassinate the Pandavas by exiling them to the inflammable Lakshagraha (lac palace) in Varnavat. Key events feature Vidura's discovery of the conspiracy, the Pandavas engineering an escape tunnel, and their dramatic survival.

  Date first aired: 2013-12-24

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 7

  Season 8 of the 2013 Mahabharat chronicles King Drupad's quest for vengeance. Consumed by his defeat to Dronacharya, Drupad performs a sacred fire ritual to birth warriors capable of destroying his enemies. This results in the miraculous emergence of his son, Dhrishtadyumna, and his daughter, Draupadi.

  Date first aired: 2014-01-08