Mahabharat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story of the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle of the throne of Hastinapura are the Kaurava and the Pandava. Although the Kaurava is the senior branch of the family, Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, is younger than Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava. Both Duryodhana and Yudhisthira claim to be first in line to inherit the throne. The struggle culminates in the great battle of Kurukshetra, in which the Pandavas are ultimately victorious. The battle produces complex conflicts of kinship and friendship, instances of family loyalty and duty taking precedence over what is right, as well as the converse.

Series details

• Title: Mahabharat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Hindi
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2013-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: StarPlus
• Network country: India
• Typical episode runtime: 20 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5016

Cast and credited roles

• Saurabh Raj Jain — Lord Krishna
• Shaheer Sheikh — Arjun
• Arpit Ranka — Duryodhan
• Praneet Bhatt — Shakuni
• Sayantani Ghosh — Satyavati
• Pooja Sharma — Draupadi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-09-16; final listed air date 2014-08-16; episode order: 267.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mahabharat on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.