1988
TV-14
45m

Summary When a dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas lead them to the threshold of war, Lord Krishna decides to step in and take control of the situation. View more details

1988
TV-14
45m

Mahabharat

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Mukesh Khanna Harish Bhimani Gajendra Chauhan Nitish Bharadwaj

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8.9

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Genres : Action Adventure Fantasy Drama History War Musical

Release date : Oct 1, 1988

Countries of origin : India

Official sites : Watch Mahabharat on ZEE5

Language : Hindi

Production companies : B.R. Films

Details

Genres : Action Adventure Fantasy Drama History War Musical

Release date : Oct 1, 1988

Countries of origin : India

Official sites : Watch Mahabharat on ZEE5

Language : Hindi

Production companies : B.R. Films

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Nitish Bharadwaj, Roopa Ganguly, and Gajendra Chauhan in Mahabharat (1988)

Nitish Bharadwaj, Praveen Kumar Sobti, Feroz Khan, Sanjeev Chitre, and Sameer Chitre in Mahabharat (1988)

Feroz Khan and Shavinder Mahal in Mahabharat (1988)

Pradeep Singh Rawat in Mahabharat (1988)

Virendra Razdan and Girija Shankar in Mahabharat (1988)

Roopa Ganguly and Renuka Israni in Mahabharat (1988)

Nitish Bharadwaj, Puneet Issar, Praveen Kumar Sobti, Feroz Khan, Gajendra Chauhan, and Sagar Salunkhe in Mahabharat (1988)

Pankaj Dheer, Pradeep Singh Rawat, and Gufi Paintal in Mahabharat (1988)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 01, 1988

King Shantanu's Promise to Ganga

King Bharat of Hastinapur, even after having nine sons, chooses a sage's son Bhumanyu as his successor. A few generations later, King Shantanu's reign weakens due to a promise made to his wife, Ganga.

Episode 2 • Oct 08, 1988

Ganga's Revelation about a Curse

After revealing about a curse to King Shantanu, Ganga leaves with their eighth son, Devavrat. He finds two newborns and names them as Kripa and Kripi. 16 years later, Ganga returns with Devavrat.

Episode 3 • Oct 15, 1988

Bhishma Is Grown-up

Devavrat is crowned as Yuvraj, heir apparent to King Shantanu. But, to enable his father's remarriage to a village girl, Devavrat vows to remain unmarried for the rest of his life and renounces his rights to the throne.

Episode 4 • Oct 22, 1988

Devavrat Becomes Bhishma

Bhisma gets the Iccha Mrityu Vardaan. With all these sacrifices for Shantanu, do he gets peace.

Episode 5 • Oct 29, 1988

Amba, Ambika and Ambalika's Introduction

Bhisma action for restoring the image of Hastinapur will lead to his death.

Episode 6 • Nov 05, 1988

Birth of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidur

Rishi Vyas is introduced and is the father of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidhur. These are imparted knowledge and training by Bhisma and a new king of Hastinapur is selected.

Episode 7 • Nov 12, 1988

Karna's Birth-story, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari Get Married and Pandu and Kunti Get Married

This is the divine story of Karna's birth. Lord Surya comes and blesses Kunti with a child who is named as Vasusena by the gods because his birth was royal and celebrated by Devas,Yakshas and Apsaras

Episode 8 • Nov 19, 1988

Madri is gifted to Pandu, Pandu is resting and Sage Kindama's curse on Pandu

Pandu establishes the supremacy of the Kuru House. During his campaigns he takes another wife, Madri. After the campaigns, Pandu goes to the forest for relaxation with his two queens Kunti and Madri.

Episode 9 • Nov 26, 1988

Dhritarashtra is king his sanyas and Kansa is king and Akashwani about Krishna

While hunting, Pandu accidentally kills a Sage. To do penance Pandu decides to spend his life in exile and entrusts Kingdom to Dhritarastra. In time five children are born to Kunti and Madri. Dhritarastra had a hundred sons from Gandhari.

Episode 10 • Dec 03, 1988

Birth of Balarama and Five Pandavas

In Mathura, King Kans dethrones his father and takes over. He arranges his sister Devki's marriage with his influential friend Vasudev. But when a Sage predicts Kans' death, he imprisons Devki and Vasudev.

Episode 11 • Dec 10, 1988

Krishna Janma

Kans personally kills Devki's first six children. Devki's seventh "pregnancy" is taken over by Vasudev's second wife, giving birth to Balram. During eighth child, Vasudev is able to smuggle out the child.

Episode 12 • Dec 17, 1988

Pootna's Death

Gokul is in a festive mood to celebrate the birth of Krishna, unaware of the fact that King Kans has assigned Demon Pootna to kill all the newborns.

Episode 13 • Dec 24, 1988

Krishna brahmand darshan and Krishna gets caught while stealing makhan

While Yashoda happily reared Shri Krishna in Nandgaon, his real mother Devki, and his father Vasudev spent days inside the prison in Mathura.

Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1988

Maiya Mori Mai nahi makhan khayo and Kaliya Nag Tandav

Krishna enjoys his times in Nandgaon, showing his divine power time to time.

Episode 15 • Jan 07, 1989

Radha and Gopikas, protest against Mathura, Devakasur and Trulambasur Vadh

Krishna grows up to an 11-year-old boy. Now he has given up stealing butter; instead he steals the hearts of the young "Gopinis". Radha is one such "Gopini" who has lost her heart to him.

Episode 16 • Jan 14, 1989

Kansa invites Krishna to Mathura

Kansa came to know about the true identity of Krishna, and invited him to Mathura by faking his repentance.

Episode 17 • Jan 21, 1989

Kansa vadh

Krishna departs for Mathura. The residents of Mathura have heard of his divine powers and they pay obeisance. Eventually Krishna faces his uncle, Kans.

Episode 18 • Jan 28, 1989

Pandu's Death

Shri Krishna releases King Ugrasen and his parents Devki and Vasudev who had been imprisoned by Kans. Pandu dies in the forest and Kunti returns to Hastinapur with her children.

Episode 19 • Feb 04, 1989

Satyavati, Ambika, Ambalika take sanyas with Rishi Vyas

Before leaving for Tapovan, Satyavati tells Dhritarashtra to look after the Pandavas. Kauravas and the Pandavas grow up together. Shakuni instigates Duryodhan against the Pandavas and rivalry develops between the Kauravas and Pandavas.

Episode 20 • Feb 11, 1989

Duryodhan Poisons Bhim and Bhim Gets Strength of 1000 Elephants

Rivalry between Duryodhan and Bheem develops. Duryodhan plots to poison Bheem.

Episode 21 • Feb 18, 1989

Sudama's chivda and Dron arrives to Hastinapur

Kunti forbids Bheem from saying anything about Duryodhan's attempt to kill him. Vidur suspects something and goes to see Bheeshma. Dronacharya is introduced as one of the teachers of Kuru princes.

Episode 22 • Feb 25, 1989

Shastra Pooja, Drona insults Karna and Arjun's Test

Dronacharya trains princes in the art of archery and other military skills. Arjun gets poised by his teacher, Duryodhan is often advised to control his arrogance. Shakuni rebukes Gandhari for not seeing through the plots of the Pandavas.

Episode 23 • Mar 04, 1989

Ekalavya, Karna's Education, Arjun's Test of Bird's Eye

Drona trains the Kuru princes in the art of 'Gada Yudh' (Mace fighting). Bheem and Duryodhan specialize in it and exhibit their skills. Drona is specially delighted by Arjun's prowess and he loves him even more than his own son.

Episode 24 • Mar 11, 1989

Karna Challenges Arjun

Karna and his brothers are grown up. After the Kuru princes have shown their performances, just then Karna arrives and displays his skills in arena. Karna is then crowned the king of Anga by Duryodhana. The coronation of Karna takes place.

Episode 25 • Mar 18, 1989

Dronacharya Asks for an Honorarium

Drona asks for his gurudakshina in the form of captured King Drupad. Pursuram arrives at the Gurukul and gives Shri Krishna his Sudarshan Chakra. He asks Shri Krishna to lay the foundation of a New Yuga (New Era).

Episode 26 • Dec 31, 1969

Krishna gets Sudarshan chakra from Parshuram, defeats Jarasandh and orders building Dwarika

Krishna advises the King of Mathura, to shift his capital from Mathura to Dwarka. The Heir to the throne of Hastinapur is to be chosen and Duryodhan is staking his claim while Drona, Vidur and the people of Hastinapur favor Yudhishthir.

Episode 27 • Dec 31, 1969

Yudhishthir Is Crowned as Prince

The court meets to name the Heir Apparent to the throne of Hastinapur. Jarasandh asks Bheeshmak to invite Shishupal, the Chedi King, to marry his daughter Rukmani and make Shishupal his ally.

Episode 28 • Dec 31, 1969

Krishna Comes to Rukmini's Rescue

Shri Krishna has received a letter from Rukmani asking him to take her away from Vidarbha before she is married to Shishupal. Krishna goes to Vidarbha.

Episode 29 • Dec 31, 1969

Lakshagraha Is Built in Varnavar by Purochan

Duryodhan asks Dhritrashtra to send the Pandav brothers to Varnavat to attend a festival. He threatens to commit suicide if Pandav brothers are not sent to Varnavat.

Episode 30 • Dec 31, 1969

Tunneling in Varnavat Begins

The Pandavs are suspicious of Duryodhan's eagerness to send Yudhishthir to Varnavat; so they accompany him to Varnavat. Vidur learns that Duryodhan's spies had been collecting wax, oil and other flammable materials in the recent past.

Episode 31 • Dec 31, 1969

Escape from Lakshagraha

Only three days are left for the house of wax to go up in flames and for Kunti and her five sons to burn to death. Vidur informs Pandas of the evil plan and sends them a miner who helps them dig a tunnel to escape.

Episode 32 • Dec 31, 1969

Hidimb Vadh and Bhima's marriage

After escaping from the tragedy, the Pandavas arrive in a forest and rest. Bheem and Arjun want to confront the Kauravas, but Kunti and Yudhishthir decide against it.

Episode 33 • Dec 31, 1969

Bakasur Vadh

The Pandavas stay in the city of Ekchakra in the guise of Brahmins. Kunti and Pandavas learn of a cruel and terribly strong rakshasa named Bakasur who was harassing the people.

Episode 34 • Dec 31, 1969

Dristadyumna & Draupadi Birth and Draupadi Swayamvar

Drupad organizes a grand swayamvar for Draupadi and invites all the princes and brahmins.

Episode 35 • Dec 31, 1969

Arjun Wins Draupadi and Later She Became the Wives of 5 Pandavas

Without pause or hesitation, Arjun shoots his arrow into the target and wins Draupadi's hand in marriage. Kunti unknowingly asks the five Pandava brothers to share the bride prize.

Episode 36 • Dec 31, 1969

Pandavas Leave from Panchal to Hastinapur

Duryodhan and Shakuni are furious when they learn that the Pandava brothers are alive and that King Dhritrashtra has sent Vidur to call them back to Hastinapur.

Episode 37 • Dec 31, 1969

Pandavas Arrives at Hastinapur and Kingdom Is Divided

The Pandavs return to Hastinapur. Determined to establish peace between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, Bheeshma suggests giving half the Kingdom to Yudhishthir.

Episode 38 • Dec 31, 1969

Pandav Get Khandavprastha

The decision to partition the Kingdom of Hastinapur between the Kauravas and Padavas is not liked by the Pandavas, but Krishna consoles them and tells them that Khandavprastha is their Karambhoomi (field of action).

Episode 39 • Dec 31, 1969

Coronation of Yudhirsthir, Khandavprastha Becomes Indraprastha

Ydhishthir knew that the land he was to rule was a barren wasteland, but accepted this injustice because he wanted peace. The Pandavas reach Khandavprastha, and with the help of Krishna and Balram, they renovate the ruined city.

Episode 40 • Dec 31, 1969

Arjun runs away with Subhadra

To avoid rivalry among pandavas, they had come to a decision to have Draupadi divide her time equally between the five brothers. Once while helping a Brahmin, Arjun had to violate the rule and had to go on a pilgrimage.

Episode 41 • Dec 31, 1969

Arjun Weds Subhadra. Arjun Gets Devdatta Conch and Gandiv and Bhim Gets His Gada

Arjun and Subhadra arrive in Dwarika and are formally married. Arjun, Bheem and Sri Krishna eventually go to Magadh and challenge Jarasandh for a combat. Jarasandh chooses to fight with Bheem.

Episode 42 • Dec 31, 1969

Jarasandh Vadh, Rajsuya Yagnya begins, Shishupals Story

Bheem and Jarasandh were so equally matched in strength that they fought for nearly fourteen days without rest.

Episode 43 • Dec 31, 1969

Rajsuya Yagya, Shishupal Vadh

The first honor of Rajsuya Yagna is rendered to Sri Krishna. Shishupal asks, "When there are so many kings gathered in this assembly, why should the first honor be paid to Krishna - a cowherd boy and the son of a servant of Ugrasena?"

Episode 44 • Dec 31, 1969

Vyas Predicts War, Draupadi Laughs at Duryodhan

Duryodhan walks around Yudhishthir's 'Maya Mahal" and falls into one of the pools. Draupadi calls him the "blind son of a blind father." Duryodhan, Kama and Shakuni plan to avenge Draupadi for her taunting remarks.

Episode 45 • Dec 31, 1969

Pandavas Go to Hastinapur to Gamble

Dhritarashtra orders Vidur to go to Indraprastha and to invite Yudhishthir to Hastinapur to play dice with Duryodhan. The Pandavs arrive in Hastinapur and pay their respects to the King.

Episode 46 • Dec 31, 1969

Yudhirshthir Loses Everything in the Gamble

Duryodhan suggests that Shakuni cast the dice for him. Yudhishthir loses his entire Kingdom, his brothers, himself and Draupadi.

Episode 47 • Dec 31, 1969

Vastraharan of Draupadi

Duryodhan asks his brother Dushasan to bring Draupadi to the assembly hall. Dushasan drags Draupadi to the hall and tries to disrobe her but a miracle occurs.

Episode 48 • Dec 31, 1969

Pandavas Get Back Everything

Gandhari warns Dhritarashtra that the attempt to disrobe Draupadi would cause the destruction of his lineage. Dhritarashtra gives everything back to the Pandavs.

Episode 49 • Dec 31, 1969

Re-match of Dyut

Duryodhan threatens to wage war against the Pandavs. When Dhritrashtra forbids him from war, Duryodhan secures Dhritrashtra's approval to entice Yudhishthir to another game of dice.

Episode 50 • Dec 31, 1969

Vanvas Begins

The departure of the Pandavs upsets Bheeshma, Vidur, Drona and the other elders of the Royal House of Kurus. Vidur advises Dhritrashtra to summon them back. Dhritrashtra rebukes Vidur, so Vidur leaves.

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