Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki

Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki is an Indian mythological television drama series on 9X based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.

Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki
Written byMahesh Pandey
Manish Paliwal
Dr. Bodhaisaattva
Dialogues
Dheeraj Sarna
Directed byGarry Bhinder
Santram Varma
Talat Jani
Mujammil Desai
Creative directorsSuraj Rao
Vikas Gupta
StarringSee Below
Opening theme"Katha Mahaabhaarat Ki" by Daler Mehndi
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes75
Production
Producers
CinematographyMahesh Talkad
Shabbir Naik
Deepak Malwankar
Suhas Shirodkar
EditorsVikas Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Khursheed Rizvi
Prem Raaj
Rajiv Kumar Chanai
Running time24 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Original release
Network9X
Release7 July (2008-07-07) –
6 November 2008 (2008-11-06)

It aired from 7 July 2008 to 6 November 2008. The series was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

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It's a dynastic struggle for the throne of Hastinapur, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The two branches of the family that participate in the struggle are the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Although the Kauravas are the senior branch of the family, Duryodhan, the eldest Kaurava, is younger than Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandav. The seeds of the climactic battle of Kurukshetra were laid in the boyhood days of the Kauravas and Pandavas, when Shakuni, the maternal uncle of the Kauravas poisoned the mind of Duryodhana. This series ends before the Kurukshetra war actually occurs.

Cast

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Main

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Recurring cast

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Reception

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Writing for Livemint, Padmaparna Ghosh wrote that "KHMK suffers from a bad case of Kapoor soap hangover. Soft focus close-ups, shaky camera angles, repeat sequences — the new Mahabharat has it all.".[6] Navya Sinha of Hindustan Times that "Six-pack abs, waxed chests, off-shoulder blouses and a scantily-clad Draupadi decked in a chiffon sari... that’s what Ekta Kapoor’s version of Mahabharata is all about."[7]

Actor Mukesh Khanna stated that producer Ekta Kapoor made a horrendous epic saga which was incomprehensible with the characterisation and costumes of the mythological characters. He also stated that the way Kapoor made the saga was a mockery of Mahabharata.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Ganga in Ekta Kapoor's Mahabharat". Rediff.
  2. ^ "Ekta Kapoor's Mahabharat to air in Britain". News18.
  3. ^ "Mahabharata interpreted differently". 23 September 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com.
  5. ^ "'I used cheerharan to grab attention'". DNA India. 23 July 2008.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Padmaparna (22 August 2008). "What an epic disaster". Livemint.
  7. ^ "Kahaani Ekta Ke Mahabharat ki". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2008.
  8. ^ "Mukesh Khanna: Ekta Kapoor made a mockery of Mahabharata - Times of India". The Times of India.
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