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Mahabharat

Seen it?

2013 | 28 seasons | 20 min | Drama, Family

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
28 seasons and 267 episodes: a long-haul commitment, short, snackable episodes, about 89 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • A big time investment at 28 seasons.
  • It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    10 wins and 5 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 28 seasons and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 305K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

  1. Friday Night Flick
    Season 12013 · 7 episodes · 9.0 out of 10
    Friday
  2. Season 22013 · 20 episodes
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  3. Season 32013 · 13 episodes
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  4. Season 42013 · 18 episodes
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  5. Season 52013 · 8 episodes
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  6. Season 62013 · 5 episodes
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  7. Season 72013 · 10 episodes
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  8. Season 82014 · 7 episodes
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  9. Season 92014 · 7 episodes
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  10. Season 102014 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
  11. Season 112014 · 20 episodes
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  12. Season 122014 · 5 episodes
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  13. Season 132014 · 5 episodes
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  14. Season 142014 · 3 episodes
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  15. Season 152014 · 13 episodes
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  16. Season 162014 · 14 episodes
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  17. Season 172014 · 13 episodes
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  18. Season 182014 · 6 episodes
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  19. Season 192014 · 8 episodes
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  20. Season 202014 · 14 episodes
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  21. Season 212014 · 4 episodes
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  22. Season 222014 · 5 episodes
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  23. Season 232014 · 7 episodes
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  24. Season 242014 · 4 episodes
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  25. Season 252013 · 7 episodes
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  26. Season 262014 · 7 episodes
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  27. Season 272014 · 19 episodes
    Not rated yet
  28. Season 282014 · 3 episodes
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Cast & crew

Created by Siddharth Kumar Tewary

  • Saurabh Raj JainShri Krishna
  • Shaheer SheikhArjuna
  • Rohit BharadwajYudhisthir
  • Pooja SharmaDraupadi
  • Saurav GurjarBheem
  • Aham SharmaKarna
  • Arav ChowdharyBhishma
  • Arpit RankaDuryodhana
  • Lavanya BhardwajSahadev
  • Shafaq NaazKunti