Mahabharat (2013 TV series)

This article is about 2013 television series produced by Swastik Production. For the animated film, see Mahabharat (2013 film). For the 1988 DD National TV series produced by B. R. Chopra, see Mahabharat (1988 TV series). For Mahabharata epic poem by Vyasa, see Mahabharata (book).

Mahabharat
GenreMythology
Created bySiddharth Kumar Tewary
Based onMahabharata
by Vyasa
Written by
Directed by
  • Siddharth Anand Kumar
  • Amarprith G
  • Mukesh Kumar Singh
  • Kamal Monga
  • Loknath Pandey
Creative directorAmol Surve
StarringSee below
Narrated bySaurabh Raj Jain
Theme music composerAjay–Atul[1]
Composers
  • Jitesh Panchal
  • Lenin Nandi
  • Sushant Pawar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes267[2]
Production
ProducersSiddharth Kumar Tewary
Rahul Kumar Tewary
EditorParesh Shah
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time22 minutes
45 minutes (for introductory episode)
Production companySwastik Productions
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) –
16 August 2014 (2014-08-16)
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Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian epic mythological television series based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.[3] It aired from 16 September 2013 to 16 August 2014 on Star Plus.[4][5] The series is available digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd, it starred Saurabh Raj Jain, Pooja Sharma, Shaheer Sheikh and Aham Sharma.[6]

  1. ^ "Ajay-Atul roped in for Mahabharat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mahabharat Episodes". www.hotstar.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Parmavatar Shri Krishna to premiere soon; 5 mythological shows that redefined the genre and left us asking for more". India Today. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ TNN 1 (15 September 2013). "Mahabharat launced for the youth of the nation!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Mahabharat to end with one-hour special". The Times of India. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ Chatterjee, Swasti (16 September 2013). "The Tewary brothers on their magnum opus Mahabharat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.