Mahabharat (2013 film)

Mahabharat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmaan Khan
Produced by
  • Kushal Kantilal Gada
  • Dhaval Gada
Starring
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)
Music byRajendra Shiv
Production
company
Distributed byPen India Pvt. Ltd
Release date
  • 27 December 2013 (2013-12-27)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹50 crore (US$6.0 million)[1]
Box officeest. ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)[2]

Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language animated film, directed by Amaan Khan and based on the Hindu epic of the same name.[3][4] The film is produced by Kushal Kantilal Gada and Dhaval Jayantilal Gada.[5] The film was a Christmas release on 27 December 2013.[6] Several actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Jackie Shroff, Vidya Balan, Deepti Naval were signed up for the characters in the film.[7][8][9][10][11][12] It is touted as the most expensive animated film in Bollywood.[13][14][15] The movie tells the story of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its voice acting, but criticism for its animations.

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