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Shakuntala | |
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Based on | Shakuntala by Kālidāsa[1] |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 104 |
Production | |
Running time | approx. 24 minutes |
Production company | Sagar Pictures[1] |
Original release | |
Network | STAR One |
Release | 2 February 6 July 2009 | –
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Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by Kalidasa in his play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).[1][2]