Both Duryodhana and Yudhisthira claim to be first in line to inherit the throne.The struggle culminates in the great battle of Kurukshetra, in which the Pandavas are ultimately victorious. The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the struggle of the throne of Hastinapura are the Kaurava and the Pandava.ДЄlthough the Kaurava is the senior branch of the family, Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, is younger than Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava. Thanks a lot to Team Mahabharat for treating this epic story honestly and with good intentions and Kudos to the entire team and I sincerely hope that the same honest treatment would continue till end of this epic story.The story of the throne of Hastinapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The intuitive use of Krishna in every episode is magical and the speech he gives is very entertaining and highly educative. The Dialogues are meaningful and are at par with the level set by Dr. thanks to the guidance of Oscar winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya The production value, Visual effect, Action Sequences are superb, authentic and engaging. Very detailed attention is given to the costumes, makeup and characterization of each and every character.

It gives the feeling of the great kingdoms of ancient India. The sets are magnificent and brilliantly designed (Omang Kumar of Devdas & Black fame). This version gives answers to many questions which left unanswered in old Mahabharta and narrates the story in an altogether new way which really good, entertaining, educative and exciting. Noted Mythologist Devdutt Patnaik is the Special Adviser for story and screenplay and he has done excellent job. The screenplay of this version of Mahabharat is better at many parts as compared to B R Chopra's Mahabharat. Story, Screenplay and Dialogues does complete justice to the Epic. Bheema, Duryodhan looks perfect and enacted their part with aplomb and gusto!!! An Overall impressive treatment is given to each and every department of show. Especially, the actors playing Krishna, Bheeshma,Dronacharya, Dhrutrashtra, Karna, Arjuna. Each and every Actor slips into his / her character and looks perfect. In this Mahabharat as well, the Casting is Superb.

But After watching this version of Mahabharat, I am immensely impressed and I thanks the makers from bottom of my heart for bringing this epic story on screen again by doing much more detailed analysis and showing it with the grandeur and magnificence which it demands!!! The casting is PERFECT!!! I never imagined that I would accept any other actor in those roles after watching B R Chopra's Mahabharat. This fact was reinforced after watching the disastrous and pathetic 'Kahani hamare Mahabharat ki' by Ekta Kapoor which was unceremoniously and rightly so was taken off air midway. Each and every character of that Mahabharat is etched in people's mind till date and it is hard to imagine that anyone else can create the same magic on screen with Mahabharat. Chopra's Mahabharat as that version of great story of Mahabharat was awesome. HATS OFF to the makers of this version of Mahabharat !! I am a BIG fan of B R Chopra's Mahabharat, have seen it 4 times and hence I had never imagined that anyone can match to the level of B.

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