We would wear heavy metal costumes that would heat up and were very uncomfortable,” says Dheer. They shot for the scenes 40km away from Jaipur (Rajasthan) in June. Hard times Shooting the war sequences was the most difficult part for the cast of Mahabharat. It also taught me humility,” he told HT in an earlier interview. Playing the character got me a lot of respect. “People would touch my feet in public, thinking that I was Lord Krishna. Meanwhile, when the role of Lord Krishna came to Bhardwaj, he felt it was “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”. After four months, Chopra saab offered me Karna,” he says. “I was thrown out of the show due to my refusal. Dheer was the makers’ first choice for Arjun, but he refused to take up the role as he was required to shave off his moustache for it. I had auditioned to play Arjun and Karna, but I didn’t get those parts,” Khanna remembers. I was offered the role of Duryodhan earlier, but I didn’t take it up, as I didn’t want to play the villain. (Credit) Read: One of the most impressive characters, Bhishma, was played effortlessly by Khanna. Vinod Kapoor (who played Dushasan on the show) and Roopa Ganguly. Govinda and Chunky Panday were signed for the role of Abhimanyu, but they opted out when they bagged films. “Ramya Krishnan and Roopa were the final names, and we chose Roopa, as her Hindi was good,” he says.
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Star Plus के Mahabharat Serial के Total 267 Episodes है जिन्हें 28 Seasons. It depicts the life story of Hindu Lord Krishna. 'Shri Krishna' was an Indian television series, inspired from various Hindu scriptures, including Bhagavad Puran, Garga Samhita, Bhagavad Gita, Padma Puran, Mahabharata etc. Nitish was spotted in an ad made by the Chopras.” He adds that around six actors were shortlisted for the role of Draupadi, including Juhi Chawla, who opted out of the show as she had bagged a film.
He recalls, “Puneet had accidentally punched Amitabh Bachchan in Coolie (1983), and was out of work.
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We conducted the most extensive auditions in the history of TV back then,” says Paintal. He auditioned over 5,000 actors to choose the perfect cast. He was the show’s associate director, casting director and production designer. Read: Cast system Apart from playing Shakuni, Paintal also played multiple roles behind the scenes. (Front row) Praveen Kumar, Nitish Bhardwaj, Roopa Ganguly, Gajendra Chauhan and Arjun Firoz Khan in a still from the show. The cast of the show included Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma, Nitish Bhardwaj as Lord Krishna, Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, Puneet Issar as Duryodhan, Arjun Firoz Khan as Arjun, Pankaj Dheer as Karna, Gajendra Chauhan as Yudhishthir, Praveen Kumar as Bhim, Girija Shankar as Dhritarashtra, Renuka Israni as Gandhari, Nazneen as Kunti, Surendra Pal as Dronacharya, and Gufi Paintal as Shakuni, among several others. Mahabharat had only 94 episodes, and it got the highest TRPs at that time. The title track of the show, which was sung by veteran playback singer late Mahendra Kapoor, gives TV lovers goosebumps even today. While its script was written by renowned Urdu poet late Rahi Masoom Raza, popular music composer late Raj Kamal worked on its soundtrack. What made Mahabharat so popular was the team that worked on its various aspects. The epic show was produced and directed by late film-maker BR Chopra and his son, late Ravi Chopra. Within weeks of its launch, the TV show became part of many Sunday morning routines. When Mahabharat first went on air in 1988, on Doordarshan, not many people expected it to become this successful.
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