Mahabharat was shown in the UK by the BBC and very soon it gained around 5.1 million audiences. Within the 13 th week, it gained 145.9 million viewers over both the evening and morning slots on the channel DD Bharati. When it was retelecast, it soon bagged the prize of the second-most watched TV series after Ramayan. Just as the impact of Ramayan, in case of Mahabharat too, the streets became empty and people used to return from work earlier in order to watch the episodes. Though it is true that the effects were comical and the sets pretty gaudy, yet the writing of the story had been done in such a manner that the series seemed way ahead of its time. In an article in The Hindu, Lavanya Mohan wrote that the version made by B.R Chopra is undoubtedly the only one that has made a strong impact on her. Roopa Ganguly and Ramya Krishnan were the final actresses among which the former was chosen due to her adept skill in Hindi language. The most surprising fact is that more than 6 actors were shortlisted for the character of Draupadi (including Juhi Chawla). Praveen Kumar was chosen to play the role of Bhima as Chopra was desperately searching for someone who could give the robust look to the character. R Chopra thought Bharadwaj to be too young for this character.įiroz Khan was selected to play the role of Arjuna (which was later on accepted as his screen name) in spite of being rejected at the auditions time and again. Initially, this man was selected to play Vidur but later on B. He played the role when he was 25 years of age.
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