Siddharth Kumar Tewary
Director
Mahabharat (2013)
Season 25
Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.
Released Sept. 16, 2013
Episode 20 min
None+
Genres: Drama, Family, History, War
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Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: Swastik Productions
Network: StarPlus
S25E1 - Karna decides to kill Abhimanyu
Arjun frustrates Karna's attempt to save Duryodhan's brothers. Meanwhile, Gandhari mourns the death of her sons and Duryodhan performs their last rites. He decides to take revenge for his brothers' death. He insists that Karna kill Abhimanyu. Will Karna do so?
July 7, 2013, midnight
S25E2 - Abhimanyu survives Karna's attack
Ignoring Uttara's plea, Abhimanyu continues to fight in the war. He traps Duryodhan in a magical globe but Karna frees him. As the war progresses, Bheem kills thirty more brothers of Duryodhan. Just when Karna attacks Abhimanyu, he senses Kunti's presence. Will Abhimanyu survive Karna's attack?
July 8, 2014, midnight
S25E3 - Dronacharya forms a Chakravyuha
Karna apologises to Duryodhan for failing to kill Abhimanyu. Will Karna be able to do so the next time? Later, Virat learns about Susharman's attack on Matsya kingdom. Krishna decides to stop them with Arjun's help. Dronacharya takes advantage of Arjun's absence and forms a Chakravyuha to destroy the Pandava army.
July 9, 2014, midnight
S25E4 - Uttara's pregnancy
Abhimanyu requests Yudhishthir to allow him to penetrate the Chakravyuha. Will Yudhishthir grant permission? Meanwhile, Draupadi panics on seeing the holy thread she tied on Abhimanyu for his safety. She also learns about Uttara's pregnancy. She instructs a soldier to fetch Abhimanyu.
July 10, 2014, midnight
S25E5 - Jayadrath confronts the Pandavas
Jayadrath succeeds in stopping the Pandavas from entering the Chakravyuha. The Pandavas ask Abhimanyu to come out of the Chakravyuha. However, Abhimanyu moves to the centre and Ashwatthama along with Dushyasan and Shakuni attack him. Duryodhan instructs Karna to torture Abhimanyu to death.
July 11, 2014, midnight
S25E6 - Shakuni stabs Abhimanyu
Krishna feels Abhimanyu's pain as he defends himself. While he fights Ashwatthama and Dushyasan from the front, Shakuni stabs him from behind. The Pandavas plead with Duryodhan not to kill Abhimanyu, but in vain. Karna asks Duryodhan not to torture Abhimanyu, but will he listen?
July 12, 2014, midnight
S25E7 - Karna stabs Abhimanyu to death
Karna embraces Abhimanyu and stabs him to death, against Duryodhan's wish. The Pandavas take Abhimanyu's dead body to their camp. Draupadi controls herself from breaking down. Subhadra and Uttara grieve over Abhimanyu. Which one of the Pandavas will avenge his death?
July 14, 2014, midnight
Network: StarPlus
Episode Runtime: 20 min.
Season Runtime: 5362 min.
Released: Sept. 16, 2013
Last Air Date: Aug. 16, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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