Mahabharat cast: List of actors and the characters they play in the iconic show

With PM Narendra Modi announcing a lockdown in order to contain the spread of Coronavirus, all the shows in the country have been stalled. To keep the audience entertained, on Friday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the TV show Mahabharat will run on Doordarshan channel from March 30 at 12 pm and 7 pm. Here's looking at the star-studded Mahabharat cast. Few Minutes To Go.... Fresh episodes of #Mahabharat everyday on @DD_Bharati at 12 pm and 07 pm. There is NO REPEAT TELECAST.@PIB_India @MIB_India @prasarbharati pic.twitter.com/LbhWcstrEW — DD Bharati (@DD_Bharati) March 30, 2020 Mahabharat is a television series based on the Hindu epic of the same name. The Mahabharat serial cast is huge and it commenced from October 2, 1988, to June 24, 1990, on DD National. Produced by B.R. Chopra and helmed by Ravi Chopra, the much-acclaimed series is back on Doordarshan now. It unfolds the story of the feud between the Pandava princes and their cousins-Kaurava princes. Here's a look at the iconic Mahabharat cast. Mahabharat serial cast REFRESH your memories!! Watch #Mahabharata on DD Bharati NOW#Doordarshan pic.twitter.com/ezzFCbRnW0 — Doordarshan National (@DDNational) March 28, 2020 Harish Bhimani as Samay Mukesh Khanna as Gangaputra Devavrata Bheeshma Nitish Bharadwaj as Dwarkadheesh Bhagwan Shri Krishna Puneet Issar as Husband of Bhanumati- Duryodhana Rupa Ganguly as Princess of Panchala- Draupadi Pankaj Dheer as Karna Gajendra Chauhan as Yudhishtira- 1st Pandav/son of Kunti & Yama (husband of Draupadi) Gufi Paintal as Shakuni Praveen Kumar as Kuntiputra Bhim- 2nd Pandav Girja Shankar as Dhritrashtra- Father of Kauravas Surendra Pal as Dronacharya Renuka Israni as Gandhari- Queen of Hastinapur #Mahabharat on #Doordarshan!! WATCH NOW - Your favourite show #Mahabharata on DD Bharati. pic.twitter.com/MqzXRuI172 — Digital Troller (@Digital_Troller) March 28, 2020 Tarakesh Chauhan as King of Hastinapur Nazneen as the mother of Karna- Maharani Kunti Roma Manik as Rani Madri- Princess of Madra Virendra Razdan as Vidur- the Maha Mantri of Hastinapur Pradeep Rawat as Ashwatthama- son of Dronacharya Vinod Kapoor as Dushasan- Duryodhan's younger brother Aloka Mukherjee as Subhadra- Arjuna's 2nd wife Roopa Ganguly as Samragni Yagyaseni Draupadi Sanjeev Chitre as Sahadeva- 5th Pandav Sameer Chitre as Nakul- 4th Pandav Ankur Javeri as young Arjun Arjun as Kuntiputra Arjuna- 3rd Pandav Also Read | After Ramayan & Mahabharat, now Circus to make a comeback on DD Dear Doordarshan, thanks a ton for telecasting #Mahabharata again. I am watching it for 3rd time 🥰 pic.twitter.com/3VDQJDpAsS — Ankush Chopra (@Ankschopra86) March 28, 2020 Also Read | 'Mahabharat': Raj Babbar posts clip to reminisce role; shares how country was named Bharat Mahabharat actors recurring cast Sagar Salunkhe as Balram Om Katare as Adhiratha Raj Babbar as Chakravarti Samrat Bharat Kapil Kumar as Shalya- Madri's father Saroj Sharma as Radha- Adhiratha's wife Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Rajmata Shakuntala- King Dushyanta's wife Razak Khan as Ghatotkach Paramjeet Chima as Dashraj Nostalgic ♥️#DDBharati Mahabharata is back with lot of childhood memories.#Mahabharata pic.twitter.com/LeMfTtbwVP — lavanya (@lavanya72409088) March 29, 2020 Daboo Malik as Devavrath Debashree Roy as Rajmata Satyavati- Shantanu's second wife Sudesh Berry as Maharaj Vichitravirya Meena Chakrabarty as Maharani Ambika- 2nd princess of Kashi Dharmesh Tiwari as Kripacharya Deep Dhillon as Jayadratha Karunakar Pathak as Shishupala Rana Jung Bahadur as Jarasandh Dinesh Anand as Vikarna Vishnu Sharma as Vasudev Dara Singh as Hanuman Sharat Saxena as Kichak Shavinder Mahal as Lord Shiva Satish Kaul as Indra Kamlesh Maan as Devi Sulabha Call me a bhakt, which I am, of this most prolific epic in the world #महाभारत B R Chopra recreated ‘Mahabharat’ on TV for everyone of us in 90s.#21daysLockdown is turning as time for our soul searching also.#Ramayan #Mahabharata pic.twitter.com/DEFaHSlkol — Ashish Chauhan (@AshishSainram) March 28, 2020 Lalit Mohan Tiwari as Sanjaya Ashok Banthia as Senapati Kritvarma Ajay Sinha as Akroor Karunakar Pathak as Shishupala- King of Chedi Rakesh Bidua as Kashya- King Of Kashi Gopi Krishna as Chitrasena Sameer Rajda as Uttar- crown prince of Matsya Chandni Sharma as Sudeshna Ayub Khan as Parikshit Sheela Sharma as Devaki- Vasudev's younger wife Kshama Raj as Rohini- Vasudev's elder wife Also Read | After 'Ramayan', BR Chopra's 'Mahabharat' Too Makes A Comeback On DD National What a nostalgic moment. still its the best on any channel...may be in the times of Netflix nd amazon dd gains the lead again #Mahabharata pic.twitter.com/4QrdVoFeTN — Bhuvan Chopra🇮🇳 (@chopra_bhuvan) March 28, 2020 Love at first sight in ancient times#Mahabharata pic.twitter.com/YxcJ9xvD7f — 6𝖎𝖝1𝖓𝖊9𝖎𝖓𝖊 🇮🇳 (@Im619_) March 28, 2020 Also Read | Internet filled with nostalgia as 'Ramayan' & 'Mahabharat' make return on TV amid lockdown

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Mahabharat cast: List of actors and the characters they play in the iconic show

Mahabharat is one of the most popular TV shows. Its the story of the Pandava princes and their cousins. Here's Mahabharat serial cast list and their real names.

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