Old Mahabharat cast & Starting Date and Timings
| Show name | Mahabharat |
| Channel | Doordarshan |
| Main Cast | Nitish Bharadwaj, Mukesh Khanna, Arjun, Puneet Issar, Rupa Ganguly, Praveen Kumar, Pankaj Dheer, Gajendra Chouhan |
| Original release | 2 October 1988 – 24 June 1990 |
| On Public Demand release | March 2020 |
| Telecast Time | Monday to Friday, 7:30 pm |
| New Telecast Time | Everyday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Language | Hindi |
| Running Time | 60 Minutes |
| No of episodes | 94 |
| Genre | Mythological | Historical-drama |
Mahabharat Director, Producer and Production House
| Director | B.R. Chopra, Ravi Chopra |
| Producer | B.R. Chopra |
| Writer | Rahi Masoom Reza, Vedavyas |
| Production House | B R Films |
| Cinematography | Dharam Chopra |
| Genre | Mythological | Historical-drama |
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Mahabharat Cast, Real Name, Roles
Nitish Bhardwaj
As: Dwarkadheesh Bhagwan Shri Krishna
Role: Incarnation of Lord Vishnu/Devaki-Vasudev’s younger son/Foster son of Nand and Yashoda, Radha’s Consort, Balaram and Subhadra’s brothe/Pandavas’ cousin, husband of Rukmini.
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Gajendra Chauhan
As: Chakravarti Samrat Dharamraj Yudhishthir
Role: 1st Pandav/son of Kunti and Yama/Eldest son of Kuru Clan/King of Indraprastha and later Hastinapura/husband of Draupadi
Praveen Kumar
As: Kuntiputra Bhim
Role: 2nd Pandav/son of Kunti and Vayu/Second eldest son of Kuru clan/Yuvraaj(crown Prince) of Indraprastha/husband of Draupadi and Hidimbi/father of Ghatotkacha
Arjun (Firoz Khan)
As: Kuntiputra Arjuna
Role: 3rd Pandava/son of Kunti and Indra/husband of Draupadi, Uloopi, and Subhadra/brother-in-law of Balaram-Krishna/father of Abhimanyu
Ankur Javeri
As: Young Arjun
Sameer Chitre
As: Nakul
Role: 4th Pandav, son of Madri and Ashwini Kumara/husband of Draupadi
Sanjeev Chitre
As: Sahadeva
Role: 5th Pandav, son of Madri and Ashwini Kumara/husband of Draupadi
Roopa Ganguly
As: Samragni Yagyaseni Draupadi
Role: Wife of all Pandavas/Also called as Panchali/Yagyaseni/Younger daughter of Drupad/Princess of Panchala/Sister of Dhrishtadhyumna and Shikhandi
Old Mahabharat Cast (TV Series 1988–1990) – Full Cast & Crew, Mahabharat Starting Date and Timings, Mahabharat Director, Producer and Production House, Mahabharat Cast, Real Name, Roles
Mukesh Khanna
As: Gangaputra Devavrata Bhishma
Role: Shantanu-Ganga’s eighth son/eighth Vasu/Satyavati’s step-son
Girija Shankar
As: Maharaj Dhritrashtra
Role: Vichitravirya’s son from Ambika(eldest)/later king of Hastinapur/father of Kauravas
Renuka Israni
As: Maharani Gandhari
Role: Wife of Dhritrashtra/Queen of Hastinapur/mother of Kauravas/princess of Gandhara
Tarakesh Chauhan
As: Maharaj Pandu
Role: Vichitravirya’s son from Ambalika(youngest)/King of Hastinapur/father of Pandavas
Nazneen
As: Maharani Kunti
Role: Pandu’s first wife/mother of Karna, Yudhisthira, Bhim and Arjun/Daughter of Shoorsen/Vasudev’s sister/ Yadava princess/Foster daughter of Kuntibhoj
Roma Manik
As: Rani Madri
Role: Pandu’s second wife/Madra princess/mother of Nakul and Sahadev
Surendra Pal
As: Dronacharya
Role: Guru of Kauravas and Pandavas
Pradeep Rawat
As: Ashwatthama
Role: Son of Dronacharya
Puneet Issar
As: Duryodhan
Role: Eldest son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra/Elder brother of 99 Kauravas/Husband of Bhanumati
Amit Shukla
As: Young Duryodhan
Vinod Kapoor
As: Dushasan
Role: Second son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra/Duyodhan’s younger brother
Pankaj Dheer
As: Angaraj Karna
Role: Son of Kunti and Surya/Adhiratha-Radha’s foster son/King of Anga
Gufi Paintal
As: Shakuni
Role: Gandhari’s brother/later King of Gandhara
Harish Bhimani
As: Samay/Narrator
Chetan Hansraj
As: Adolescent Balram
Raj Babbar
As: Chakravarti Samrat Bharat
Role: Ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas/son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala
Old Mahabharat Cast (TV Series 1988–1990) – Full Cast & Crew, Mahabharat Starting Date and Timings, Mahabharat Director, Producer and Production House, Mahabharat Cast, Real Name, Roles
Ashalata Wabgaonkar
As: Rajmata Shakuntala
Role: Bharata’s mother/King Dushyanta’s wife
Rishabh Shukla
As: Maharaj Shantanu
Role: A descendant of Bharata
Kiran Juneja
As: Mata Ganga
Role: Shantanu’s first wife/Bhishma’s mother/the holy river of Hindus.
Daboo Malik
As: Devavrath/young Bhishma
Debashree Roy
As: Rajmata Satyavati
Role: Shantanu’s second wife/Vichitravirya and Chitrangada’s mother/Bhishma’s step-mother
Rajesh Vivek
As: Maharishi Ved Vyas
Sudesh Berry
As: Maharaj Vichitravirya
Role: Shantanu-Satyavati’s second son after Chitrangada, Bhisma’s stepbrother
Dharmesh Tiwari
As: Kripacharya
Role: Kulguru, Family Teacher
Lalit Mohan Tiwari
As: Sanjaya
Role: Dhritarashtra’s advisor and also his charioteer
Om Katare
As: Adhiratha,
Role: Charioteer/Karna’s foster father
Razak Khan
As: Ghatotkach
Mayur Verma
As: Abhimanyu
Varsha Usgaonkar
As: Uttara
Role: Abhimanyu’s wife/Matsya princess
Ayub Khan
As: Parikshit
Role: Son of Abhimanyu and Uttara/Grandson of Arjuna and Subhadra
Goga Kapoor
As: Kans
Role: Son of Ugrasen
Vishnu Sharma
As: Vasudev
Role: Son of Shoorsen, prince of Vrishni tribe
Sheela Sharma
As: Devaki
Role: Vasudev’s younger wife
Rasik Dave
As: Nand Raj
Role: Chief of Gokul/Foster father of Krishna
Channa Ruparel
As: Maharani Rukmini,
Role: Krishna’s chief wife
Old Mahabharat Cast (TV Series 1988–1990) – Full Cast & Crew, Mahabharat Starting Date and Timings, Mahabharat Director, Producer and Production House, Mahabharat Cast, Real Name, Roles
Ashok Banthia
As: Senapati Kritvarma
Arun Bakshi
As: Dhrishtadyumna
Role: Draupadi’s brother/Prince of Panchala
Sameer Rajda
As: Uttar, crown prince of Matsya
Sharat Saxena
As: Kichak
Role: Army General of Matsya
Deep Dhillon
As: Jayadratha
Role: Dussala’s husband, Kaurava’s brother-in-law, King of Sindhu
Shivendra Mahal
As: Parshuram/Lord Shiva
Satish Kaul
As: Indra
Gopi Krishna
As: Chitrasena
Rana Jung Bahadur
As: Jarasandh
Role: King of Magadha, Father-in-law of Kans
Prem Sagar
As: Rishi Kanva
Pankaj Berry
As: Rishi Kindama
Role: A sage who cursed Pandu
Sumeet Raghavan
As: Young Sudama
Dara Singh
As: Hanuman (cameo)
Old Mahabharat Cast (TV Series 1988–1990) – Full Cast & Crew, Mahabharat Starting Date and Timings, Mahabharat Director, Producer and Production House, Mahabharat Cast, Real Name, Roles
Kewal Shah
As: Adolescent Krishna
Aloka Mukherjee
As: Subhadra
Role: Arjuna’s 2nd wife
Krish Mallik
As: Adolescent Bhishma
Kaushal Shah
As: Young Dushasan
Harendra Paintal
As: Young Karna
Sagar Salunkhe
As: Balram
Role: Vasudev’s elder son
Paramjeet Chima
As: Dashraj
Role: Satyavati’s Father
Jahnavi
As: Amba
Role: 1st princess of Kashi
Meena Chakrabarty
As: Maharani Ambika
Role: 2nd princess of Kashi/Vichitravirya’s first queen
Menaka Babbar
As: Ambalika
Role: 3rd princess of Kashi/Vichitravirya’s second queen
Kamlesh Maan
As: Devi Sulabha
Role: Vidur’s wife
Dinesh Anand
As: Vikarna
Role: Son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra/Duyodhan’s younger brother
Saroj Sharma
As: Radha
Role: Adhiratha’s wife/Karna’s foster mother
Ramlal Gupta
As: Ugrasen
Role: King of Mathura, Surasena
Kshama Raj
As: Rohini
Role: Vasudev’s elder wife
Manju Vyas
As: Yashoda
Role: Nand’s wife/Foster mother of Krishna
Parijat
As: Mata Radha
Role: Krishna’s consort
Pradeep Sharma
As: Drupada
Role: Draupadi’s father/King of Panchala
Ashok Sharma
As: Virata
Role: King of Matsya
Chandni Sharma
As: Sudeshna
Role: Queen of Matsya
Vikrant Mathur
As: Subala
Role: Shakuni’s and Gandhari’s Father, King of Gandhara
Rakesh Bidua
As: Kashya
Role: King Of Kashi
Pawan Shukla
As: Shalv Kumar
Role: Prince of Salwa
Vikas Prasad
As: Ekalavya
Randhir Singh
As: Hidimba/Bhootana (Putana)
Virendra Razdan
As: Mahamantri Dasi Putra Vidur
Role: The Mahaa Mantri of Hastinapur / son of Ambika’s head maid, Parishrami / half-brother to the kings Dhritarashtra and Pandu of Hastinapura and also the uncle of Pandavas and Kauravas
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