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{{for|the 2011 series|Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox television
| image = Chandragupta Maurya (2018 TV series).png
| caption =
| genre = {{plainlist|
* [[Historical fiction]]
* [[Drama]]
}}
| creator = [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary]]
| director = J.P. Sharma Sumit Thakur
| creative_director = Amol Surve, Abhishek Sarkar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Faisal Khan (dancer)|Faisal Khan]]|[[Kartikey Malviya]]|[[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]]|[[Saurabh Raj Jain]]|[[Nimai Bali]]|[[Vikas Verma]]|[[Sneha Wagh]]|}}
| theme_music_composer =
| composer = Sangeet Haldipur [[Siddharth Haldipur]] Suryaraj Kamal Lenin Nandi [[Raju Singh]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 208
| list_episodes =
| producer = Gayatri Gill Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary]]
| location = [[Umargam]], [[Gujarat]], India
| editor = Tarun Sunil Babbar
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 20-40 minutes
| company = One Life Studios
| network = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|11|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2019|08|30}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/gossip/article/popular-historical-drama-chandragupta-maurya-to-go-off-air-from-august/466609|title=Popular historical drama Chandragupta Maurya to go off air from August 30|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>
| related = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]''
}}
| image_alt =
| screenplay = Medha Jadhav
}}
'''''Chandragupta Maurya''''' is an Indian historical television show that aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] from 14 November 2018 to 30 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/chandragupta-maurya-to-end-on-august-30/articleshow/70604141.cms|title='Chandragupta Maurya' to end on August 30 - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> Written by Raj Routh, the show is based on the life of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], the first Mauryan emperor and founder of the [[Maurya Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/chandragupta-maurya-to-launch-in-november-on-sony-tv/|title='Chandragupta Maurya' to launch in November on Sony TV|last=Baddhan|first=Raj|date=2018-10-23|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> The show is produced by [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary|Siddharth Kumar Tewary's]] One Life Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/siddharth-kumar-tewary-sony-tv-chandragupta-maurya-to-present-chanakya-neeti-lessons-31438|title=Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Chandragupta Maurya to present Chanakya Neeti lessons|website=Mumbai Live|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>

The show is a seamless continuation of One Life Studio's earlier show [[Porus (TV series)|''Porus'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abplive.in/videos/sony-tv-brings-history-of-chandragupta-maurya-after-serial-porus-ends-771774|title=Sony TV brings history of Chandragupta Maurya after serial Porus ends|date=2018-10-24|website=www.abplive.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807022438/https://www.abplive.in/videos/sony-tv-brings-history-of-chandragupta-maurya-after-serial-porus-ends-771774|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
The show starts in 323 BCE, immediately after the deaths of the Paurava king [[Porus the Elder|Purushottam]] (nicknamed Puru, called Porus by foreigners) and the Macedonian emperor [[Alexander III of Macedon|Alexander the Great]]. Alexander's general [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus Nicator]] is still in India, having vassalized Ambhiraj (formerly Ambhikumar in the prequel [[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]), the king of [[Taxila|Takshashila]] and also captured the Paurava Kingdom after assassinating Puru. [[Chanakya]], a Takshashilan [[Brahmin]], scholar and the former prime minister of the Paurava Kingdom arrives in [[Magadha]] ruled by the unjust and cruel [[Nanda dynasty|Nanda]] emperor [[Dhana Nanda]]. He seeks his help in overthrowing the Macedonians out of India and uniting the [[Mahajanapadas]] (Indian kingdoms). However, Dhana Nanda openly humiliates Chanakya in the court, mocking his dream of a united India and informs him that it was he who financially helped Seleucus assassinate Puru so that Seleucus will not attack Magadha. This prompts Chanakya to take a vow of eradicating the Nanda dynasty and putting a capable ruler on the throne of [[Magadha]].

Chanakya finds Chandragupta (nicknamed Chandra), a slave who in reality is the crown prince of Piplivan, a kingdom which was destroyed by Dhana Nanda, and sees in him the talent to become a ruler. Meanwhile Dhana Nanda (unaware of Chandra's lineage), also recognises his aptitude and appoints him as the bodyguard of his beloved younger sister, Durdhara. Gradually, Durdhara develops a liking for Chandragupta. With the help of the former soldiers of Piplivan and the king of the janapada (Indian kingdom) [[Asmaka|Assaka]], Vajrabahu, Chandra forms a small army. Chandragupta faces Dhana Nanda in a series of encounters and kills his elder brother Govishanka. However, due to the betrayal of Vajrabahu (who later loses both his life and kingdom to Dhana Nanda) he is eventually badly defeated and forced to flee from Magadha. Before being defeated, Chandra managed to inform Durdhara that her father [[Mahapadma Nanda]] was killed by Dhana Nanda as he did not want him to divide the Nanda Empire between his eight sons. This totally estranges her from Dhana Nanda. Chandra and Chanakya arrive in Takshashila to seek the help of Seleucus. However, Ambhiraj manipulates Seleucus against them and they are thrown into a pit.

===5 years later===
To prove to Durdhara that he is a worthy successor to his father, Dhana Nanda conquers 13 Mahajanapadas, and now turns towards the last remaining janapada, Takshashila, the trickiest of them all. Chandra comes out of the pit, along with Chanakya and other people who had been trapped in the pit earlier, including Porus' son Malayketu. Dhana Nanda faces the combined Macedonian and Takshashilan armies in an indecisive battle but eventually a peace treaty is signed according to which Dhana Nanda is promised the Paurava Kingdom. With the help of Chanakya and Malayketu, Chandra unites the Macedonian and Paurava armies which defeat the Magadhan and Takshashilan armies, killing Ambhiraj and forcing Dhana Nanda to flee to Magadha. Later he uses the Takshashilan and Paurava armies to force Seleucus to retreat as well, thus capturing Takshashila and the Paurava Kingdom (where Malayketu is enthroned). [[Durdhara]] and Chandra fall in love with each other and later marry.

Chandra faces Dhana Nanda (and later Seleucus who re-allies with Dhana Nanda to take revenge from Chandragupta) in a series of confrontations and eventually manages to kill Dhana Nanda and all his brothers, thus eradicating the Nanda dynasty, and fonuding the Mauryan Empire. Seleucus is captured but later freed on the condition that his daughter Helena would marry Chandra and he would return all the wealth he stole from India. On the other hand, Chandra also faces heavy losses, with Malayketu (who passed on his kingdom to Chandra) being killed and Durdhara, who before dying gave birth to Chandra's son and successor, [[Bindusara]] after being mistakenly poisoned by Dhana Nanda. Dhana Nanda's former prime minister, the Brahmin [[Rakshasa]] is spared by Chandra due to the immense knowledge he possesses, and he becomes his prime minister while Chanakya goes on to finish his treatise [[Arthashastra]].

== Cast ==
* [[Faisal Khan (dancer)|Faisal Khan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/faisal-khan-shares-his-new-look-as-chandragupta-maurya-see-pic/articleshow/69344842.cms|title=Faisal Khan shares his new look as Chandragupta Maurya; see pic - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/after-maharana-pratap-faisal-khan-to-play-chandragupta-maurya/articleshow/69218836.cms|title=After Maharana Pratap, Faisal Khan to play Chandragupta Maurya - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> as Chandragupta Maurya (nicknamed Chandra): Chandravardhan and Mura's son, Durdhara's husband, Bindusara's father. Crown prince and later King of Piplivan, later first Emperor of the Mauryan Empire. Based on [[Chandragupta Maurya]].
**[[Kartikey Malviya]] as young Chandragupta Maurya.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/chandragupta-maurya-sony-tv-actor-kartikey-malviya-5446845/|title=Chandragupta Maurya actor Kartikey Malviya: I couldn't have asked for a better childhood|date=2018-11-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kartikey-malviya-is-excited-to-play-chandragupta-118111401220_1.html|title=Kartikey Malviya is excited to play Chandragupta|date=2018-11-14|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kartikey-malviya-to-play-chandragupta-maurya/articleshow/66176532.cms|title=Kartikey Malviya to play Chandragupta Maurya - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>
*[[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]] as Vishnugupta Chanakya (alias Kautilya): A Brahmin scholar from Takshashila and the former Prime Minister of the Paurava Kingdom. Chandragupta's mentor and right-hand man. Based on [[Chanakya]].
* [[Saurabh Raj Jain]] as Dhana Nanda:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/sourabh-raaj-jain-chandragupta-maurya-5521694/|title=Chandragupta Maurya actor Sourabh Raaj Jain: Not money-minded as my character Dhananand|date=2019-01-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/gossip/article/exclusive-sourabh-raaj-jain-on-playing-a-negative-role-in-chandragupta-maurya-i-didn-t-say-yes-instantly-tv-news/313172|title=EXCLUSIVE {{!}} Sourabh Raaj Jain on playing a negative role in Chandragupta Maurya, 'I didn't say yes instantly'|website=Times Now News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> The second youngest of the Nanda siblings, son of Mahapadma Nanda, elder brother of Durdhara, Tarini's husband and brother-in-law of Chandragupta. Based on [[Dhana Nanda]].
*[[Aditi Sanwal]] as Durdhara: The youngest Nanda sibling, daughter of Mahapadma Nanda, younger sister of Dhana Nanda, Chandragupta's wife and Bindusara's mother. Formerly Princess of Magadha; Queen of Piplivan, and Empress of the Maurya Empire. Based on [[Durdhara]].
** [[Pranali Ghogare]] as Young Durdhara.
* [[Sneha Wagh]] as Moora, former queen of Piplivan, Chandragupta's mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/sneha-wagh-replaces-shefali-sharma-on-sony-tv%27s-chandragupta-maurya-30275|title=Sneha Wagh replaces Shefali Sharma on Sony TV's Chandragupta Maurya|website=Mumbai Live|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/shefali-sharma-replaced-in-chandragupta-maurya/|title=Shefali Sharma replaced in 'Chandragupta Maurya'|last=Sudra|first=Shyama|date=2018-11-16|website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>
* [[Nimai Bali]] as [[Rakshasa (amatya)|Rakshasa]], Prime Minister of the [[Nanda Empire]] and later the [[Maurya Empire]].
* [[Dinesh Mehta]] as Pandup, Dhana Nanda's elder brother, in-charge of Finance and former king of Magadha.
* [[Vinit Kakar]] as Kaivarta, Dhana Nanda's elder brother, prince, commander-in-chief and former emperor of Magadha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vinit-kakar-wraps-up-shooting-for-chandragupta-maurya/articleshow/70804621.cms|title=Vinit Kakar wraps up shooting for 'Chandragupta Maurya' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* Munendra Singh Kushwah as Pandugati, Dhana Nanda's elder brother, prince, in-charge of Food and Agriculture and former emperor of Magadha.
* Raman Thukral as Malayketu, the son of the Paurava King Purushottam and Queen Laachhi, long-lost crown prince and later king of the Paurava Kingdom.
* Unknown as Rudradev Singh, the commander-in-chief and governor of Paurava Kingdom
* Pragati Mehra as Dai Maa, Dhana Nanda and his siblings' foster mother, Bhadrasaal and Shipra's mother.
* [[Sujeet Kumar (actor)|Sujeet Kumar]] as Bhairava, main student of Chanakya.
* Vishal Nayak as Chandravardhan Maurya, former king of Piplivan, Chandragupta's father.
* [[Vikas Verma]] as [[Seleucus I Nicator]], [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] former General, first emperor of the [[Seleucid Empire]].
* Kaivalya Chheda as Sthoolbhadra (nicknamed Sthool), close friend, aide and general of Chandragupta.
** Shayank Shukla as young Sthoolbhadra.
* [[Barkha Sengupta]] as Tarini, Dhana Nanda's love interest, wife and empress of Magadha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/naamakaran-actress-barkha-bisht-excited-about-her-first-historical-show-1551675-2019-06-19|title=Naamakaran actress Barkha Bisht excited about her first historical show|date=June 19, 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/sunday-hans/barkha-excited-about-her-first-historical-show-540318|title=Barkha excited about her first historical show|date=2019-06-23|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>
* Kamaljeet Rana as Bhadrasaal, commander-in-chief of the Magadha army, brother of Shipra and foster-brother of Dhana Nanda and his siblings.
* Atharv Padhye as Dhoomketu, close friend and aide of Chandragupta.
* Harsh Mehta as Indrajanik, close friend and aide of Chandragupta.
* [[Ankur Nayyar]] as Ambhiraj, king of Takshashila.
* Rohit Chandel as Ambhikumar, Ambhiraj's son, crown prince of Takshashila.
* Vivek Vallah as the royal priest of the Paurava Kingdom.
* Brownie Parashar as [[Mahapadma Nanda]], former emperor of Magadha, father of Dhana Nanda, Durdhara and their 7 elder brothers.
* [[Sumbul Touqeer]] as Shubhada, Sukhdev's daughter and Chandragupta's friend.
* Abhilash Chaudhary as Agnimukh, an expert swordsman, former soldier and later general of the Piplivan Army.
* Devesh Sharma as Martand, son and heir of Jagat Jala, the governor of Paraspura, a friend of Chandragupta.
* Yogesh Mahajan as Durgam Daga, younger brother of Jagat Jala.
* Raj Routh as Writer [[Megasthenes]]
* [[Pooja Sharma (Indian actress)|Pooja Sharma]] as [[River Jhelum]], the narrator.
* Laksh Lalwani as [[Porus the Elder|Purushottam]] (nicknamed Puru, called Porus by foreigners), former king of the [[Pauravas]], Malayketu's father. (Shown in trailer and flashbacks only, mentioned)
* Aditya Redij as Bamni, former king of the Pauravas, Porus' father and Malayketu's grandfather. (Shown in flashback only)
* Rati Pandey as Anusuya, former queen of the Pauravas, Porus' mother and Malayketu's grandmother. (Shown in flashback only)

== Reception ==
Writing for ''Zoom'', Anusha Iyengar praised Sourabh Raj Jain's portrayal of Dhana Nanda and, based on the first episode, wrote, "Chandragupta Maurya enjoys a good narration and a brilliant set design. The visuals are appealing and dialogues are even better."<ref name="Zoom">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/telly-talk/gossip/article/chandragupta-maurya-review-karthikey-malviya-sourabh-raaj-jain-grab-all-limelight-in-this-historical-drama-tv-news/314642|title=Chandragupta Maurya review: Karthikey Malviya, Sourabh Raaj Jain grab all limelight in this historical drama|author=Anusha Iyengar|date=15 November 2018|publisher=Zoom|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|tt9261994}}

[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]
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[[Category:2018 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian period television series]]
[[Category:Swastik Productions television series]]

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