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{{short description|Indian historical drama television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox television
| name = Chandragupta Maurya
| 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
| distributor = [[Swastik Productions]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2017/11/content-creators-of-porus-will-keep-show-s-ip-rights-a-first-for-television/|title=Content creators of Porus will keep show's IP rights, a first for television|date=November 14, 2017|accessdate=March 18, 2018}}</ref>
| network = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| picture_format = {{Plainlist|
* [[576i]]
* [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
}}
| audio_format =
| 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>
| preceded_by = ''[[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]''
| followed_by =
| website = https://www.sonyliv.com/details/show/5966700612001/Chandragupta-Maurya
| production_website = http://swastikproductions.com/work-2/
| image_alt =
| screenplay = Medha Jadhav
}}
'''''Chandragupta Maurya''''' was an [[India]]n [[Historical Fiction|historical fiction]] television show that aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] from 14 November 2018 to 30 August 2019. Show is being now re-telecasting on IN10 Media's new Hindi Entertainment Channel [[Ishara TV]]. <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> 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.iwmbuzz.com/television/photos/launch-sony-entertainment-televisions-chandragupta-maurya/2018/11/13|title=Launch of Sony Entertainment Television's Chandragupta Maurya|date=2018-11-13|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><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|last=anushkap@abpnews.in|date=2018-10-24|website=www.abplive.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>

==Plot==
The show starts in 323 BCE, exactly after the deaths of the Paurava king [[Porus|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 the [[Indian subcontinent|India]], having vassalised Ambhiraj (formerly Ambhikumar in the prequel [[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]), the king of [[Taxila|Takshashila]] and also captured the Paurava Kingdom after assassinating Puru. Chandragupta is a slave, and is supported in his antics by his friends.

[[Chanakya]], a Takshashilan [[Brahmin]], scholar and the former prime minister of the Paurava Kingdom arrives in [[Magadha]], the most powerful of the 16 [[Mahajanapadas]] (kingdoms in the present-day [[Indian subcontinent]]) but 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. 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]].

Dhana Nanda attempts to apprehend and execute Chanakya for his defiance but fails. Chanakya soon finds Chandragupta, and recognises him as someone who would be an able ruler of Magadha, and be responsible for a change in India. Dhana Nanda—unaware of Chandragupta's lineage—is also impressed by his talent and appoints him the bodyguard of his beloved younger sister Durdhara. Gradually, Durdhara develops a liking for Chandragupta.

Chanakya trains Chandragupta, and the latter comes to know of his lineage. He was the only son of Chandravardhan, the [[Maurya Empire#Etymology|Maurya]] king of Piplivan who was treacherously defeated and killed by Dhana Nanda while his mother Mura was captured but before that she managed to send Chandragupta to safety and he was later sold as a slave. Chandragupta frees Mura and with the help of the former soldiers of Piplivan forms a small army.

Chandragupta faces Dhana Nanda in a series of encounters in which he manages to kill Dhana Nanda's elder brother Govishanaka and his foster brother and commander-in-chief Bhadrasaal but eventually gets badly defeated and is forced to retreat, with his entire army annihilated except for him, Chanakya, Mura and his close friend Sthoolbhadra. Before their defeat, Chandragupta 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. Chandragupta and Chanakya arrive in Takshashila to seek the help of Seleucus. However, Ambhiraj manipulates Seleucus against them and they are thrown into a pit. Mura and Sthoolbhadra live in Takshashila in disguise as a [[yoga]] teacher and army officer, respectively.

===5 years later===
To prove to Durdhara that he is a worthy successor to his father, Dhana Nanda conquers 15 mahajanapadas, and now turns towards the last remaining janapada, Takshashila. Chandragupta comes out of the pit, along with Chanakya and other people who had been trapped in the pit earlier, including Purushottam's 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. Chandragupta reunites with Mura, Sthoolbhadra and Durdhara.

With the help of Chanakya and Malayketu, Chandragupta unites the Macedonian and Paurava armies which defeat the Magadhan and Takshashilan armies, killing Ambhiraj and forcing Dhana Nanda and Ambhiraj's only son and heir, Ambhikumar to flee to Magadha. Later he uses the now kingless Takshashilan and Paurava army to force Seleucus to retreat as well, thus capturing Takshashila and the Paurava Kingdom (where Malayketu is enthroned). [[Durdhara]] and Chandragupta fall in love with each other and later marry. Chandragupta also encounters Dhana Nanda's former lover Tarini (who left Dhana Nanda due to his cruelty) and sends her to spy on Dhana Nanda. Oblivious to her truth, Dhana Nanda is overjoyed to reunite with Tarini and marries her.

Chandragupta 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, his remaining six elder brothers and Ambhikumar. Seleucus is captured but later freed
on the condition that his daughter Helena would marry Chandragupta and he would return all the wealth he stole from India. On the other hand, Chandragupta also faces heavy losses, losing Mura, Durdhara (who before dying gave birth to his son and successor, [[Bindusara]]), Sthoolbhadra, Tarini and Malayketu (who passed on his kingdom to Chandragupta). Thus, Chandragupta fulfills Chanakya's vow and establishes himself as the first emperor of the [[Maurya Empire]]. Dhana Nanda's former prime minister, the Brahmin [[Rakshasa]] is spared by Chandragupta 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]] as [[Chandragupta Maurya]], former crown prince of Piplivan, later first emperor of the [[Maurya Empire]].<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>
**[[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|last=IANS|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 [[Chanakya|Vishnugupta Chanakya]] (alias Kautilya), a [[Brahmin]] scholar from [[Taxila|Takshashila]], Chandragupta's advisor and right-hand man.
* [[Saurabh Raj Jain]] as [[Dhana Nanda]], emperor of [[Magadha]] and later all [[Mahajanapadas]] except [[Gandhara|Takshashila]], last emperor of the [[Nanda Empire]], sworn enemy of Chanakya.<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>
*[[Aditi Sanwal]] as Durdhara, Dhana Nanda's younger sister, Chandragupta's love interest and later wife, princess of Magadha and later empress of the Maurya Empire and Bindusara's mother.
** [[Pranali Ghoghare]] 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 Panduka, Dhana Nanda's elder brother, prince, Minister of Finance and former king of Magadha.
* [[Vinit Kakar]] as Kaivarta, Dhana Nanda's elder brother, prince, commander-in-chief and former king 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 the armoury, and formerly in-charge of the kitchen and king 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]]/[[Gaurav Khanna]] as [[Seleucus I Nicator]], [[Alexander the Great|Alexander the Great's]] former General, first emperor of the [[Seleucid Empire]].
* Kaivalya Chaddha as Sthoolbhadra, 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|last=DelhiJune 19|first=Indo-Asian News Service New|last2=June 19|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07|last3=Ist|first3=2019 10:25}}</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 Touqueer 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|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 ==
The show was largely well received. 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> However, Anil Merani for IWM Buzz pointed out that the makers had added lot of fiction to history, for there is no record to the link of Porus, Chanakya and Magadh.<ref name="IWNBuzz">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/editorial/review-sony-tvs-chandragupta-maurya-acceptable-fusion-history-fiction/2018/11/24|title=Review of Sony TV's Chandragupta Maurya: An acceptable fusion of history and fiction|author=Anil Merani|date=28 November 2018|publisher=IWM Buzz|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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