Mahabharat (1965 film): Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by CommonsDelinker
Last edited March 4, 2026
VisualWikitext
->CommonsDelinker
Removing Karna(centre);Bhima;Krishna;Draupadi(below_Karna).jpg; it has been deleted from Commons by Mdaniels5757 because: [[:c:COM:NETCOPYRIGHT|Copyright violation]
 
fixed layout for consistency
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{About|the 1965 [[Hindi]] film|the Indian epic|Mahābhārata|the 2013 Amaan Khan film|Mahabharat 3D Film}}
{{About|the 1965 [[Hindi]] film|the Indian epic|Mahabharata|other films of the same title|Mahabharata (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Sources exist|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Mahabharat
| name          = Mahabharat
| image          =
| image          =  
| image_size    =
| caption        = Karna(centre);Bhima;Krishna;Draupadi(below Karna)
| caption        =  
| director      = [[Babubhai Mistri]]
| director      = [[Babubhai Mistri]]
| producer      = A. A. Nadiadwala
| producer      = A. A. Nadiadwala
| writer        = [[Veda Vyasa]]<br />Pandit Madhur<br />C.K. Mast<br />Vishwanath Pande
| writer        = [[Veda Vyasa]]<br />Pandit Madhur<br />C.K. Mast<br />Vishwanath Pande
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[N.T.Rama Rao]]<br />[[Dara Singh]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />Jeevan
| starring      = {{ubl
| [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)|Pradeep Kumar]]
| [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
| [[Dara Singh]]
}}
| music          = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| music          = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Narendra Mistry<br />Peter Parreira
| cinematography = Narendra Mistry<br />Peter Parreira
| editing        = Kamlakar Karkhanis
| editing        = Kamlakar Karkhanis
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = 1965
| released      = {{Film date|1965}}
| runtime        = 163 minutes
| runtime        = 163 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
}}
}}
'''''Mahabharat''''' is a [[1965 in film|1965]] Hindi [[adventure film|adventure]] [[fantasy film]] based on the [[Indian epic]] ''[[Mahābhārata]]'', starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as [[Karna]], [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as [[Krishna]], [[Dara Singh]] as [[Bhima]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as [[Draupadi]], Tiwari as [[Duryodhan]] and Jeevan as [[Shakuni]], and directed by [[Babubhai Mistri]]. The score was composed by [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]] and the title song was sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]].


The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title '''Panchali Sabatham''' and was released in 1966.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200710153330/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966.asp|archive-date=10 July 2020|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> K. Devanarayanan wrote the dialogues. [[Kannadasan]] and [[Panchu Arunachalam]] penned the lyrics. Music to the Tamil version was composed by D. Srinivas. The Tamil-language film was produced by N. M. Ramachandran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/actresspadmini/photos/a.792814430805327/2674657085954376/|title=Panchali Sabatham|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200710154142/https://www.facebook.com/actresspadmini/photos/a.792814430805327/2674657085954376/|archivedate=10 July 2020}}</ref>
'''''Mahabharat''''' is a [[1965 in film|1965]] Hindi [[adventure film|adventure]] [[fantasy film]] based on the [[Indian epic]] ''[[Mahabharata]]'', starring [[Pradeep Kumar (actor)|Pradeep Kumar]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Dara Singh]], [[Abhi Bhattacharya]], Manhar Desai, Tiwari, and directed by [[Babubhai Mistri]]. The score was composed by [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]] and the title song was sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]].
 
The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title ''Panchali Sabatham'' and was released in 1966.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200710153330/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966.asp|archivedate=10 July 2020|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> K. Devanarayanan wrote the dialogues. [[Kannadasan]] and [[Panchu Arunachalam]] penned the lyrics. Music to the Tamil version was composed by D. Srinivas. The Tamil-language film was produced by N. M. Ramachandran.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/actresspadmini/photos/a.792814430805327/2674657085954376/|title=Panchali Sabatham|website=[[Facebook]] |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200710154142/https://www.facebook.com/actresspadmini/photos/a.792814430805327/2674657085954376/|archivedate=10 July 2020}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
The film starts with Kunti disposing her son Karna in Ganga river which is then taken by Adiratha and Radha. Pandu and Dhirtrashtra are two brothers who rule Hastinapur. Pandu marries Kunti, who conceives five sons and names them Yudhister, Bhimsen, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev, while Dhirtrashtra, who is blind, marries Gandhari, and gives birth to a 100 sons, including Duryodhan and Dushasan. Gandhari's brother, Shakuni, also resides with them. Karna is now grown up but is rejected to by Drona and then learns by Parshurama. After Pandu passes away, Dhirtrashtra decides to bequeath the empire to Yudhister much to the chagrin of Duryodhan, who plots with Shakuni to kill them in a palace made of wax, but the brothers and Kunti manage to escape and live incognito in a forest where Bhimsem meets with, Hidimba, slays her demon brother, Hidimb, marries her and sires a son, an illusionist, Ghatotkach. The brothers do reveal their identity when Arjun wins a competition at Panchal to wed Draupadi defeating Duryodhan, Dushashan, Jarasandh and others. Kunti unwittingly asks the brothers to share Draupadi, as she had in a previous birth as Devi Maa Parvati, prayed to Lord [[Shiva]] five times for a husband. Dhirtrashtra acknowledges the enmity between the cousins and asks five brothers to re-locate to Khandavprasth, which is subsequently transformed by Devraj Indra's aide, Vishwakarma, and renamed Indraprasht. Duryodhan is then humiliated by Draupadi, who mocks him and tells him that sons of a blind man are also blind, when he stumbles in the Maya Mahal, and he takes a vow to humiliate her. Shakuni then invites the five brothers to gamble at Hastinapur where Yudhister ends up losing Indraprasht, his brothers, his wealth as well as Draupadi herself. [[Lord Krishna]] comes to her aid when Dushashan publicly disrobes her as no one comes to her defense. The Pandavas are then sentenced to 13 years in exile, which will be extended by 12 years more if they are discovered during the 13th year. When the [[Pandavas]] return to claim Indraprastha, the Kauravas oppose and challenge them to a war in the Kurkshetra. Duryodhan chooses Lord Krishna's armies, while Arjun chooses [[Krishna]] himself, who decides to only be the charioteer for Arjun. And it is here that Lord Krishna who shows his true self to Arjun when he hesitates to kill his relatives, cousins, and gurus. It is here that Gandhari will bless Duryodhan with a body of steel,
 
Kunti will go to plead with Karan to show mercy to her five sons, and Pawanputra [[Hanuman]], the elder brother of [[Bhima]], decides to make an ''incognito'' appearance, in this epic battle between Good and Evil.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as [[Karna]]
<!-- The order is set as billed credits per [[MOS:FILMCAST]], see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0djoU7CC8 , consider reducing the list-->
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as [[Krishna]]
{{Cast listing|
*[[Pradeep Kumar (actor)|Pradeep Kumar]] as [[Arjuna]]
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as [[Draupadi]]
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Bhima]]
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Bhima]]
*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as [[Krishna]]
*Tiwari as [[Duryodhana]]
*[[Manher Desai]] as [[Karna]]
*[[Arvind Pandya]]
*Raj Prakash
*Raj Kumar
*[[Jeevan (Hindi actor)|Jeevan]] as [[Shakuni]]
*Maruti
*[[Achala Sachdev]] as [[Kunti]]
*[[Achala Sachdev]] as [[Kunti]]
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as [[Draupadi]]
*[[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]]
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]] as [[Duryodhana]]
*[[Tiger Joginder Singh|Tiger Joginder]] as [[Hidimb]]
*[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as [[Shakuni]]
*[[Ambika Sukumaran]] as [[Hidimbi]]
*Pradeep Kumar as [[Arjuna]]
*Madhumati
*[[Mumtaz Begum (actress)|Mumtaz Begum]] as [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]]
*[[Anoop Kumar]] as Uttar
*Rajkumar
*[[Tiger Joginder Singh]]
*Jeevan Kala
*Jeevan Kala
 
*Sujata
==Plot==
*Mridula
Pandu and Dhirtrashtra are two brothers who rule Hastinapur. Pandu marries Kunti, who conceives five sons and names them Yudhister, Bhimsen, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev, while Dhirtrashtra, who is blind, marries Gandhari, and gives birth to a 100 sons, including Duryodhan and Dushasan. Gandhari's brother, Shakuni, also resides with them. After Pandu passes away,Karna challenges Arjuna in a duel and is made the king of Anga.Karna along with Duryodhana go to Bhanumati swayamwara and abduct Bhanumati. Dhirtrashtra decides to bequeath the empire to Yudhister much to the chagrin of Duryodhan, who plots with Shakuni to kill them in a palace made of wax, but the brothers and Kunti manage to escape and live incognito in a forest where Bhimsem meets with, Hidimba, slays her demon brother, Hidimb, marries her and sires a son, an illusionist, Ghatotkach. The brothers do reveal their identity when Arjun wins a competition at Panchal to wed Draupadi defeating Duryodhan, Dushashan, Jarasandh and others. Kunti unwittingly asks the brothers to share Draupadi.Karna manages to save Subhangi from falling off the cliff and love develops but eventually the both could not marry and Karna starts loving Asawari and eventually ends up getting married with Padmavati. Dhirtrashtra acknowledges the enmity between the cousins and asks five brothers to re-locate to Khandavprasth, which is subsequently transformed by Devraj Indra's aide, Vishwakarma, and renamed Indraprasht. Duryodhan is then humiliated by Bheema and Nakula when Duryodhana enters Maya Mahal, who mocks him after which Duryodhana gets jealous of Pandavas. Shakuni then invites the five brothers to gamble at Hastinapur where Yudhister ends up losing Indraprasht, his brothers, his wealth as well as Draupadi herself. [[Lord Krishna]] comes to her aid when Dushashan publicly disrobes her as no one comes to her defense. The Pandavas are then sentenced to 13 years in exile, which will be extended by 12 years more if they are discovered during the 13th year.Karna conquers the entire earth and performs the greatest yagya Vaishnava yagya. When the [[Pandavas]] return to claim Indraprastha, the Kauravas oppose and challenge them to a war in the Kurkshetra. Duryodhan chooses Lord Krishna's armies, while Arjun chooses [[Krishna]] himself, who decides to only be the charioteer for Arjun.Krishna requests Karna.War begins.Lord Krishna who shows his true self to Arjun when he hesitates to kill his relatives, cousins, and gurus.Bhishma dies and meets Karna and Duryodhana. Kunti  goes to plead with Karan to show mercy to her five sons, and Pawanputra [[Hanuman]], the elder brother of [[Bhima]], decides to make an ''incognito'' appearance, in this epic battle between Good and Evil.
*Sobhana
*Salim
*Kanak
*Paul Sharma
*Shekhar Purohit
*P. Kailash
*Champak Lala
*Aruna
*Vishwas Kunte
*Pt. Badri Prasad
*Johny Whisky
*Ajit Sony
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
Line 53: Line 82:
#"Sukh Jaata Hai Dukh Aata Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
#"Sukh Jaata Hai Dukh Aata Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
#"Tan N Dir Dir Dim Dimat Dere Na" - [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
#"Tan N Dir Dir Dim Dimat Dere Na" - [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
==Script-making==
Several libraries were emptied to visualise different versions of Mahabharata and the poster was scripted by Krishna Ayyar.


==Remake==
==Remake==
It was remade in Gujarati as Sampoorna Mahabharat in 1983 and dubbed to Hindi, starring [[Jayshree Gadkar]], Arvind kumar.
It was remade in Gujarati as a D-grade movie Sampoorna Mahabharat in 1983 and dubbed to Hindi, starring [[Jayshree Gadkar]], Arvind kumar.


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504142432/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Mahabharat.html ''Mahabharat'' overview] University of Iowa.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0242636|title=Mahabharat}}
*{{IMDb title}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130504142432/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Mahabharat.html ''Mahabharat'' overview] University of Iowa.


{{Works based on the Mahabharata |state=collapsed}}
{{Works based on the Mahabharata |state=collapsed}}
Line 71: Line 97:
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahabharat (1965 Film)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahabharat (1965 Film)}}
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1965 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1965 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian epic films]]
[[Category:Indian religious epic films]]
[[Category:Religious epic films]]
[[Category:Films set in ancient India]]
[[Category:Films set in ancient India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]

Latest revision as of 09:25, 4 March 2026

This article is about the 1965 Hindi film. For the Indian epic, see Mahabharata. For other films of the same title, see Mahabharata (disambiguation).

Mahabharat
Directed byBabubhai Mistri
Produced byA. A. Nadiadwala
Written byVeda Vyasa
Pandit Madhur
C.K. Mast
Vishwanath Pande
Starring
Music byChitragupta
CinematographyNarendra Mistry
Peter Parreira
Edited byKamlakar Karkhanis
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mahabharat is a 1965 Hindi adventure fantasy film based on the Indian epic Mahabharata, starring Pradeep Kumar, Padmini, Dara Singh, Abhi Bhattacharya, Manhar Desai, Tiwari, and directed by Babubhai Mistri. The score was composed by Chitragupta and the title song was sung by Mohammed Rafi.

The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Panchali Sabatham and was released in 1966.[1] K. Devanarayanan wrote the dialogues. Kannadasan and Panchu Arunachalam penned the lyrics. Music to the Tamil version was composed by D. Srinivas. The Tamil-language film was produced by N. M. Ramachandran.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film starts with Kunti disposing her son Karna in Ganga river which is then taken by Adiratha and Radha. Pandu and Dhirtrashtra are two brothers who rule Hastinapur. Pandu marries Kunti, who conceives five sons and names them Yudhister, Bhimsen, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev, while Dhirtrashtra, who is blind, marries Gandhari, and gives birth to a 100 sons, including Duryodhan and Dushasan. Gandhari's brother, Shakuni, also resides with them. Karna is now grown up but is rejected to by Drona and then learns by Parshurama. After Pandu passes away, Dhirtrashtra decides to bequeath the empire to Yudhister much to the chagrin of Duryodhan, who plots with Shakuni to kill them in a palace made of wax, but the brothers and Kunti manage to escape and live incognito in a forest where Bhimsem meets with, Hidimba, slays her demon brother, Hidimb, marries her and sires a son, an illusionist, Ghatotkach. The brothers do reveal their identity when Arjun wins a competition at Panchal to wed Draupadi defeating Duryodhan, Dushashan, Jarasandh and others. Kunti unwittingly asks the brothers to share Draupadi, as she had in a previous birth as Devi Maa Parvati, prayed to Lord Shiva five times for a husband. Dhirtrashtra acknowledges the enmity between the cousins and asks five brothers to re-locate to Khandavprasth, which is subsequently transformed by Devraj Indra's aide, Vishwakarma, and renamed Indraprasht. Duryodhan is then humiliated by Draupadi, who mocks him and tells him that sons of a blind man are also blind, when he stumbles in the Maya Mahal, and he takes a vow to humiliate her. Shakuni then invites the five brothers to gamble at Hastinapur where Yudhister ends up losing Indraprasht, his brothers, his wealth as well as Draupadi herself. Lord Krishna comes to her aid when Dushashan publicly disrobes her as no one comes to her defense. The Pandavas are then sentenced to 13 years in exile, which will be extended by 12 years more if they are discovered during the 13th year. When the Pandavas return to claim Indraprastha, the Kauravas oppose and challenge them to a war in the Kurkshetra. Duryodhan chooses Lord Krishna's armies, while Arjun chooses Krishna himself, who decides to only be the charioteer for Arjun. And it is here that Lord Krishna who shows his true self to Arjun when he hesitates to kill his relatives, cousins, and gurus. It is here that Gandhari will bless Duryodhan with a body of steel,

Kunti will go to plead with Karan to show mercy to her five sons, and Pawanputra Hanuman, the elder brother of Bhima, decides to make an incognito appearance, in this epic battle between Good and Evil.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

  1. "Bahut Din Beete Puraani Baat Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
  2. "Chakravyuh Ka Chakra Gira Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
  3. "Champakali Chhup Chhup Jaaye Re" - Asha Bhosle
  4. "Hari Hari Dharti Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar
  5. "He Rakhi Bandhnewale Kahan Chhupe Ho" - Mohammed Rafi
  6. "Meri Chhun Chhun Chhun PaayalSun Tujhko Pukaare" - Kamal Barot & Suman Kalyanpur
  7. "O Chanda Aaj Ki Raat Na Dhalana" - Lata Mangeshkar & Mahendra Kapoor
  8. "Sakhi Ri Baaje Man Ki Baansuriya" - Lata Mangeshkar
  9. "Sukh Jaata Hai Dukh Aata Hai" - Mohammed Rafi
  10. "Tan N Dir Dir Dim Dimat Dere Na" - Usha Mangeshkar

Remake[edit | edit source]

It was remade in Gujarati as a D-grade movie Sampoorna Mahabharat in 1983 and dubbed to Hindi, starring Jayshree Gadkar, Arvind kumar.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "Panchali Sabatham". Facebook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahabharat_(1965_film)&oldid=467013"
Discover more