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{{Infobox film
| name          = Mahabharat
| name          = Mahabharat
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| caption        = Karna(centre);Bhima;Krishna;Draupadi(below Karna)
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| 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
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| [[Pradeep Kumar]]
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| [[Dara Singh]]
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| music          = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| music          = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Narendra Mistry<br />Peter Parreira
| cinematography = Narendra Mistry<br />Peter Parreira
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'''''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]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Dara Singh]], [[Abhi Bhattacharya]], Mahar 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=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>
 
==Plot==
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, 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. The 13 years pass, Arjun also marries Subhadra and sires a son, Abhimanyu. 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]] as [[Arjuna]]
*[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as [[Draupadi]]
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Bhima]]
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Bhima]]
*[[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as [[Krishna]]
*Manhar Desai as [[Karna]]
*Tiwari as [[Duryodhana]]
*Arvind Pandya
*Raj Prakash
*Raj Kumar
*[[Jeevan (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]]
*Madhumati
*[[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as [[Shakuni]]
*Pradeep Kumar as [[Arjuna]]
*[[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
*[[Tiger Joginder Singh|Tiger Jogindersingh]]
*Johny Whisky
*Ajit Sony
}}


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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#"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==
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== 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.


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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
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, Mahar 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

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, 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. The 13 years pass, Arjun also marries Subhadra and sires a son, Abhimanyu. 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

Soundtrack

  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

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

References

  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".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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