Mahabharat (1988 TV series): Difference between revisions

* [[Nitish Bharadwaj]] as [[Krishna]], eighth avatar of [[Vishnu]], Devaki-Vasudev's eighth son, foster son of Nand and Yashoda, Balaram and Subhadra's brother, Pandavas' cousin, Radha's consort, husband of Rukmini, Satyabhama and other 6 rani, [[Rama]] in the song sabso Uchi prem sagaai

** Kewal Shah as adolescent [[Krishna]]

* [[Mukesh Khanna]] as [[Bhishma]], Shantanu-Ganga's eighth son, eighth [[Vasu]], [[Satyavati]]'s step-son, elder half-brother of [[Chitrāngada|Chitrangada]] and [[Vichitravirya]], paternal uncle of [[Dhritrashtra]], [[Pandu]], and [[Vidur]], paternal grand-uncle of the [[Kauravas]] and the [[Pandavas]]

** Krish Malik as adolescent [[Bhishma]]

* [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as [[Yudhishthir]], first Pandava, son of Kunti and Yama, eldest son of Kuru Clan, King of [[Indraprastha]] and later [[Hastinapura]], husband of Draupadi, father of Prativindhya

** Sonu as young [[Yudhishthir]]

* [[Praveen Kumar Sobti|Praveen Kumar]] as [[Bhim]], second Pandava, son of Kunti and Vayu, [[Yuvraaj]] (crown prince) of [[Indraprastha]], husband of Draupadi and Hidimba, father of [[Ghatotkacha]], Sutasoma

** Mallik as young [[Bhim]]

* [[Arjun (Firoz Khan)|Arjun aka Firoz Khan]] as [[Arjuna]], third Pandava, son of Kunti and Indra, husband of [[Draupadi]], [[Uloopi]], [[Chitrāngadā|Chitrangada]] and [[Subhadra]], brother-in-law of [[Balaram]] and [[Krishna]], father of [[Abhimanyu]], [[Babruvahana]], [[Iravan]] and [[Shrutakarma]]

** Ankur Javeri as young [[Arjuna]]

* [[Roopa Ganguly]] as [[Draupadi]], wife of Pandavas, also called as Panchali and Yagyaseni, younger daughter of [[Drupad]], Princess of [[Panchala]], sister of Dhrishtadhyumna and Shikhandi, mother of [[Upapandavas]]

* [[Puneet Issar]] as [[Duryodhan]], eldest son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, elder brother of 99 Kauravas, husband of Bhanumati  

**Amit Shukla as young [[Duryodhan]]

** Harendra Paintal as young [[Karna]]

* [[Sameer Chitre]] as [[Nakul]], fourth Pandava, son of Madri and Ashwini Kumara, husband of Draupadi, father of Shatanika

* [[Sanjeev Chitre]] as [[Sahadeva]], fifth Pandav, son of Madri and Ashwini Kumara, husband of Draupadi and father of Shrutasena

* [[Vinod Kapoor]] as [[Dushasan]], second son of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, Duryodhan's younger brother

** Kaushal Shah as young [[Dushasan]]

* [[Gufi Paintal]] as [[Shakuni]], Gandhari's brother, later King of [[Gandhara]], maternal uncle of Duryodhan and his 99 brothers

* [[Girija Shankar]] as [[Dhritrashtra]], [[Vichitravirya]]'s son from Ambika (eldest), later king of [[Hastinapur]], father of Kauravas

* [[Renuka Israni]] as [[Gandhari (Mahabharata)|Gandhari]], wife of Dhritrashtra, Queen of [[Hastinapur]], mother of Kauravas, princess of [[Gandhara]], sister of Shakuni

* [[Nazneen]] as [[Kunti]], Pandu's first wife, mother of Karna, Yudhisthira, Bhim and Arjuna, daughter of Shoorsen, Vasudev's sister, Yadava princess, foster daughter of Kuntibhoj

* [[Virendra Razdan]] as [[Vidur]], the [[prime minister|Mahaa Mantri]] of Hastinapur, son of Ambika's head maid Parishrami, fathered by [[Vyasa]], half-brother to the kings [[Dhritarashtra]] and [[Pandu]] of [[Hastinapura]], uncle of [[Pandavas]] and [[Kauravas]]

* [[Surendra Pal]] as [[Dronacharya]], [[Kauravas]] and [[Pandavas]]' guru, Ashwatthama's father

* [[Dharmesh Tiwari]] as [[Kripacharya]], family teacher, brother of [[Kripi]], [[Ashwatthama]]'s maternal uncle

* [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as [[Ashwatthama]], son of [[Dronacharya]]

**Ayush Shah as young [[Ashwatthama]]