About this season
Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.
Episodes (5)
1. Jarasandh gets Duryodhan arrested
Aired 17 March 2014 • 22 min
Draupadi agrees to forgive Subhadra and Arjun and let them enter Indraprastha. Meanwhile, Shakuni advises Duryodhan to seek Jarasandh's help to defeat Krishna. Instead of helping them, Jarasandh orders his soldiers to arrest them.
2. Krishna talks of Jarasandh
Aired 18 March 2014 • 22 min
Shakuni informs Duryodhan that if Jarasandh performs Rajasuya, then the Kuru kingdom will have to support him, and the Pandavas will have to fight against Krishna. However, Krishna is ready with his plan to defeat Jarasandh. He discusses it with Yudhishthir.
3. Krishna challenges Jarasandh
Aired 19 March 2014 • 22 min
Jarasandh asks Karna to become the king of Malini, but he refuses. On Shakuni's suggestion, Duryodhan tries to persuade Karna to accept Jarasandh's offer. Later, Krishna, Arjun and Bheem arrive at Magadh, disguised as Brahmins. Krishna challenges Jarasandh to defeat Bheem in Malla-Yuddha.
4. Bheem kills Jarasandh
Aired 20 March 2014 • 22 min
Following Krishna's suggestion, Bheem rips Jarasandh's body into two parts, and throws them in opposite directions, which causes his death. At Indraprastha, Arjun learns about Subhadra's pregnancy and Krishna suggests Yudhishthir to perform Rajasuya at the earliest.
5. A jealous Duryodhan
Aired 21 March 2014 • 22 min
Duryodhan turns jealous on reaching Indraprastha. Karna and Shakuni are surprised too, seeing Mayasur's creation. Shishupal arrives there and trades insults with Duryodhan. Will they unite to fight Krishna and the Pandavas?