Mahabharat S1E1 — Raja Bharat and Raja Shantanu

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Mahabharat•Season 1•Episode 1

Raja Bharat and Raja Shantanu

7.4/10 · 222 votesOct 2, 198845 min

Ranked #2 of 2 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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King Bharat sows the seed of democratic thinking by appointing a commoner as his successor. Many generations later, King Shantanu risks the tradition when he marries Ganga and promising never to question her for anything she does.

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Cast18

Nitish Bharadwaj

Krishna

Mukesh Khanna

Bheeshma

Puneet Issar

Duryodhana

Arjun

Roopa Ganguly

Draupadi

Girja Shankar

Dhritrashtra

Pankaj Dheer

Karna

Nazneen

Kunti

Gajendra Chouhan

Yudhishtira

Dara Singh

Hanuman

Surendra Pal

Dronaharya

Renuka Israni

Gandhari

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Episode Summary

"Raja Bharat and Raja Shantanu" is episode 1 of Mahabharat season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 222 votes, ranking #2 of 2 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on October 2, 1988.

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