While Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan that was ruling the TRP for many weeks is nowhere in Top 5, BR Chopra's Mahabharat has dominated the viewership. The mythological drama earned much love from the viewers and has topped the TRP in the 19th week.
"I'm struggling for medicines, groceries and basic needs. I appeal to the industry people to help me. I got so much love as an actor, I need some attention now as a human in need," Satish Kaul said.
Satish Kaul, who was also known as Amitabh Bachchan of Punjabi cinema, suffered hip fracture in 2015 and was on bed rest for two years.
Sumeet Raghavan is "happy that he got to work with such revered actors and be a part of a classic like Mahabharat".
BR Chopra's mythological drama Mahabharat has been re-running on the small screen after the huge demand of the viewers during the lockdown. Interestingly, not many people know that TV actor Chetan Hansraj, known for playing the villain in many shows, has played the role of little Balram in Mahabharat. It was the actors' first project in acting and he managed to impress the viewers with his skills.
A 16-year-old young Sonu Nigam crooned Mahabharat title track at Aadharshila Awards Function at Talkatora Indore Stadium on September 17, 1989, which was attended by BR Chopra, Mukesh Khanna, and others. Seen the video yet?
The Supreme Court Friday protected lawyer Prashant Bhushan from arrest in an FIR lodged in Gujarat by a retired Army personnel Jaydev Joshi for hurting Hindu religious sentiment by using "opium" with Ramayana and Mahabharata.
TV actor Mukesh Khanna again became the food for memes after a fan spotted him sitting in front of a cooler in the popular mythological drama Mahabharat. The actor played the role of Bheemshma Pitamah in the show.
Pillar design or cooler? Netizens are ROFL-ing ever since they spotted an 'air cooler' in a scene of Mahabharat. The BR Chopra show is currently on rerun on Doordarshan amid lockdown.
The entire cast of the popular 80's show right from Mukesh Khanna aka Bheeshma to Roopa Ganguly aka Draupadi can be seen in tears while hugging each other in the viral video.Mahabharat is a television series based on the Hindu epic of the same name. The Mahabharat serial cast is huge and it commenced from October 2, 1988, to June 24, 1990, on DD National.
Doordarshan's Ramayan gained the highest TRPs once again in both the GEC Urban and Rural segment, as per the latest BARC report.
Ramayan and Mahabharat re-telecast started from March 28 on DD National and DD Bharati, respectively. The two mythological shows were followed by the re-runs of DD classics like Byomkesh Bakshi, Shaktimaan, Buniyaad, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Alif Laila and The Jungle Book.
Mahabharat, earlier aired on Doordarshan, was a major success in late 1980s and left an indelible impression on the audience with its grand sets, exemplary cast and realistic performances. The role of Draupadi played by Roopa Ganaguly has been one of the key highlights of the epic show. However, do you know that she wasn't the first choice?
There has been a rerun of old shows on DD National in the wake of coronavirus lockdown, following which Doordarshan emerged as the most-watched Hindi channel.
The re-run of famous devotional shows Ramayana and Mahabharata have taken Doordarshan to top of the television ratings last week, Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) rating shows. According to 2020 week 13 ratings, March 28-April 3 released by BARC, Doordarshan's weekly impressions were 156.48 crore. The two popular classic shows have taken Doordarshan to top of viewership.
Ever imagined seeing Duryodhan from Mahabharat working out? Witness how actor Puneet Issar is spending his lockdown by sweating out hard at his home.
Nitish Bharadwaj, who had earlier uploaded a video on Facebook regarding the re-telecast of "Mahabharat", said he was overwhelmed with the response."You all have now become my online family. Two days ago I had posted a video about Mahabharat which was viewed by 35 lakh people and reached more than one crore people. This is a miracle, it isn't my power, it is the blessing of god and your love".
Byomkesh Bakshi has been allotted the 11 am slot, while Circus will be on screen at 8 pm.
DD National on Friday announced that it will re-run Shah Rukh Khan's 1989 TV Series Circus along with Rajit Kapoor's Byomkesh Bakshi from Saturday, March 28th.
Mahabharata, which originally aired on 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990, was produced by B. R. Chopra. It featured Nitish Bhardwaj as Krishna and Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, with Gajendra Chauhan, Praveen Kumar, Arjun, Sameer Chitre and Sanjeev Chitre as the Pandavas, and Punit Issar playing Duryodhana.
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