The Mahabharata (1989)

Actors: Tuncel Kurtiz (actor), Maurice Bénichou (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Clifford De Spenser (miscellaneous crew), Andrzej Seweryn (actor), Sotigui Kouyaté (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Vittorio Mezzogiorno (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Georges Corraface (actor), Peter Brook (writer), Nicolas Gaster (editor), Bruce Myers (actor), Bruce Myers (actor), Michèle Hollander (editor),

Plot: In ancient India the five Pandava brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, are cousins of the sons of king Dhritharashtra, known as the Kaurava. The five are the sons of the wives of king Pandu, who seceded in favor of his blind brother after he was cursed. The men are raised together, but from the beginning there are difficulties. They are prone to fight and when Arjuna becomes a great archer, the Kaurava are both jealous and afraid. Is it the kingdom the Pandava are after? Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava, strives after it as he is told by the deity Krishna that he will become king. The hatred and jealousy of the Kaurava grows even stronger when the Pandava turn a barren wasteland Dhritharashtra gave them into a great court. This can't go on forever. Inevitably a war will follow, a war that will shake the foundations of the Earth.

Keywords: based-on-play, battle, dead-boy, epic, massacre, mythological, religion, tv-mini-series, veda
Genres: Drama, War,

Quotes:

Duryodhana: Birth is obscure and men are like rivers whose origin are often unknown

Duryodhana: A man says: I have enough to eat and wear. I need nothing more! Shame! He says: I don't know anger! Shame! I am like a dried up stream, like a wooden elephant. All because my father was born blind, because one does not give a throne to a blind man.

Duryodhana: A man's body grows from birth and everyone is delighted in the same way his desire grows, his desire for power.

Duryodhana: Stay in this unhappy world, I am going to another world . Who is happier than I? I reigned on earth. I was just. I laughed. I sang. I loved my friends and wives. I protected my servants. I held out my hand to the afflicted. I knew all of human joys.

Krishna: The victory of the Pandava is assured. Tell your friends: 'Look - it's spring. The buds are sweet, the water sparkles, everyone is joyful... we're going to die.'

Mahabharat (1988)

Actors: B.R. Chopra (producer), Rahi Masoom Reza (writer), Raj Babbar (actor), Puneet Issar (actor), Mukesh Khanna (actor), Praveen Kumar (actor), B.R. Chopra (director), Paintal (actor), Arjun (actor), Dara Singh (actor), Girja Shankar (actor), Roopali Ganguly (actress), Pankaj Dheer (actor), Surendra Pal (actor), Gajendra Chouhan (actor),

Genres: Drama, War,

Quotes:

[Krishna has told Karna the truth about his birth and begs him to join the Pandavas in the upcoming Kurukshetra war. Karna turns down the offer, but later that day, he approaches at a temple alone]::Karna: O, Creator! Why have I been tormented like this, to learn the truth about my birth? The Sun is still the source of light to the world! My mother is still a respected queen! Yet I, the result of their union, am a wanderer... But I will never give up Duryodhana! [shouts] Do you hear me? I will never betray him! He has given me far too much in friendship! I will never betray Duryodhana!

Karna: Do you know that I have two sweethearts?::Duryodhana: Really? Who are they? If necessary, I will kidnap them to get them for you!::Karna: They are not girls, my friend - besides, I can only get one of them and not the other!::Duryodhana: What do you mean?::Karna: It is simple - one is the death of Arjuna, the other is my own death.

Bala Bharatam (1972)

Actors: Anjali Devi (actress), Saluri Rajeshwara Rao (composer), Sridevi (actress), Varalakshmi S. (actress), Prabhakar Reddy (actor), S.V. Ranga Rao (actor), Kanta Rao (actor), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director), Mikkilineni (actor), Prabhakar (actor), Harinath (actor), Dhulipala (actor), Samudrala Jr. (writer), Mahija Prakasa Rao (producer),

Genres: Drama, Musical,

Mahabharat (1965)

Actors: Abhi Bhattacharya (actor), Manher Desai (actor), Jeevan (actor), Dara Singh (actor), Bhushan Tiwari (actor), Johnny Whisky (actor), Mumtaz Begum (actress), Jeevan Kala (actress), Madhumati (actress), Padmini (actress), Padmini (actress), Achala Sachdev (actress), Chitra Gupta (composer), Babubhai Mistri (director), Anoop Kumar (actor),

Plot: Pandu and Dhirtrashtra are two brothers who rule Hastinapur. Pandu gets married to Kunti, who conceives five sons and names them Yudhister, Bhimsen, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdev, while Dhirtrashtra, who is blind, gets married to 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, gets married to 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 Bhagwan Shri Shivji 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 Bhagwan Shri Indra's aide, Vishwakarma, and re-named 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 brother to gamble at Hastinapur where Yudhister ends up losing Indraprasht, his brothers, his wealth as well as Draupadi herself. Bhagwan Shri Kishan 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 by, Arjun also gets married to Subhadra and sires a son, Abhimanyu. When the Pandavs return to claim Indraprasht, the Kauravas oppose and challenge them to a war in the Kurkshetra. Duryodhan chooses Bhagwan Shri Kishan's armies, while Arjun chooses Kishanji, who decides to only be the charioteer for Arjun. And it is here that Kishanji 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 Bhagwan Shri Hanuman, the elder brother of Bhimsen, decides to make an incognito appearance, in this epic battle between Good and Evil.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History,