The Ramayana and Mahabharata are telecast again on Doordarshan during Coronavirus Lockdown. Ramayana serial where DD is coming on National. Mahabharata is shown on DD Bharati.
Both these shows are very special for Indian audiences. Memories of a generation are associated with these two shows in the eighties. That is why when the news of the re-airing of these shows came, social media filled with old memories.
In between these memories, a behind the scene video of Mahabharata has recalled again. In which all the actors of Mahabharata are looking very emotional wearing the veneer of their characters. This video is end of the shooting of the last episode of Mahabharata. In which the artists are meeting each other.
In the video, you can see that Feroz Khan’s character Arjun can’t stop her crying. Rupa Ganguly, who plays Draupadi role, has give apologize to Arjun.
The show’s director, Ravi Chopra’s sons, are being hugged by all the actors. Goofy Pental, who played Shakuni, Praveen Kumar, who played Bhima, became Yudhishthira, Gajendra Chauhan, Virender Razdan who plays Vidur and Mukesh Khanna who plays Bhishma Pitamah can also be seen getting emotional in this video.
रोजाना दोपहर 12 बजे और शाम 7 बजे DD Bharati पर टीवी इतिहास के धमाकेदार सीरियल #महाभारत का आनंद।
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।#Mahabharat on #Doordarshan pic.twitter.com/HkUMTMmbk0— Doordarshan National दूरदर्शन नेशनल (@DDNational) April 1, 2020
The Mahabharata was a lengthy TV series, which aired 94 episodes. The show ran from 1988 to 1990. The Mahabharata had established new dimensions of popularity in the TV world. The actors working in it had reached a peak of fame by the show. This is the reason that the actors got emotional. When the shooting of the show was over— then the pain of farewell from the show left in the eyes.