Mahabharat producer BR Chopra’s BTS picture with the leading ladies of the show; a look at more such unseen moments
Take a look at this rare picture of Mahabharat producer BR Chopra with the leading ladies of the show. The actress here from left to right: Debashree Roy (Satyavati); Nazneen (Kunti); Kiran Juneja (Ganga); BR Chopra (Producer); Renuka Israni (Gandhari); Manju Vyas (Yashoda). The iconic show’s re-run has created a lot of craze in the nation. Here are some more unseen pictures from the show and the actors’ lives. Pic: Instagram
The Pandavas together in a magazine
Here is a photo of the five actors, who played the Pandavas from a photoshoot. Gajendra Chouhan as Yudhishthir, Praveen Kumar as Bhim, Firoz Khan as Arjun, Sameer Chitra as Nakul and Sanjeev Chitre as Sahadeva can be seen here in colourful clothes from a magazine photoshoot. Pic: Instagram
From the first casting of Mahabharat
BR Chopra and some of the actors in the first casting of Mahabharat pose together here. From left to right: Virendra Razdan (Vidur); Gajendra Chauhan (Yudhishthir); Baldev Raj Chopra (Producer); Vishnu Sharma (Vasudev); Arjun Feroz Khan (Arjun); Pawan Shukla (Shalva Kumar); Mukesh Khanna (Bhishma); Gufi Paintal (Shakuni); Daboo Malik (Devavrath); Rishabh Shukla (Shantanu); Mulraj Rajda (Rajguru of Hastinapur/Gandharva Mukhiya); Rasik Dave (Nandrai). Pic: Instagram
Nitish Bharadwaj got selected in the role of Krishna for his small
Around 55 screen tests were conducted and actors including Gajendra Chouhan and Rishabh Shukla were also considered. But Ravi Chopra thought Nitish Bharadwaj’s smile is suited for someone playing Krishna. Pic: Instagram
One after the Kurukshetra War
Here is a behind-the-scenes moment after the Kurukshetra War was shot. The actors pose for a quick pic together and it creates for a rare moment. Pic: Instagram
Pandavas and Draupadi in exile
This scene depicting the five Pandavas and Draupadi wandering the forest in exile. The scene makes this an unforgettable moment enriched with beauty and emotion. Pic: Instagram
Rare moment between Draupadi and Dushashan
While the ‘vastraharan’ scene is one of the most iconic moments in Mahabharat, you definitely will enjoy this BTS moment of Roopa Ganguly and Vinod Kapoor who played Draupadi and Dushashan respectively. Pic: Instagram
When Bhishmah Pitamah got shot by arrows
In Mahabharat, Arjuna shot arrows at Bhishma Pitamah, piercing his entire body. Here is a picture of Mukesh Khanna in his ‘arrows pierced’ garb before his last scene. Pic: Instagram