The music, like the narrative has a fast tempo, but the flute interlude that plays everytime Krishna makes an entry is superb. A lot of effort has gone into the detailing of the costumes, which adds to the grandeur.
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What works: Full marks for the lavishly mounted sets and the picturesque locations that are a visual treat. Since then the story has progressed at a break-neck speed in two weeks and the last I saw, Duryodhan was introduced. Looking at his despondent father, Devavrat vows a life of celibacy thus leaving the throne to Satyavati’s future children (the actual story has Devavrat taking the oath because Satyavati’s father is apprehensive of Devavrat’s future children taking over).Īn overwhelmed Shantanu grants him the boon of control over death - he can choose his time of death - and calls him Bheeshma.
Furious at the turn of events, Satyavati refuses Shantanu. Shantanu wants to relinquish his kingdom to Devavrat and spend a peaceful life with Satyavati. A fisherman’s daughter, Satyavati is dreaming of making her future son, the successor to Shantanu, when the king informs her about the son Devavrat he had with Ganga. The serial began with King Shantanu and Satyavati’s love story – where the seeds of the epic war were sown.
What is it about: Everybody knows that the story of Mahabharat is about the epic war between Pandavas and Kauravas, the politics, rivalries, inter-personal relationships, etc, that makes it timeless classic. What it falls short of is in the narrative that is too fast and glosses over important facts. Well, it scores high on the larger-than-life imagery, VFX and the scenic locales. Having grown-up on B R Chopra’s version, which had done justice to the epic novel - replete with Harish Bhimani’s voice booming Main Samay Hoon -on Doordarshan, I wondered how different an interpretation would this be. It was with much trepidation that I watched the latest version of Mahabharat.
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