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BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’ is the TV show of the last decade of 80, which people have not forgotten even today. To make the show the best, the makers selected every character with great beraqi. You will remember many characters of the show. But…Read more
In 1988, BR Chopra’s Mahabharata was broadcast.
Highlights
- The first episode of ‘Mahabharata’ aired on 2 October 1988.
- Two brothers were seen in the show.
- How did the actor get the role of ‘Shikhandi’ from ‘Sudama’?
New Delhi. BR Chopra has also given hit TV serials along with many films. Along with ‘law’, ‘Vishnu Purana’, ‘Mahabharata’ is also one of them. Every episode of ‘Mahabharata’, starting with ‘I am time’, was unmatched. Every artist of this serial was also unmatched. You will know about many characters from Krishna to Bhishma Pitamah in this show. But do you remember who played the role of ‘Shikhandi’ in the show?
The character of ‘Shikhandi’ in ‘Mahabharata’ was such a character, about which people knew very little, but when people saw the acting of this artist, he appreciated it a lot. These characters in which they played, were cast for the role of Sudama in the show. But then because of the friend, he got this role and he got some of his character on the screen in such a way that people started considering him as the real ‘Shikhandi’.
Who played the character of ‘Shikhandi’
In BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’, ‘Shikhandi’ was played by talented actor and comedian Kanwarjeet Pantal. Kanwarjeet did not come for the role of ‘Shikhandi’, but the role for which he came for was not so serious, which he was looking for. After this, due to a special friend, he got this character in Mahabharata and he immortalized the character of ‘Shikhandi’.
Kanwarjeet Pental’s brother Gufi Pental played an important role in the Mahabharata.
How to get the character of ‘Shikhandi’
Kanwarjeet Pental had a good friendship with producer-director BR Chopra’s son Ravi Chopra. Ravi cast Kanwarjeet to play the role of ‘Sudama’. But when it was observed that the character of ‘Sudama’ is not as effective, then in ‘Mahabharata’, Pantal was cast for the role of Shikhandi. Playing the role of ‘Shikhandi’, the Pental became inscribed in the memory of the Indian public.
What is ‘Shikhandi’ relationship with ‘Shakuni Mama’
Actor and comedian Kanwarjeet Pental’s brother Gufi Pental played an important role in Mahabharata. He not only selected the artists according to the character, but also played the character of ‘Shakuni Mama’ in the show very beautifully. Kanwarjeet Pental and Gufi are both brothers and are a well -known name of TV and films.
‘Shikhandi’ was the reason for Bhishma Pitamah’s death
People had heard about the character of ‘Shikhandi’ in Mahabharata, but it was very difficult for him to understand his real form. Everyone knew that Shikhandi was the cause of the death of Bhishma Pitamah, but it was equally difficult to put it on the screen. This difficulty made it easier, BR Chopra. He presented the character of ‘Shikhandi’ in the serial in ‘Mahabharata’ in such a great way that people started to understand that how Shikhandi became the cause of Bhishma Pitamah’s death during ‘Mahabharata’.