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Mahabharat

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

In India this 91-part epic is cult viewing for 115 million viewers who watch it on garlanded television sets.
Dallas, Dynasty, Neighbours and EastEnders rolled into one, this is a dramatisation of India's greatest epic poem. Fifteen times the length of the Bible it's a tale of love, war, duty and ultimately of good triumphing over evil. 1: King Shantanu of Hastinapur proposes to the beautiful Ganga. She agrees to become his Queen on one condition: that he never questions any of her actions.
(In Hindi with English subtitles.
Repeated tomorrow 12.05am BBC1)

Contributors

KingBharat:
Raj Babbar
King Shantanu:
Rishabh Shukla
Ganga:
Kiran Juneja
Prime Minister:
Ram Mohan
Source: Radio Times

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