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Mahabharat (1965)

Mahabharat poster
Directed by
Babubhai Mistry
Genre
epic film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 43m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It follows the rivalry between two groups of royal cousins. The story involves battles, relationships, and divine characters.

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What happens

Mahabharat is a 1965 Hindi adventure fantasy film based on the Indian epic Mahabharata, starring Pradeep Kumar, Padmini, Dara Singh, Abhi Bhattacharya, Manhar Desai, Tiwari, and directed by Babubhai Mistri. The score was composed by Chitragupta and the title song was sung by Mohammed Rafi. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Panchali Sabatham and was released in 1966. K. Devanarayanan wrote the dialogues. Kannadasan and Panchu Arunachalam penned the lyrics. Music to the Tamil version was composed by D. Srinivas. The Tamil-language film was produced by N. M. Ramachandran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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