Amid lockdown, DD National is re-telecasting the mythological television series Mahabharat which was and is once again loved by one and all. Due to an unfortunate outbreak of Coronavirus, everyone is staying home to fight against this novel disease. People are glued to their TV sets to cherish the memories and relive those precious moments by watching Mahabharat. Filmmaker B.R. Chopra and his son late Ravi Chopra produced and directed this masterpiece which made a huge impact on the audience.
It has been 32 years but the show is still loved by people of all age groups. They seem to have a connection with this mythological show. But do you wish to know how the main lead actors of the show look now? Here we bring to you then and now pictures of the entire Mahabharat star cast. Let’s start with Mukesh Khanna, who essayed the role of Bhishma Pitamah.
He was the son of Ganga and King Shantanu. He received immense love from the audience. But currently, the actor has his own YouTube channel titled Bheeshm International. Mukesh is aging gracefully and is seen carrying a white hair look with ease and comfort.
Gajendra Chauhan as Yudhishthir gained much popularity in the show and he is the Ex-chairman of FTII and was last seen in the 2017 series Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman.
Praveen Kumar as Bhim, the actor nailed his character and he was physically fit to pull off such a strong character of Bhim as he was an athlete. A few days back, a fan shared a tweet of his show and athlete time picture which read “ PRAVIN KUMAR SOBTI, popularly known as Bheem of Mahabharat; won 2 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze medals at 1966, 1970 & 1974 #AsianGames, in discus throw & hammer throw. #AsianGames2018”
Firoz Khan: The actor essayed a role of Arjuna and later was seen in many Bollywood movies and in the year 2016 the actor made his web series debut.
Pankaj Dheer: Karna (King of Anga) was the son of Soorya and Kunti. Post-Mahabharat the actor has also been a part of many Bollywood movies and TV shows.
Roopa Ganguly: Roopa essayed the role of Draupadi, she is currently a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Images Source: twitter/ddnational