Mahabharat (Box Set) (Full Version) (DVD)

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Outstanding
Characters / Performances	Outstanding
Special Effects	Standard
How does it compare to similar films?	Outstanding

Advantages:	Great story telling, English subtitles, great actors, complete serial
Disadvantages:	Cause the serial was made in 1988 the print is not excellent

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

As a little girl I remember settling down to watch this great epic on BBC2 on a Saturday afternoon with the whole family. My whole family would sit there glued to the telly for 40 -45 minutes every week while me, being small would dip in and out through the first quarter and then get into it as it became more and more interesting every week and seemed like this serial would never end and it was long.

We had always wanted to get the DVD box set the full version when it was released but found it too pricey so maybe a year or so later when we found it at a special price on Amazon we purchased it. Since the serial was produced in 1988 I was not expecting the picture quality to be excellent however its not bad compared to the other Indian box sets I have purchased which can be fuzzy at times or contain dodgy discs.

Its 16 discs containing 94 episodes, just love the presentation box it comes in divided into sections dependent on the DVD content and it also tells you what each episode is about which is useful if you forget what episode you were on previously.

Its special features include:
* Behind the scenes
* Interactive menus
* Scene selection

It also included a behind the scenes of Vishnupuran also produced by the same people behind Mahabharat.

Languages: Hindi - Dolby Digital (5.1)
Subtitles:English ; French ; Spanish
Duration:70 hours (approx)

Mahabharat tells of a true story of five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, who were destined to rule a vast kingdom. Robbed of their kingdom and exiled by their envious cousins, they encounter many hardships, culminating in an apocalyptic war. If you like Greek mythological stories then this is for you as its so similar in someways.

It includes the story of Krishna (cousin,friend and adviser of the Pandavas) hence its a lengthy serial.

I do not think that the Mahabharat could be produced in this way again as few serials made in India of late can not even come close to it, in terms of casting, budget, lavish sets, and fantastic story telling.

Well worth a watch or purchase. Can be viewed on http://www.rajshri.com/mahabharat/index.asp for free