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Pankaj Dheer chose his moustache over Arjuna role in Mahabharat. He was no average struggler

Pankaj Dheer had a four-decade career in films and television, but ‘luck’ never quite favoured him. Karna remained his ...
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Interview: Can the Mahabharata actually be treated as literal history?

The Enlightenment in Europe during the 18th century meant that faith and what was now seen to be “reality” were separated from each other. Across the 19th and 20th century, this process of ...
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How Pankaj Dheer's Moustache Got Him His Most Iconic Role As Mahabharat's Karna

Actor Pankaj Dheer, best known for playing the iconic role of Karna in B.R. Chopra's 1988 TV series Mahabharat, died at 68 on Wednesday following a battle with cancer. In an old interview with Lehren ...
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Mahabharat’s Nitish Bharadwaj says Pankaj Dheer was a live wire on set

Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer, known for playing Karna in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, died at the age of 68 following a battle with cancer. His co-star Nitish Bharadwaj, who essayed the role of Lord Krishna, ...

Drishyam The Conclusion Draws Inspiration From Mahabharat, Says Director Abhishek Pathak | Exclusive

In an exclusive interview with Zoom, Abhishek Pathak spoke about incorporating Mahabharat references into the dialogues of Ajay Devgn's Drishyam: The Conclusion. He revealed the reason behind doing so ...
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Mahabharat: From Juhi Chawla being offered Draupadi’s role to Mukesh Khanna’s wish to play Arjun, interesting facts about the show

BR Chopra's cult TV show Mahabharat recently returned to the small screen after more than 30 years. The show which made actors like Mukesh Khannna, Nitish Bharadwaj, Roopa Ganguly household names ran ...