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Plot
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In general terms, the story involves epic incidents between two warring families, the Pandavas (representing the good side) and the Kauravas (representing the bad side). Both sides, being the offspring of kings and gods, fight for dominion. They have been both advised from god Krishna to live in harmony and abstain from the bloody lust for power. Yet their fights come to threaten the very order of the Universe. The plot is framed as a narrative of Brahmin sage Viasa towards an unnamed Indian boy who comes to him inquiring about the story of the human race. Mahabharat redirects here. ...
Cast - Robert Langton-Lloyd as Vyasa
- Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan as Boy
- Bruce Myers as Ganesha/Krishna
- Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Arjuna
- Andrzej Seweryn as Yudhishthira
- Georges Corraface as Duryodhana
- Jean-Paul Denizon as Nakula
- Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh as Sahadeva
- Mallika Sarabhai as Draupadi
- Miriam Goldschmidt as Kunti
- Ryszard Cieslak as Dhritharashtra
- Hélène Patarot as Gandhari
- Myriam Tadesse as Gandhari's servant
- Urs Bihler as Dushassana
- Lou Bihler as Young Karna
- Jeffrey Kissoon as Karna
- Maurice Bénichou as Kitchaka
- Yoshi Oida as Drona
- Sotigui Kouyaté as Parashurama / Bishma
- Tuncel Kurtiz as Shakuni
- Ciarán Hinds as Ashwattaman
- Erika Alexander as Madri / Hidimbi
- Bakary Sangaré as The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha
- Tapa Sudana as Pandu/Shiva
- Akram Khan as Ekalavya
- Nolan Hemmings as Abhimanyu
- Hapsari Hardjito as Abhimanyu's wife
- Mas Soegeng as Virata
- Yumi Nara as Virata's wife
- Amba Bihler as Virata's daughter
- Tamsir Niane as Urvasi
- Lutfi Jakfar as Uttara
- Gisèle Hogard as 1st princess
- Julie Romanus as 2nd princess
- Abbi Patricx as Salvi
- Mamadou Dioumé as Bhima
- Ken Higelin as Deathless boy
- Corinne Jaber as Amba / Sikhandin
- Joseph Kurian as Drishtadyumna
- Clement Masdongar as Gazelle
- Leela Mayor as Satyavati
- Velu Vishwananan as The hermit
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Awards In 1990, the film won the award for Performing Arts of the International Emmy Awards and the Audience Award for Best Feature at the São Paulo International Film Festival. An Emmy Award. ...
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