Mahabharat is a powerful and amazing text that inspires awe and wonder. it presents sweeping visions of the cosmos and humanity and integruing and frightening glimpses of divinityin ana acient narrative that is accesible, interesting, and compelling for anyone willing to learn the basic themes of indian culture.
The mahabharat definately is one of those creations of human language and spirit that has travelled far beyond the place of its original creation and will eventually take its rightful place on the highest shelf of the world litrature.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not even a single DVD is working fine..... total waste of money. I requested for refund, but I didn't get it till yet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Dhaval
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Dont forgate to see it. The great epic of bharat. We can learn lots of things from it. The Bhagavat gita section is like amrut
By Narayanan
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the print was very very poor. i strongly suggest not to even think of buying this product not only from amazon but also from any other source.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Its a worthy deal of buying Mahabharat from amazon. I am just loving it as the episodes are coming to an end. So many things to learn. I am just amazed by amazon.
Thanks a lot Amazon.
Thanks a lot Amazon.
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4.1 out of 5 stars
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest and Knowledge full Epic
19 October 2009
By Aditya Amidyala
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There is no doubt that Mahabharat is the greatest epic full of knowledge and this serial from B.R. Chopra successfully brings up the core values out of it.
It is one of the best series ever made on the epic with great attention to dharma (righteous duty) and karma (action).
This series brings out much of the important philosophical and devotional content of the epic with practical depiction of human relationships and its complexities in various dimensions which can be applied even in this modern society and can be learned from.
Performance of each character is par excellence. Language is pure and beautiful.
Dialogues are exceptional, the best, and are always meaningful.
Narration by Samay (time) is excellent.
The music is very good, you will love some of the songs.
In total, all fields and areas of Film/TV Series making, make this product a wonderful and an excellent one.
The series is contained in a good quality set of 16 DVDs. Subtitles are also available in English but, are sometimes not in synch with the video.
It is more than worth a buy.
It is one of the best series ever made on the epic with great attention to dharma (righteous duty) and karma (action).
This series brings out much of the important philosophical and devotional content of the epic with practical depiction of human relationships and its complexities in various dimensions which can be applied even in this modern society and can be learned from.
Performance of each character is par excellence. Language is pure and beautiful.
Dialogues are exceptional, the best, and are always meaningful.
Narration by Samay (time) is excellent.
The music is very good, you will love some of the songs.
In total, all fields and areas of Film/TV Series making, make this product a wonderful and an excellent one.
The series is contained in a good quality set of 16 DVDs. Subtitles are also available in English but, are sometimes not in synch with the video.
It is more than worth a buy.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice production, subtitles need work
8 December 2009
By Nutters
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This is a first quality product and finished in a good quality package.
The packaging is a little different than what I am used to but how else do you compact 16 DVD's to a small a package?
(The dvd's are not individually boxed, but loosly sleeved with 2 DVD's at a time.)
The subtitles in English are a little off sync (varies) as well as the translation is a bit loose at times so there is some loss of meaning of the dialog from time to time.
Perhaps a re-write of the subtitles and a re-sync would be a big help by someone whose first language is English.
Other than that the quality of the product is first class for an Indian classic.
The packaging is a little different than what I am used to but how else do you compact 16 DVD's to a small a package?
(The dvd's are not individually boxed, but loosly sleeved with 2 DVD's at a time.)
The subtitles in English are a little off sync (varies) as well as the translation is a bit loose at times so there is some loss of meaning of the dialog from time to time.
Perhaps a re-write of the subtitles and a re-sync would be a big help by someone whose first language is English.
Other than that the quality of the product is first class for an Indian classic.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Indian Book of Life
19 January 2010
By A Friend of Civilization
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What a gift B.R. Chopra has given the world with this series. Having seen the Peter Brooks version--oddly provincial, despite its multinational cast--this is the real thing. Here the Lord Krishna looks every inch the christ with Apollo-like looks that he is supposed to have--not like some kind of eastern European taxi driver, as in the Brooks version.
No, you must let India tell its tale its own way, and that it does, with songs, dances, fanciful costumes and special effects--this is what captivated the Indian public about this series. To reject that would be to reject their unique type of humanity, and a wonderful humanity it is. You may even discover that your own humanity is being described as you move through their story. This Westerner did.
No, you must let India tell its tale its own way, and that it does, with songs, dances, fanciful costumes and special effects--this is what captivated the Indian public about this series. To reject that would be to reject their unique type of humanity, and a wonderful humanity it is. You may even discover that your own humanity is being described as you move through their story. This Westerner did.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
inaccurate product description
23 April 2012
By Liu Tzu Tan
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This is actually not a review of the series but a warning to potential buyers of this boxset. On offer here is the Arrow Film release dated June 29, 2011 but the set I received (bought on behalf by a friend in the US as Amazon does not ship this set to Malaysia) is actually the IAVC 2005 release. Amazon: please update your product description so that customers do not make any wrong decisions.
As for the series I am into my second disc and I am hooked. And yes, disc one is defective as one previous reviewer observed. I have given the review 5 stars so as not to affect the rating of the series.
As for the series I am into my second disc and I am hooked. And yes, disc one is defective as one previous reviewer observed. I have given the review 5 stars so as not to affect the rating of the series.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An epic production of an epic written a thousand years ago
27 November 2010
By Nitin Mehra
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Those of you looking to buy this product know what Mahabharat is and its cultural and social importance in the life of Indians. I however bought for nostalgic reasons. I still remember those days growing up in Delhi, when Doordarshan was the only state channel to watch. How everyone waited for Sunday 9:00 AM for this epic to be aired, how the streets across the country went deserted with not a soul in sight 'cause everyone is watching Mahabharat, how buses and train schedules were changed so that people could watch this epic and how those miserable power cuts a stark reality those days would never *dare* to switch off electricity during its air time lest they had a death wish an wanted the local distribution center completely gutted :)
Coming back to the product, the packaging is decent. The video quality is fine. But don't expect HD quality 'cause it is not. The discs also have the entire making of Mahabharat which itself makes this a worthwhile buy. The only gripe I have with the making is that instead of it being a single DVD, is distributed over 8 DVDs :(
Other than the above, it is a series which redefined television and in a sense redefined India. A must watch!
Coming back to the product, the packaging is decent. The video quality is fine. But don't expect HD quality 'cause it is not. The discs also have the entire making of Mahabharat which itself makes this a worthwhile buy. The only gripe I have with the making is that instead of it being a single DVD, is distributed over 8 DVDs :(
Other than the above, it is a series which redefined television and in a sense redefined India. A must watch!
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