Suhani Dhanki as Madri, 2nd wife of Pandu, mother of Nakul and Sahadev.Arun Singh Rana as Pandu, Kunti and Madri’s husband.Mansi Sharma as Ambalika, Pandu’s mother.Aparna Dixit as Ambika, Dhritarashtra’s mother.Ratan Rajput as Amba, Princess of Kashi.Aryamann Seth as Vichitravirya, Ambika and Ambalika’s husband.Sayantani Ghosh as Satyavati, Shantanu’s wife.Vivana Singh as Ganga, Shantanu’s wife and Bhishma’s mother.Sameer Dharmadhikari as Shantanu, Ganga and Satyavati’s husband.Gurpreet Singh as Prince Rukmi, Rukmini’s brother.Pallavi Subhash as Rukmini, Krishna’s wife.Vandana Singh as Yashoda, Balram and Krishna’s foster mother.Preeti Puri Choudhary as Devaki, Balram and Krishna’s birth mother.Tarun Khanna as Balram, Krishna’s elder brother.Son of Kunti and Surya, elder brother of Pandavas, King of Anga, Duryodhana's friend and Vrushali's husband Third Pandava, Son of Indra and Kunti, husband of Draupadi, Subhadra, Uloopi and Chitrangadhaįourth Pandava, Son of Madri and Ashwini Kumar, husband of Draupadi and Karenumatiįifth Pandava, Son of Madri and Ashwini Kumar, husband of Draupadi and VijayaĬommon wife of the Pandas, princess of Panchala and daughter of King DrupadaĮldest Kaurava, Bhanumati's husband and Karna's friend Second Pandava, Son of Kunti and Vayu, husband of Draupadi, Hidimba and Valanthara Pandu’s wife, mother of Pandavas and Karnaįirst Pandava, Son of Kunti and Dharma. Ghandhari’s husband, father of the Kaurav's and King of Hastinapurĭhritarashtra’s wife, Shakuni's sister and mother of the Kauravas The war results in the deaths of many, including Bhisma, Karna and all the sons of Dhritrashtra and Gandhari. He poisons the mind of Duryodhan against the Pandavs and sows the seeds for the Kurukshetra War where Shri Krishna imparts the Bhagavad Gita to his Pandav cousin Arjun. Shakuni, feeling cheated, swears to destroy the Kuru race. However, during the coronation ceremony, Dhritrashtra’s younger brother Pandu is crowned king due to the influence of Vidur, another of Dhritrashtra’s younger brothers. Bhisma persuades him as Dhritrashtra would be the future king of Hastinapur.

Bhisma asks for Gandhari’s hand in marriage for his blind nephew Dhritarashtra, resulting in her brother Shakuni’s fury.

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