Mahabharata is being discussed most with Ramayana amidst Coronavirus and then lockdown in the country. Old episodes of Mahabharata are being shown on Doordarshan. The audience is also liking them. People also want to know the stories related to Mahabharata. BR Chopra started Mahabharata. His son Ravi Chopra also directed the show. The Chopra family had worked hard in making the show.

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Despite the huge star cast in Mahabharata, people were needed for the role of soldiers. The role of these soldiers was played by the common people. Ravi Chopra's wife Renu Chopra has told in an interview that within a few days the show had become so popular that people were ready to work for free. Viewers who used to come as extras did not take money.

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When war scenes were being shot, we needed soldiers. But we never needed to hire people except for Front Row soldiers. During the shooting, the locals themselves came and played the role of soldiers. War scenes were filmed near Jaipur in Rajasthan. She also told that at that time we used to shoot from 6 am to 6 pm. But the local people never had any problem with this.

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