A new series based on the ancient Indian war epic Mahabharat is in the making and it will be released in 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar The new adaptation of Mahabharat will be produced by Madhu Mantena Mythoverse Studios and Allu Entertainment The mythology epic talks about the conflict between the Kauravas and the Paavas and their fight in Kurukshetra for the throne.
Announcing the project at Disneys threeday D23 extravaganza event at the Anaheim Convention Center in California Gaurav Banerjee head of content at Disney +Hotstar said that over a billion people in India are aware of the story in some form and most of them have grown up listening to the tales as a child However there are a billion others who are unaware of the epic It would indeed be a privilege to be able to bring this incredible story to a wider global audience next year Banerjee said.

Disneys announcements come at a time when streaming platforms are under pressure from investors to show they can buck the downward trend in subscriber growth that has impacted giants like Netflix.

Mythology has always been a big draw on Indian television Even a rerun of the 1980s production of the epic Ramayana surprisingly attracted a huge number of viewers in India during the Covid19 pandemic.
The announcement of Mahabharata on Disney+ Hotstar is a move to extend this success into the world of online streaming Bloomberg quoted Mihir Shah vice president at consultancy Media Partners Asia as saying.
Despite several attempts to recreate the epic on the small screen the BR Chopra version of Mahabharata that aired on Doordarshan between 1988 and 1990 remains the most popular one so far It has 94 episodes as compared with Ramayanas 78 episodes.

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