A lot of bright coloured silks, handlooms, gold and jewellery structured embroidery patterns have been used. However, it ended with 267 episodes.Design The set covering 10 acres of land in, was designed by the art director Omung Kumar.The costume designer of the series along with her consultant, had referred 450 books related to period textiles, costume and jewelry.Different ancient techniques have been used to achieve the various looks.

Also, the plot of this epic is open to interpretation and has many intricacies in it, unlike that of let's say Ramayan, which is fairly linear and is passed on from generation to generation.' According to producer, the Draupadi cheer haran (disrobing) sequence, which Tewary himself directed, took 20 days to shoot.Even in the last fight between Bheema and Duryodhana, the actors shared that the scene took 3 days to shoot.Originally planned for 129 episodes, its growing popularity gave an extension for about 100 more episodes as Tewary wanted to explore the story further in January 2014. Also writer Salim Khan, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar and action director Ram Shetty were involved.Speaking about bringing Mahabharat to television again, Star Plus senior vice-president Nikhil Madhok said, 'With over 20 years having passed since the telecast of serial on, we felt that the younger generation should be re-introduced to this epic. Renowned author was roped as the chief consultant and guiding person for the series. More than 400 people were involved in production with 200 people working on graphics.

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