Mahabharat (1988) featured a cast of 22 tracked actors. Of these, 2 (33%) are still alive today and 4 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kanwarjeet Paintal, age 79. This TV series starred Nitish Bharadwaj and Mukesh Khanna.
33% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 16 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 33% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 75 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast22 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nitish Bharadwaj Krishna | Krishna | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mukesh Khanna Bheeshma | Bheeshma | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Puneet Issar Duryodhana | Duryodhana | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Arjun Arjun | Arjun | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Roopa Ganguly Draupadi | Draupadi | Living | 25/11/1966 | 59 | — | 22 |
 Girja Shankar Dhritrashtra | Dhritrashtra | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pankaj Dheer Karna | Karna | Deceased | 09/11/1956 | 68 | 15/10/2025 | 32 |
Nazneen Kunti | Kunti | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gajendra Chouhan Yudhishtira | Yudhishtira | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dara Singh Hanuman | Hanuman | Deceased | 19/11/1928 | 83 | 12/07/2012 | 60 |
 Surendra Pal Dronaharya | Dronaharya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Renuka Israni Gandhari | Gandhari | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gufi Paintal Shakuni | Shakuni | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Harish Bhimani Samay | Samay | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Praveen Kumar Bheem | Bheem | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sameer Chitre Nakul | Nakul | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sanjeev Chitre Sahadev | Sahadev | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat Ashwathaama | Ashwathaama | Deceased | 21/01/1952 | 74 | 04/08/2026 | 36 |
Mayur Verma Abhimanyu | Abhimanyu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dharmesh Tiwari Kripacharya | Kripacharya | Deceased | — | — | 06/08/2014 | — |
 Vinod Kapoor Dushshan | Dushshan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kanwarjeet Paintal Shikhandi | Shikhandi | Living | 08/08/1947 | 79 | — | 41 |