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ruffledfeathers

@ruffledfeathers

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Posted: 11 years ago

Hello everyone,

Something's bothering me about the show - as far as I have read, Krishna, Arjuna and Draupadi should all be dark-skinned. Here in the show they are all played by very fair actors. I have nothing against any of the actors (please don't bash), it is just a worrying thought that in today's world we have somehow become obsessed with fair skin - I cannot believe the production house couldn't find dark-skinned actors for these key roles?

What do you think?

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Rihan05

@Rihan05

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Posted: 11 years ago

I knew abt Lord Krishna been dark skinned, regarding Arjun and Draupadi no idea!!

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KaranSG_01

@KaranSG_01

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Posted: 11 years ago

mahabharat is not the only show where Krishna is played by a fair-skinned actor.Many other shows,even the old mahabharat had a fair-skinned actor olaying the role of Krishna.
i have no idea about Arjun and Draupadi.

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Sabhayata

@Sabhayata

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Posted: 11 years ago

Ya i agree to some extent but acting matters more to me.If they can act well and potray the characters well with grace and respect i dont have any issue with their skin colour eitherways

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Mythili

@mythili2

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Posted: 11 years ago

yeah krishna n draupadi r supposed to b dark..no idea abt arjun...bt i tnk it shud nt b a problm until the actors r good..and SRJ and shaheer are very good actors so its fine..

Edited by mythili2 - 11 years ago

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ruffledfeathers

@ruffledfeathers

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Posted: 11 years ago

I agree that at the end of the day, this is a show and acting matters more than skin colour.

I just felt that this was a missed opportunity to be more authentic. I doubt a show of this scale would've struggled to get actors who were dark-skinned who could play these characters equally well...

Just voicing my thoughts, thanks for the feedback.

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daenerysnow

@daenerysnow

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Posted: 11 years ago

@ love_kash Brchopra Krishna was dark skinned and so was Draupadi
It's a pathetic truth that the nation is suffering some complex in obsessing over fairer skin. I've noticed that Arjuna in this serial looks tanned, so maybe that was a conscious attempt from the producers to make him fit the image of Arjuna closer. They might want to do the samr with Draupadi if they value authenticity.

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Manoj

@Manojie

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Posted: 11 years ago

B.R. Chopra's Krishna and Draupadi were not dark!!

I agree, I hope if Mahabharat is remade one day they use dark actors to play these characters.

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varaali

@varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

Arjuna was NOT dark skinned.

Krishna and Krishnaa - as their names suggest were dark complexioned, but Arjuna was fair.

The word " Arjuna" itself means "fair" , "clear"...

All the comics show him with a purple complexion- but that's wrong.

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Mythili

@mythili2

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Posted: 11 years ago

#10

Originally posted by: varaali
Arjuna was NOT dark skinned.
Krishna and Krishnaa - as their names suggest were dark complexioned, but Arjuna was fair.

The word " Arjuna" itself means "fair" , "clear"...

All the comics show him with a purple complexion- but that's wrong.

Thank you so much varaali fr clearing it.. was nt sure if arjun was dark skinned or no😃

Had read some where tat arjun also means silver. .bt dnt kw if its right..