Harshad Chopra aka Prem of Kis Desh Main Hain Mera Dil fame and Shabbir Ahluwalia who plays Milind in Kayamath are in the race for the character of Arjun in Ekta Kapoor's Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharat Ki.
Suraj Rao, creative head of the show, told us, "We are discussing Arjun's character with Harshad. He had listened to the script and is quite ok with it. Though he is new he is quite suitable to the character. However, we are also in talks with Shabbir Ahluwalia."
Adds Suraj, "Nivedita Basu (creative head of Balaji) is going to take the final decision within two days. We are going to have a meeting on Thursday and the announcement will be made soon. And yes Anita Hasnandani is going to play Draudpati."
Arjun is one of the most important characters of Mahabharat. He was the best archer and was the one who had hit the eye of the fish by looking at its image in the water and then got married to Draupadi in swayamwar. Lord Krishna gave him knowledge about the famous Bhagwat Geeta at the battle field when Pandavas were fighting Kauravas and Arjun was not ready for it.
The first promo for the show was aired last week.
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