Mahabharat Katha (1997)

This series covers events not included in Mahabharat (1988). Life of Gatotkatcha and his marriage to Maurvi, Krishna killing Narkasur and marrying 16000 of unmarried women held captive, Hidimbaa, birth and role of Barbareek, aftermath of the war, Arjuna's various royal friendship marriages on tour of repentence, Ashwamedha Yagna, mourning after war, etc. Also covered are psychological sufferings of war survivors, reunion of Kuru-Pandav families that broke down in war, back stories of Karna's marriage to Padmavati, Arjuna's marriages to Uloopi and Chitrangada, acceptance of Karna as family member by all after his death, Arjun and Chitrangada's son Babruvahan's quest to defeat his own father. The series ran for 45 episodes but was a failure cutting short a lot more events in the Mahabharat. It mostly featured the time period from the Rajasuya Yagna to Arjuna's death and his resurrection at the hands of Babruvahan.