Mahabharat is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language animated film, directed by Amaan Khan and based on the Hindu epic of the same name.

[6] Several actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Jackie Shroff, Vidya Balan, Deepti Naval were signed up for the characters in the film.

Sage Durvasa visits Princess Kunti's palace and blesses her that she will obtain sons from the gods.

Kunti asks for a son from the sun god but becomes ridiculed for being an unwed mother, so she leaves him in a basket to float away in River Ganga.

He is originally not allowed to participate in the challenge because he is not royalty, but Duryodhana declares him the King of Aṅga, eager to see Karṇa defeat Arjuna.

Vidura advises them to live undercover in the forest for some time to build their strength and supporters, telling them that Krishna will guide them.

Krishna arrives and explains how in her past life, Draupadī had asked for a husband five times, and Shiva had granted this request.

The storytelling bird tells the boys that they should never forget the lessons from the Mahabhārata, such as respecting elders and living in unity.

Amitabh Bachchan lent his baritone voice and sombre expressions to Bheeshma Pitamah, which coincidentally is the first time he dubbed for an animated character in his 51-year+ film career since 1969.

[23] Film producers gave Shatrughan Sinha an option to choose any of the roles to lend his voice to.

Subhash K. Jha said, "If you were hoping that animation films would come of age with this purported epic, you are in for a disappointment.

Though the characters from the Mahabharat have faces and voices of the biggest stars, the images do not add up to a compelling canvas.

[26] Meena Iyer of The Times of India rated it three and half out of five, saying "Amitabh Bachchan's bartitone is used for the stellar Bheeshma Pitamah.

A superlative list of actors like Sunny Deol (Bhīma), Ajay Devgn (Arjuna), Anil Kapoor (Karṇa), Jackie Shroff (Duryodhana), Manoj Bajpayee (Yudhiṣṭhira), Anupam Kher (Shakuni) and Vidya Balan (Draupadī) have also infused life into the computer generated characters with their inimitable voices."

From the movements of the characters to the visual effects – like two arrows going at each other – it looks like a pirated and outdated version of MS Paint was used to create the film."

and added, "The movements of the characters are awkward and jerky, making it look like the mythical heroes learned how to walk from Godzilla.

The film should work for two more reasons: the riveting story and the superior quality animation [a handful of scenes notwithstanding].