KrishnaвЂ™s magnitude, ArjunaвЂ™s heroism, and DuryodhanвЂ™s mistakes - it is all there. I have given the other characters their due. вЂњPeople thought that since I have played Duryodhan in the television show and I am going to play Duryodhan again in the play, the other characters would not be given any importance. The script took one and a half to two years to write. I believe that history is written by the victors, but what about the vanquished? They also have a story to tell.вЂќ Mine is a Shakespearean take on Mahabharat. That is why Duryodhan is important - the whole There is no meaning to light if there is no darkness.

On why he chose to focus on Karna and Duryodhan, Puneet says, вЂњI feel Karna is the noblest character in the Mahabharat and Duryodhan is reason for the war between cousins. While the other characters were important, Krishna and Bhishma were the focus.вЂќ BR ChopraвЂ™s version had 94 episodes and was from Krishna and BhishmaвЂ™s perspective. I have tried to tell the whole epic in three hours. PuneetвЂ™s version focuses on the friendship between Duryodhan and Karna. Each version focussed on a particular character.вЂќ

Before BR ChopraвЂ™s television version, the epic has been done on film and television many times, including NTRвЂ™sДaana Veera Soora Karna ( 1977) where he played Karna, Duryodhana and Krishna. Ahead of the Bengaluru performance this weekend, the 59-year-old actor says over the phone, вЂњIt is a different take on Mahabharat, has written and directed the epic for stage. Puneet Issar, the man who is burnt into our minds as Duryodhan in BR ChopraвЂ™s television show,

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