Ekta Kapoor set to recreate ‘Mahabharat’

TV queen Ekta Kapoor is set to recreate the ‘Mahabharat’ magic on a lavish scale, it�۪s been reported.

Mumbai Mirror has said that the huge show will star all the top actors of the Balaji stable. It will go on the floors in the last week of February or the first week of March and will be aired mid-2008, on one of the recently-launched TV channels.

This will be her first attempt at mythology.

According to sources, some names speculated to take part in the new show are Chetan Hansraj, Naman Shaw, Ronit Roy, Shabbir Aluwalia, Aamir Ali, Jay Bhanushali, Karan Patel, Ram Kapoor and Hiten Tejwani. She has also spoken to Gauri Pradhan and Saakshi Tanwar. However it is yet unclear who will play the five Pandavas and the important characters among the Kauravas.

Recently NDTV’s new entertainment channel NDTV Imagine launched its mythological show ‘Ramayan’ in the primetime slot.