After watching Chopra’s Mahabharat and the earlier Chanakya series, I thought that historical dramas was one of the few categories of entertainment that India has figured out. I was wrong. I have seen half of this show largely to humour my father. The dramatic camera angle shifts are distracting. The music, though admittedly great standing alone, manipulates the audience into recognizing emotion that the acting should do on its own.The story and characters range from unlikely to absurd.
The entire story also ranges from historically exaggerated to downright historically false. Instead of exploring the complex political scene of the times, it baits us with how "cool" Chandragupta is when he kills multiple adults (often fighting together) as a child. The single funniest moment is the first time you see the dark brown skinned, Hindi speaking, curly- blonde- wig wearing "Alexander". I literally burst out laughing.
This childish soap is probably a good place for a 5 year old to develop some interest in Hellenistic India. Outside of that it’s probably best to avoid it. It certainly can’t compare to the mature original Chanakya series.