The actors were signed in 1986 and we started shooting in mid-1988. The way the - Rahi Masoom Raza and Pandit Narendra Sharma - wrote it, and we performed it. The way it was written, the performances, the characters, the direction - BR Chopra made such a great team. It is going to be on a different level altogether. I think Mahabharat has reached the 40th or 50th episode, in another five episodes, Mahabharat will overtake Ramayan. Ramayan initially was very good but after some time, Mahabharat peaked over it. Puneet Issar as Parshuram in Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Mahabharat.ДЄfter Ramayan, BR ChopraвЂ™s Mahabharat is the most-watched show. While discussing the character, I told them things about Parshuram that even they didn't know and were amazed. I told him that I would love to play this character. And, I had read a lot on Parshuram and had done a lot of work on him. Parshuram is not a normal character but a demigod. But then Siddharth Tewary came to me and told me that he would like me to do ParshuramвЂ™s character. When I was approached for the new Mahabharat, I was like вЂWhy should I do it.вЂ™ If they would have come for other characters, I would have never done it. That made people think that I had a wider range as an actor. But luckily for me, after doing Mahabharat, I did Border where I played Ratan SinghвЂ™s character. We actors get bogged down by the characters we play, by a particular image. What made you say yes to Parshuram's character, as you had already been a part of Mahabharat before?

Suddenly I'm getting so many calls from people, raving about my performance. In an exclusive chat with IndiaToday.in, Puneet Issar spoke about why he rejected to play Bheem in BR Chopra's Mahabharat and what made him say yes to play Parshuram in Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Mahabharat. In the lockdown, with nowhere to go, the actor is enjoying working out in his gym and spending quality time with his family.

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