Shakuntala (TV series)
| Shakuntala | |
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| Based on | Shakuntala by Kālidāsa |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
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| Running time | approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company | Sagar Pictures |
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| Network | STAR One |
| Release | 2 February – 6 July 2009 |
Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009. The show was based on characters in Hinduism where Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, Śakuntalā) is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by Kalidasa in his play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).