 Praveen Kumar was selected to portray Bhima after Chopra was looking for someone "who could look the robust historical character".Around six actors were shortlisted for the role of Draupadi, including Juhi Chawla, who opted out of the show as she had bagged a film.Ramya Krishnan and Roopa Ganguly were the final names, and at last Roopa Ganguly was chosen, as her Hindi was good.