Shri Krishna (1993 TV series)
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| Shri Krishna | |
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 DVD Cover Art for the show. | |
| Also known as | Krishna |
| Created by | Ramanand Sagar |
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| Written by | Ramanand Sagar |
| Screenplay by | Ramanand Sagar |
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| Music by | Ravindra Jain |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 221 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 55 minutes on DD Metro
43-45 minutes on Zee TV 25-30 minutes on DD National |
| Production company | Sagar Arts |
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| Release | 18 July 1993 – 5 October 1997 |
| Related | |
| Jai Shri Krishna | |
Shri Krishna, also known as Krishna is an Indian Hindi-language television series, created, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is an adaptation of the stories of the life of Krishna, based on Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Harivamsa, Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Garga Samhita, Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata.[1][2]
Shri Krishna was first released on DD Metro[1] in 1993 and it continued on through 1996, It later continued on DD National (which was called DD1 at the time) in 1997[3], but as DD refused to stream Gita Sermon, Vajranabha, and Banasura's Ego-Breaking, and it was telecasted on Zee TV in 1999, It also streamed on Sony Entertainment Television in 2001[4], In 2014, Reliance Home Video & Games and Moser Baer released it on DVDs. It was later re-telecasted on DD National in the lockdown after Ramayan (1987 TV series) and Mahabharat (1988 TV series) ended, it surpassed both the serials in terms of TRP, it was re-telecast on public demand during the lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19 after the completion of Ramayan (1987 TV series), Shri Krishna aired on DD from 03 May to 16 December 2020[4], this serial was made in Hindi but has also been dubbed in languages like Tamil, Telugu etc. This serial enjoyed number 1 in terms of TRP till the 21st week of airing.[2]
This serial was also telecasted in Mauritius – Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation as early as 1991, Toronto- Channel 57, Nepal –Nepal TV, South Africa- M.Net, Indonesia- P.T. Cipta Television, Jakarta- Pendidikan, Italy- Fifth Remini Cinema International Film Festival, London- U.K.- T.V.Asia (Satellite).
According to The Hindustan Times, "Shri Krishna was one of the biggest grossers for Doordarshan during the seven years it was on air.”[5]
Premise
[edit]This series covers various aspects of Krishna's life, including his birth, childhood antics, his role in the kingdom of Mathura, his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita, and his crucial role in the Kurukshetra War, a central event in the Mahabharata. It also delves into his relationships with characters like Radha, his childhood friend, and his interactions with other gods, demons, and mortals.
In the first episode Ramanand Sagar talks about the beginning of the Kali Yuga period, and about king Parikshita being the last king and Kali Yuga starting. It also shows a glimpse of the Mahabharata War
Then the series starts focusing on Shri Krishna's life like his childhood antics, and dives into his relationship with Radha, and Balrama's marriage with Revati, Nara-Narayana, Syamantaka incident, Satybhama, Jambavati's Marriage to Krishna, Rukmi's antics and Krishna's Marriage to Rukmini, Yudhishthira being declared as the crown price of Indraprastha, Lakshagriha incident, Meeting of Krishna-Sudama, Pradyumna's lifestory, Paundraka Vasudeva's torture on Veermani and Tara (Tarini), Draupadi's Disrobing, The Mahabharata war, Vajranabha's life, Aniruddha-Usha marriage, Banasura-ego breaking.
Cast
[edit]- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Krishna, Vishnu, Narayana (1996)
- Swapnil Joshi as Teen Krishna (1993)
- Ashok Kumar Balkrishnan as Child Krishna (1993)
- Palak as Child Krishna (1993)
- Deepak Deulkar as Balrama, Sheshanaga (1996)
- Sanjeev Sharma as Teenage Balrama (1993-1994)
- Pinky Parikh as Rukmini, Yamuna, Lakshmi, Durga (1996)
- Reshma Modi as Radha, Lakshmi (1993)
- Shweta Rastogi as Teenage Radha, Lakshmi (1993)
- Paulomi Mukherjee as Devaki (1993)
- Sunil Pandey as Vasudeva (1993)
- Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Yashoda
- Sulakshana Khatri as Rohini
- Shahnawaz Pradhan as Nanda Baba, Shurasena, Chanura, Maha Bali
- Vilas Raj as Kamsa
- Sandeep Mohan as Arjuna, Nara
- Mona Parekh as Jambavati
- Shashi Sharma as Satyabhama
- Deepak Dave, Sagar Saini as Narada
- Vijay Kavish as Ugrasena, Shiva
- Amit Pachori as Shiva
- Pramod Kapoor as Kali, Akrura, Jayadratha
- Girish Pardeshi as Kama, Shiva, Surya (During the Samudra Manthana)
- Manish Sharma as Pradyumna
- Anupama Pardeshi as Mohini
- Navneet Chaddha as Aniruddha
- Deepali Thosar as Rati
- Sunil Chauhan as Uddhava
- Mahendra Ghule as Bhima, Hanuman
- Raman Khatri as Yudhishthira
- Phalguni Parikh as Draupadi
- Kumar Hegde as Duryodhana
- Govind Khatri as Karna
- Sunil Nagar as Bhishma
- Jayprakash Sharma as Shakuni
- Kanu Patel as Dronacharya, Suryadeva
- Tarakesh Chauhan as Dhritarashtra
- Premchand Sharma as Pandu, Nakula
- Lata Haya as Kunti
- Sonia Kapoor as Subhadra
- Dinesh Anand, Deepak Jethi as Dushasana
- Jyotin Dave as Indra, King Shalya, Sage Garga
- Jharna Dave as Māyāvati, Hidimbi, Durga
- Radhakrishna Dutta as Uttanka, Vishwakarma, Jarasandha
- Mukul Nag as Sudama, Ashwatthama
- Prairna Agrawal as Vasundhara
- Raj Premi as Shishupala, Hiranyakashipu, Jaya
- Gautam Chaturvedi as Paundraka Vasudeva
- Anuj Sharma as Abhimanyu
- Arun Mathur as Shambara
- Shakti Singh and Unknown as Banasura
- Unknown as Maharani Vrinda (Wife of Banasura and Mother of Uṣā)
- Unknown as Maharani Sumati (Wife of Vajranabha and Mother of Prabhavati)
- Basheer Khan as Bhasmasura, Dwivida, Mayasura (Shambara’s son), Maya Danava
- Sanjeev Siddharth as Bhaumasura
- Arvind Singh Rausariya as Kālayavana, Sage Garga (also known as Gārgyat Muni, father of Kaal Yavana and Rājguru of Trigart kingdom), Shambara's Rājguru, Vajranābha
- N. Jitendra as Kripa
- Bhakti Narula as Tarini
- Neel Kamal as Kumbhketu (Shambarasura’s Son)
- Pradeep Nishit as
- Drupada (1995–1996)
- Parshurama (1999)
- Vyasa (1999)
- Niharika Bhatt as Shambara's wife, Vajranābha's Grandmother
- Neela Patel as Gandhari
- Vijay Sharma as Vidura
- Swati Anand as
- Second wife of Maharaja Brihadratha of Magadha and Jarasandha's mother (1994)
- Revati (1996)
- Shikhandini (Amba), Shikhandi (1999)
- Chitralekha (1999)
- Aslam Khan as Various Roles
- Shyam Sunder Kalani as Chanura (Episode - 3)
- Papiya Sengupta as Lalita
- Suneel Mattoo as Kritavarma
Production
[edit]Shri Krishna was produced by Ramanand Sagar, Subhash Sagar, and Prem Sagar under the banner "Sagar Enterprises" and directed by Ramanand Sagar, Anand Sagar, and Moti Sagar. The role of young Krishna was played by Swapnil Joshi and adult Krishna was played by Sarvadaman D. Banerjee. Govind Khatri was initially roped in to play the role of Dushasan, however later ended with the role of Karna.[6]
Ramanand Sagar's television serial "Shri Krishna" made history in advertisement revenue for DD by earning the highest ever advertisement revenue by a single serial for DD by crossing the Rs. 70 Crore mark It was the no.1 TRP (Television Rating Points) while on the metro channel, It earned a record of Rs.14.31 Crores as advertisement revenue for DD Metro in the first year run on the network[4]
”The national broadcaster had a limit on the number of episodes it could air in the ’80s, but the ’90s brought about a change in these rules. A producer could now make a show for a longer duration.”, commented Kavita Awaasthi in The Hindustan’Times.[5]
Direction
[edit]Shri Krishna was produced by Ramanand Sagar and Prem Sagar under the banner of “Sagar Enterprises” and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The series was shot at Vrindavan studio, Umargaon studio and then later at the Sagar Film City, Vadodara. It was a massive family effort especially the entire Mahabharata war sequences were shot by multiple camera using multiple creative direction from Sagar Family members.[4]
"The visual depiction of the Bhagwat Geeta by late Dr. Ramanand Sagar is a treat to watch for film-makers, on how an abstract and philosophical subject like the Geeta can be re-told in for a mass media communication."- quote from the directors [4]
The role of young Krishna was played by Swapnil Joshi and adult Krishna was played by Sarvadaman D. Banerjee. Both the actors became hugely popular after the telecast. Swapnil Joshi is still an actor in the Marathi film industry, and Banerjee quit acting and now teaches meditation in Rishikesh[7][8][9]. He supports the NGO "Pankh", which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand.[10][11][12]
Episodes
[edit]Episode 1 – The arrival of Kaliyug at King Parikshit's kingdom
Episode 2 – The beginning of Shri Krishna's tale. The tyranny of Kansa. The prophecy from above
Episode 3 – Kansa & Chanur conspire to kill King Ugrasen. Devaki gives birth to her first son
Episode 4 – Kansa makes King Ugrasen his prisoner
Episode 5 – Kansa's coronation, Devaki has her second son
Episode 6 – Sheshnag has been placed in Devaki's womb, Kansa is afraid
Episode 7 – Sheshnag has been placed in Rohini's womb, Yashoda and Nanda's son attainment yajna
Episode 8 – Shri Krishna gets placed in Devaki's womb, Yashoda gets pregnant
Episode 9 – Balram and Shri Krishna are born
Episode 10 – The celebration of Shri Krishna's birth at Nandrai's home.
Episode 11 – The killing of infants by Kamsa.
Episode 12 – The Emancipation of Putana.
Episode 13 – The greedy seer Shridhara becomes disabled and Kagasura is killed.
Episode 14 – Utkacha is killed and Rohini's son gets named.
Episode 15 – Naming Ceremony of Yashoda's son
Episode 16 – Re-imprisonment of Devaki and Vasudeva
Episode 17 - Slaughter of the night monster. Lord Shiva came to Gokul to see Shri Krishna
Episode 18 - Lord Shankar's darshan of child Krishna, Brahmand Lila Begins!
Episode 19 - Shri Krishna shows the entire universe to Yashoda
Episode 20 - Kanha's theft of Butter with his friends
Episode 21 - Kanha is punished for breaking the pot. Radha and Shri Krishna Meet
Episode 22 - Shri Krishna steals the clothes of The Gopis
Episode 23 - Shri Krishna kills Bakasura and Aghasura
Episode 24 - Kaliyamardan
Episode 25 - Shri Krishna's Tuladan and Govardhan worship begin
Episode 26 - Shri Krishna raised the Govardhan mountain on his pinky
Awards
[edit]Shri Krishna won the Uptron Award for the “Best director” in the year 1995.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "After 'Ramayan' and 'Mahabharat', now 'Shri Krishna' is returning to Doordarshan". The Economic Times. 27 April 2020. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Doordarshan has plans to bring back 'Shri Krishna' after 20 years | Business Insider India". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "DD on DVD". Hindustan Times. 28 October 2009. p. 11. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Production of Shri Krishna". Sagar World. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Shri Krishna: The show that turned Swapnil Joshi into God".
- ^ "श्रीकृष्णा में गोविंद खत्री को कर्ण नहीं दुशासन का रोल हुआ था ऑफर, भाई ने निभाया था युधिष्ठिर का किरदार" [Govind Khatri was offered the role of Dushasan not Karna in Sri Krishna, brother played the role of Yudhishthira]. Jansatta (in Hindi). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ तोमर, संगीता (6 September 2023). "ऋषिकेश में गंगा किनारे योग सिखाते हैं रामानंद सागर के कृष्णा सर्वदमन डी बनर्जी, चौंका देगा हाल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Chouhan, Neha (30 March 2023). "'श्री कृष्ण' बन प्यारी-सी स्माइल से लूट लिया था दिल, अब बदल गया है पूरी तरह लुक, ऋषिकेश की वादियों में तलाश रहे सुकून". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "कहां हैं सीरियल 'श्री कृष्णा' में 'भगवान कृष्ण' का किरदार निभाने वाले ये कलाकार? जानें पूरी जानकारी". ABP Live (in Hindi). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ तोमर, संगीता (6 September 2023). "ऋषिकेश में गंगा किनारे योग सिखाते हैं रामानंद सागर के कृष्णा सर्वदमन डी बनर्जी, चौंका देगा हाल". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Chouhan, Neha (30 March 2023). "'श्री कृष्ण' बन प्यारी-सी स्माइल से लूट लिया था दिल, अब बदल गया है पूरी तरह लुक, ऋषिकेश की वादियों में तलाश रहे सुकून". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "कहां हैं सीरियल 'श्री कृष्णा' में 'भगवान कृष्ण' का किरदार निभाने वाले ये कलाकार? जानें पूरी जानकारी". ABP Live (in Hindi). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Shri Krishna at IMDb
