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Shri Krishna Janmashtami has a boom in the whole country. People are worshiping Krishna with full devotion today. Like every year, this year too, Bollywood stars are celebrating the festival with full gaiety. So let’s tell you about the actors who played the role of Shri Krishna on screen on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami today.
Many actors from Bollywood to TV and South have played the role of Shri Krishna on screen. A superstar had made the record of becoming Krishna most often on screen. He was not one, not two, but during his career, in a total of 17 times in the role of Shri Krishna.
Nitish Bhardwaj- Mahabharata (1988)- Nitish Bhardwaj’s performance of Shri Krishna is still considered the most memorable. B.R. In the Mahabharata of Chopra, he made Krishna’s guidance alive from the Gita preaching to the entire story. His deep voice and calm nature made such a place in the hearts of the audience that even today people remember him for the character of Krishna. After the Ramayana of Ramanand Sagar, as people started worshiping Arun Govil as Rama as Rama, in the same way people also accepted Nitish Bhardwaj as Shri Krishna.
Swapnil Joshi- Sri Krishna (1993)- Krishna’s childhood was played by Swapnil Joshi. His innocence, child-leelas and Radha’s friendship mesmerized the audience. Later he became the big star of Marathi films, but he first got recognition as Bal-Krishna.
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee- He played the role of Young Krishna in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Shri Krishna’. The innocence of his face was settled in the hearts of people. He became immortal on the small screen with this role.
Saurabh Raj Jain- Mahabharata (2013)- Saurabh Raj Jain played the role of Krishna in the Star Plus show ‘Mahabharata’. His smile and balanced acting made him the favorite Krishna of the new generation. He performed very effectively giving Arjuna the knowledge of Gita.
Sumedh Mudgalkar- Radhakrishna (2018–2023)- In recent years, Sumedh Mudgalkar acted in the Radhakrishna serial of Star India. The audience liked the pair of her and Mallika Singh (Radha). She introduced both the philosophers and love forms of Krishna beautifully.
Akshay Kumar played Shri Krishna role in the 2012 film Omji. Akshay Kumar was well liked in this role.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and South Superstar Pawan Kalyan has also played the role of Kanha on screen. He played the role of Shri Krishna in the remake of Akshay Kumar’s film OMG.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nandamuri Tarak Ram Rao (NTR) made an identity with the role of Shri Krishna in his Kariam. Telugu superstar Nandamuri Tarak Ram Rao played the role of Kanha in 17 films. Fans of Telugu films really started worshiping him as Shri Krishna.