A fan page of Shri Krishna shared this photo. (courtesy shri.krishna_first.fanclub)
Highlights
- "Coming soon: 'Shri Krishna," wrote DD National's official handle
- The show was created, written and directed by Ramanand Sagar
- The show also starred Deepak Deulkar and Pinky Parikh among others
More than 20 years after its broadcast, Ramanand Sagar's epic mythological series Shri Krishna is all set to make a comeback on Doordarshan, the broadcaster announced on Sunday.
The show joins other popular epics such as Ramayan and Mahabharat to be re-run amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"Coming soon: 'Shri Krishna, the post on DD National channel's official handle read.
Created, written and directed by Sagar, the series chronicled the life of Lord Krishna. The show was first broadcasted on Doordarshan''s Metro Channel (DD 2) from 1993, but moved to DD National in 1996.
Shri Krishna starred actor Sarvadaman D Banerjee as the adult Krishna, while Swwapnil Joshi played the teenage version of the character.
The show also starred Deepak Deulkar and Pinky Parikh among others.
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