Lord Krishna played every role in life victoriously. He was a lovable son, romantic lover, cordial friend, great king and benevolent God. His life is full of stories which inspired a number of movies and serials. Here is the list of total 8 movies and serials that is based on Lord Krishna’s life which are worth watching on the auspicious occasion of Janmashthami.
1) Krishna aur Kans:- It is a flash animated film based on Lord Krishna’s life events. This movie was released in 2012. Juhi Chawla, Manoj Bajpai and Om Puri have voiced over in this movie as Yashoda, Nand and Kans respectively. It has total 11 songs, sung by famous singers like Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam.
2) OMG- Oh My God!:- It is a Satirical comedy released in 2012. It is an official remake of the Australian film The Man Who Sued God. The story revolves around antique shop owner Kanji (Paresh Rawal) who is an atheist. He sues God against the “Act of God” and faces its consequences. However, Lrd Krishna (Akshay Kumar) stands besides him throughout in disguise. Kanji finally realizes the difference between omnipotent God fraudulent Godmen.
3) Krishna- ayo natkhat nandalal:- This is again an animated movie which is enjoyable in any any age. Released in 2006, it is the first computer generated Hindi movie. Famous singers like Kumar Shanu, Sukhwindar Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Kailash Kher have sung the 11 songs of this movie.
4) Sree Krishna Rukmini Satyavama:- It is a Kannada movie based on Lord Krishna’s relationship his wives Rukmini and Satyavama. Dr. Rajkumar played the role of Lord Krisha.
Now, lets know about 4 television serials based on Lord Krishna’s life.
1) Baal Krishna :- This show was broadcasted in Big magic channel during 2016-17. It mainly focused on lesser known stories of Lord Krishna’s early days.
2) Paramavatar Sree Krishna:- Broadcasted on &Tv, this show ran for nearly 3 years and received many awards.
3) It is a Bengali show. It depicted the journey of Lord Krishna from his birth till his taking part in Kurukshetra war as Arjuna’s charioteer. The story ended with Krishna residing in Puri mandir as Lord Jagannath.
4) Jai Shri Krishna:- It was produced by Sagar pictures. Aired in Colors channel during 2008-09, this show has been dubbed in bengali, Tamil and Kannada languages. It was brodcasted on Colors Rishtay channel later.