Krishna Janmashtami 2024: Shri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated across the country on Monday, 26 August 2024. Everyone celebrates this day with great pomp. But do you know that there are many actors on TV too, who have played the role of Shri Krishna in mythological shows.
The audience has liked these actors a lot in the role of Shri Krishna. After seeing many actors in the avatar of Shri Krishna on screen, people started worshipping them as God. But where is TV’s Kanha now? Let’s find out…
Where is TV’s Kanha now?
Actor Sarvadaman D Banerjee played the role of Lord Krishna in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Shri Krishna’ which aired on Doordarshan in 1993. In this show, the audience mistook the actor to be Lord Krishna.
People still remember his charming smile as Lord Krishna. Let us tell you that now Sarvadaman has distanced himself from the world of acting and he is running his own meditation center in Rishikesh.
Swapnil Joshi played the childhood character of Kanha in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Shri Krishna’. He gained a lot of popularity from this show. Swapnil Joshi worked in ‘Shri Krishna’ for 3 years. The actor became so famous with this role that people started considering him as God in real life too.
Swapnil was only 16 years old at that time. He became a star overnight with this serial. However, after this Swapnil distanced himself from the small screen due to studies. Now at the age of 46, Swapnil is quite active in the world of social media and OTT along with acting.
Dr Nitish Bhardwaj, who made his mark in every household by playing the role of Shri Krishna in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’, is still well remembered by the audience. The audience liked the actor so much in the role of God that people would even go to his house and touch his feet.
Nitish Bhardwaj was in a lot of discussions about his personal life a few months ago. Talking about work, the actor is focusing on his career as a script writer and director.
Along with this, Saurabh Raj Jain played the role of Shri Krishna in the show ‘Mahabharat’ which aired on TV in 2013. The actor was also liked a lot in this role. These days the actor hosts a show on a channel.
You must be remembering the cute Kanha i.e. Dhriti Bhatia on TV. In the year 2008, the fans loved the little Kanha who appeared in the TV show ‘Jai Shri Krishna’.
Now Dhriti is 16 years old. Currently she is pursuing her studies. Actor Vishal Karwal played the role of Lord Krishna in the popular serial ‘Dwarkadhish’ which came in 2011. Fans still remember his smile. The actor has taken a break from TV for a long time.