Gautam Chaturvedi as Paundraka Vasudeva.

Raj Premi as Shishupala/ Hiranyakashipu/ Jaya.

Mukul Nag as Sudama / Ashwatthama / Brahman.

Radhakrishna Dutta as Maharishi Uttang /Devshilpi Vishwakarma / Jarasandh.

Jharna Dave as Bhanamati / Hidimba / Devi Durga for an episode.

Jyotin Dave as Indra / King Shalya/ Sage Garga.

Dinesh Anand / Deepak Jethi as Dushasan.

Anupama Pardeshi as Mohini avatar of Vishnu.Manish Sharma as Pradyumna (in later episodes).Girish Pardeshi as Kamadeva / Pradyumna/ Shiva/ Suryadev(in the case of Sagar Manthan).Pramod Kapoor as Kaliyug / Akrura / Jayadratha.Shahnawaz Pradhan as Nanda Baba / Shurasena / Chanoor / Maha Bali.

Damini Kanwal Shetty (Seema Kanwal) as Yashoda.Pinky Parikh as Rukmini / Yamuna / Lakshmi / Durga.Ashok Kumar Balkrishnan as child Krishna.They were pampered with massages and hot soup,” says Moti, who was glad that they didn’t fall sick the next day. Once the shoot finished, they were shivering. We were shooting at night and it was very cold, but the actors, who were wearing only dhotis, shot relentlessly for two hours.

“The scene had Krishna and Sudama taking shelter under a tree in the rain. Moti recalls a shoot involving Krishna and Sudama that lasted for two hours. The show was shot in Gujarat’s Umbergaon and Vadodara, where they put up huge sets. Read: Surabhi showcased India’s diversity, say Siddharth Kak and Renuka Shahane He was an excellent actor and he did a marvellous job.” Swapnil soon gained popularity on the show for his portrayal, and he was retained for longer than what was initially planned. Moti says, “He was 12 or 13 when he was cast, and shot for the portions till Krishna kills his uncle Kansa and goes to Dwarka. Swapnil had worked with the Sagars in Ramayan earlier. Later, actor Sarvadaman D Banerjee was roped in for the role of the grown-up Krishna. (Youtube)Ī young Swapnil Joshi was cast as Krishna. Actor Sarvadaman D Banerjee was roped in for the role of the grown-up Krishna. Ramanand had a no-smoking rule for artistes on the show while they were in costume as people “thought of them as Gods and we didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings”. People loved the episodes, which showcased Lord Vishnu’s many avatars and Krishna’s ‘prem-leela’ with Radha. The show covered Krishna’s life, from his birth to the time of his grandchildren. The show ran for more than seven years, and had over 200 episodes. The title song, ‘Shree Krishna Govind Hare Murari’, became popular in India and abroad. Music composer Ravindra Jain composed the music for this serial.

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