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New Delhi, Sep 7 (Ians) Janmashtami, the joyous festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, is a time for spiritual reflection and devotion.

What better way to immerse yourself in the divine aura of this occasion than by tuning in to some of the most revered TV shows dedicated to Lord Krishna. Here are five shows to bring more spirituality and devotion to your Janmashtami celebration:

‘Paramavatar Shri Krishna’

&TV’s popular mythological show ‘Paramavatar Shri Krishna’ left no chance to mesmerise the audience in narrating the tale of Bal Krishna and his uncle Kans. Starring Sudip Sahir, Amandeep Sidhu, Tushar Chawla, Mahi Soni, itis available on Zee5.

‘RadhaKrishn’

The story revolves around the lives of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna, the beautiful love story of Radha and Krishna. It is India’s longest-running TV series. Krishna, along with his elder brother Balarama defeats the demons. Ashtalakshmi of Radha’s avatar...

Reports are doing rounds that Ravi Teja’s upcoming film Raja The Great will hit the marquee this Diwali. The star is keen on having the film release during the festive season after the teaser gained positive reviews and managed to get 2.3 million views within 24 hours of its release. Incidentally, Raja The Great’s teaser had surpassed the Prabhas’ Saaho teaser views (2.2 mn), N Balakrishna’s Paisa Vasool (2.2 mn) and Chiranjeevi’s Khaidi No 150 (1.68 mn) views.

It is now confirmed that Bollywood icon, Amitabh Bachchan, would be playing a pivotal role in ‘mega star’ Chiranjeevi’s upcoming film, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

The announcement regarding Bachchan’s inclusion in the star cast of this magnum opus came in as a surprise, as he had declined an offer to star in a Telugu film nearly a year ago.

Reports suggest that N Balakrishna had approached the actor to play a role in the movie titled Rythu directed by Krishna Vamsi.

However, Amitabh Bachchan declined the offer at that time citing call sheet issues.

A still from “The Eclipse of Taregna”

What: Documentary and short film screenings in Mumbai

Organizers: The Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (Idpa), Dada Saheb Phalke Film City and P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy, Mumbai

Program:

Aakhri Munadi(The Last Announcement) / Dir – Ahsan Bakhsh / 15mins

The story is about a town announcer named Puran Singh, who with his voice helps the town by spreading the word of the municipal corporation. On the day of his retirement he realizes the injustice done to his fellow villager by the chairman of the municipal corporation. Thus when given his last announcement before retirement day, he decides to help his village one last time….

Cobra – God at Mercy / Dir – Balkrishna Damle / 22mins

This documentary takes you to Battis-Shirale village in Maharashtra and shows you how the live cobras are caught from the agricultural fields, how they are kept, what kind of food is given to them,...