It was Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna and the tweeple were discussing the various TV avatars of the Lord. Many different actors have played Krishna Bhagwan in movies and on TV, but the one who made the most memorable impact was Nitish Bhardwaj back in the 90s, which also reminded people of other things about living life in the 90s:
Nitish Bhardwaj, with his knowing smile, his words of wisdom and playful manner is the most memorable and abiding depiction of Lord Krishna.
After Nitish Bhardwaj it is perhaps this actor whose face comes to mind when thinking about TV portrayals.
Many have played the role with varying degrees of believability.
While there have been many that told the tale of the Mahabharat, the series that did it first is what we all remember.
She played Sita Mata in the Ramayana teleserial and also went on to do several popular ad films such as this Nirma ad.
No one can forget this ---- outside the roads would be deserted and inside would be unfolding a mythological drama of epic proportions.
The Jungle Book animation series is stamped into the memories of millions.
And video games were like this – primitive? Quite!
Chicken-chest minus the brawn.
They are some of the guys that transformed Indian cricket – legends really!
He was again a trendsetter for a country that was known for producing top quality spinners but only medium pacers; never fast bowlers. Srinath charted his own course at the time.
This was a song back in time – it was when the M in MTV was still about music and we had everyone making music videos. Not too many may remember this song by Remo – but it was a very much a product of its time.
Those were the times before PET bottles and when the crown of the cap got you all sorts of prizes. Those were the little joys.
I remember collecting these – asking people for their bottle caps and then prying these out… because I didn’t even like aerated drinks. Cleary, Nitish Bhardwaj as Lord Krishna wasn’t the only 90s phenomenon on people's minds.
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