Actor Nitish Bharadwaj’s performance will always be remembered lord krishna exist ‘Mahabharata‘.He is now back on stage and will be seen as the main krishna Again in the title “Chakrayu“Soon to be staged in Mumbai. In a chat with ETimes, Nitish talks about his obsession with playing Krishna, how he resonates with his philosophy and how he feels about returning to the stage again.
Will we see you on stage with Chakravyuh? When was the last time you acted?
In the 1980s, I acted professionally in Marathi and Hindi plays with Sai Paranjpe and Dinesh Thakur. But my last drama before Chakravyuh was in the UK and was a musical parody of Bollywood stereotypes. We won the London Time Out award and toured the UK and Canada.
So tell us about Chakravyuh…
The Mahabharata is an epic that is absolutely relevant to our lives today, and Krishna is the most relevant deity to deal with today’s issues. I wanted to bring out the relevance of the issues that arise in Abhimanyu’s story through Krishna’s eyes. That’s how Chakravyuh came about in its current format and we have done around 100 shows across India.
You will be seen playing Krishna again. What is the fascination with playing Krishna? Is it his philosophy that has always attracted you?
Krishna guided Nitish in his spiritual development and led me through the worst human conflict in my personal life, in which I saw my closest relationships disappear before my eyes. I knew the relationship was short-lived. I now believe that this is why my soul was born under Krishna’s own birth sign and sign. Like Krishna, I will continue to be an entertainer, a filmmaker, a screenwriter, but also evolve spiritually to celebrate the worst of human experience. I live according to his Gita principles. Especially my transcendent sense of responsibility and karma is the ultimate Dharma. Krishna is preparing me for a higher purpose in my next birth.
But do you think artists do sometimes get caught up in images?
Young people today have an open mind to accept me playing Sudarshan Chakrapani in the web show “Samaantar” or playing gray roles in films like “Mohenjo Daro” and “Kedarnath”. Additionally, I now work as a writer and director. So Krishna taught me to survive by using my creativity, which He also gave me. So tell me, isn’t being obsessed with Krishna a blessing? I am Krishna’s chosen child who has to go through the dangers of life and smile.
Will we see you on stage with Chakravyuh? When was the last time you acted?
In the 1980s, I acted professionally in Marathi and Hindi plays with Sai Paranjpe and Dinesh Thakur. But my last drama before Chakravyuh was in the UK and was a musical parody of Bollywood stereotypes. We won the London Time Out award and toured the UK and Canada.
So tell us about Chakravyuh…
The Mahabharata is an epic that is absolutely relevant to our lives today, and Krishna is the most relevant deity to deal with today’s issues. I wanted to bring out the relevance of the issues that arise in Abhimanyu’s story through Krishna’s eyes. That’s how Chakravyuh came about in its current format and we have done around 100 shows across India.
You will be seen playing Krishna again. What is the fascination with playing Krishna? Is it his philosophy that has always attracted you?
Krishna guided Nitish in his spiritual development and led me through the worst human conflict in my personal life, in which I saw my closest relationships disappear before my eyes. I knew the relationship was short-lived. I now believe that this is why my soul was born under Krishna’s own birth sign and sign. Like Krishna, I will continue to be an entertainer, a filmmaker, a screenwriter, but also evolve spiritually to celebrate the worst of human experience. I live according to his Gita principles. Especially my transcendent sense of responsibility and karma is the ultimate Dharma. Krishna is preparing me for a higher purpose in my next birth.
But do you think artists do sometimes get caught up in images?
Young people today have an open mind to accept me playing Sudarshan Chakrapani in the web show “Samaantar” or playing gray roles in films like “Mohenjo Daro” and “Kedarnath”. Additionally, I now work as a writer and director. So Krishna taught me to survive by using my creativity, which He also gave me. So tell me, isn’t being obsessed with Krishna a blessing? I am Krishna’s chosen child who has to go through the dangers of life and smile.
