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Comparisons with Nitish Bharadwaj are most welcome: Saurabh Raaj Jain
Saurabh Raaj Jain on playing Krishna andVishnu at the same time
Saurabh Raaj Jain is essaying the role of Lord Vishnu ( Devon Ke Dev Mahadev) and Lord Krishna (Mahabharat) at the same time. Ask him how he juggles both the roles and he says, "While I had signed Mahabharat first, it took time for it to get started. In the meantime, I took up the role of Vishnu in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev."
Both the characters are very different even if Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu, reveals Saurabh. "While playing Vishnu, I can't move. I have to portray the calendar image of the God, so I can only show my expressions. Krishna, being the human form, allows me to do a lot with the character," he notes.
While Krishna is traditionally portrayed as dark-skinned in mythological shows, Saurabh is shown to be comparatively fairer. He says, "Yes, Krishna was dark in complexion, but this is something the creative team has decided to take liberty with."
Tell him that many people do not understand why Krishna is narratingMahabharat on the show at a time when he did not even exist and he says, "He isn't telling the story, but is only present in divine form as God. He interprets each episode and action in the story and relates it to daily life."
Jain tells us that he was a big fan of Nitish Bharadwaj, who played Krishna in BR Chopra'sMahabharat, and has no issues with comparisons. He says, "There was Gita Gyaan in the earlierMahabharat during the war. Our show talks about gyaan with Krishna explaining the facts that led to the war."
A Delhi boy, Saurabh would earlier speak Hindi with a Punjabi accent and had to read a lot of books to get his diction right.
Saurabh Raaj Jain is essaying the role of Lord Vishnu ( Devon Ke Dev Mahadev) and Lord Krishna (Mahabharat) at the same time. Ask him how he juggles both the roles and he says, "While I had signed Mahabharat first, it took time for it to get started. In the meantime, I took up the role of Vishnu in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev."
Both the characters are very different even if Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu, reveals Saurabh. "While playing Vishnu, I can't move. I have to portray the calendar image of the God, so I can only show my expressions. Krishna, being the human form, allows me to do a lot with the character," he notes.
While Krishna is traditionally portrayed as dark-skinned in mythological shows, Saurabh is shown to be comparatively fairer. He says, "Yes, Krishna was dark in complexion, but this is something the creative team has decided to take liberty with."
Tell him that many people do not understand why Krishna is narratingMahabharat on the show at a time when he did not even exist and he says, "He isn't telling the story, but is only present in divine form as God. He interprets each episode and action in the story and relates it to daily life."
Jain tells us that he was a big fan of Nitish Bharadwaj, who played Krishna in BR Chopra'sMahabharat, and has no issues with comparisons. He says, "There was Gita Gyaan in the earlierMahabharat during the war. Our show talks about gyaan with Krishna explaining the facts that led to the war."
A Delhi boy, Saurabh would earlier speak Hindi with a Punjabi accent and had to read a lot of books to get his diction right.
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