Jai Shri Krishna

Jai Shri Krishna
Titlecard of Jai Shri Krishna
Created by	Sagar Pictures
Starring	Meghan Jadhav as Krishna
Opening theme	Jai Shri Krishna,jai shri.....
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi Tamil
Production
Running time	20 minutes
Release
Original network	Colors TV Raj TV Rishtey TV
Picture format	720i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
External links
Jai Shri Krishna Official Website

Jai Shri Krishna (English: Hail Lord Krishna) is an Indian television series produced by Sagar Pictures, which aired on Colors in Hindi from 21 July 2008 to 15 September 2009 and also on Raj TV in Tamil from 20 April 2009 to 14 June 2010.

Actor Meghan Jadhav played Krishna. It is the remake of Ramanand Sagar's successful show Sri Krishna and was handled by Moti Sagar of Sagar Pictures. It is based on Mahabharata, Harivamsa, Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana. It is aired regularly on Rishtey in the UK.

Plot

Jai Shri Krishna tells the story of the Bhagavan Vishnu's avatar, Shree Krishna. The story takes place in India, covering cities like Gokhul, Mathura, Hastinapur, Dawaraka. It shows the different leelas, or stories, of Shree Krishna from his birth, childhood, teenage years, prince of Mathura and prince of Dwarka.

The program touched on many different aspects of his life, through the retelling of the leelas, it is told that he was known as Makhan Chor (butter thief) and of his eternal friendship with Sudama as a good example of true friendship. Other aspects include some of his adventures, such as when he killed the demon queen Putana and tamed the venomous serpent Kaliya. Yet another amazing story was how as a little boy he showed the entire universe in his open mouth to his foster Mother, Yashoda.

As a teenager he shared a divine relationship with Radha. His dance with the Gopis (milkmaids) of Vrindavana became known as the Rasa lila. Later, when he became a fully grown man, the series tells about how he slayed his evil uncle, Kans (although, in the actual tales, Krishna was much younger when he slayed his uncle - he may have been as young as 12 years old).

After becoming a prince, Krishna married Rukmini, Satyabhama and Jambavati. Krishna also married 16,100 maidens who were being held in captivity by the demon Narakasura. He did this to save their honor. Krishna's wives are believed to be forms of the goddess Lakshmi, who is the consort of Vishnu.

In terms of family and friends, the series tells how Krishna was the cousin of Pandavas and best friend of Arjuna. He was like a brother to Draupadi and rescued her when she was insulted and almost assaulted by the Kauravs, who had unfairly won her, along with the rest of the Pandava's assets, in a wager. He imparted the knowledge of Bhagvad Gita to motivate Arjuna, prior to the great battle of Kurukshetra.

The series portrays Lord Shree Krishna as the perfect son, husband, brother, friend, king and lover of many. The show followed every aspect of Lord Krishna's life up until Lord Krishna's teenage years.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Role
Meghan Jadhav	Krishna
Dhriti Bhatia	Krishna (Child)
Pinky Rajput	Krishna (Child)
Virti Vaghani	Radha (Child)
Kunal gaud	Krishna (Young)
Aditi Sajwan	Yashoda Maiya / Nandraniji
Zeb Khan	Nand / Nandrai / Nandraiji
Reema Debnath	Goddess Parvati
Saurabh Raj Jain	Lord Vishnu
Kritika Sharma	Radha Rani
Nitin Prabhat	Balram
Raj Premi	Kans / Kongsho (Bengali)
Yogesh Mahajan Marathi	Vasudeva Ji		Prachi Pathak	Keshni (Wife Of Kans)

Crew

Designation	Name
Producer/Director	Amrit Sagar Moti Sagar
Story, Screenplay & Research	Meenakshi Sagar Research Team
Music	Mithlesh sharma
Lyrics	Krishna Bharadwaj
Editor	Vikash JHa	Costumes	Sheela Sagar
Casting Director	Shivgopal Krishna
Cinematography	Nikhil Sinha
Art	Chokkas Bharadwaj