After ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharat’, DD decides to re-telecast ‘Shri Krishna’

Team Udayavani, Apr 25, 2020, 9:47 AM IST

Doordarshan earned incredible TRP ratings after it decided to run Ramayan and Mahabharat and gathered the channel’s highest viewers in the GEC segment of Hindi. Now channel has decided to re-run Shri Krishna.

Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Shri Krishna’ originally aired between 1993-1996. It remained one of the most watched shows in the 90s. It was first broadcast on Doordarshan’s Metro Channel (DD 2) from 1993. And then again in 1996, DD National aired it from the start.

Renowned actor Swapnil Joshi played the young Krishna whereas Sarvadaman Banerjee played the older version of Lord Krishna. Pinky Parikh played Rukmini , Yamuna, Lakshmi, Durga and Reshma Modi played Radha respectively.

Doordarshan has also relaunched several other classics like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Circus, Chanakya, Rajani, Upanishad Ganga, Shaktimaan, Shriman Shrimati, Krishna Kali, Byomkesh Bakshi, Hum Hain Na and Tu Tota Main Maina.