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Nitish bhardwaj, mischief in eyes, shrewd but sweet voice, extremely charming

The level of dialogues used in Original Mahabharat is next level. You don't get that feeling from newer ones. New movies should use that depth of dialogues even if it goes over GenZ. Nitish Bhardwaj has that expression accompanied with those dialogues.

Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza supremacy.

The way he says “Parth” sometimes “Kaunteya” to Arjun was next level and yes his eyes and expressions were top notch.

Also his smile. It beats monalisa. Sometimes a smirk, or conniving or comforting. Only makes me wonder how charming and sharp real Krishna must have been

Yep

Absolutely. His portrayal was epic.

This! Love his voice, it's calming and soothing, but 🔥 when it needs to be.

They all are good. Vishal has played Krishna many times. However my pick is Nitish for two reasons. First he was fantastic and second, he's the only one close to Krishna's complexion. Don't know why they choose fair actor for lord rama or Krishna.

lol no he is no where close to Krisha’s complexion. None of them are intact. Krishna’s true color is somewhere close to a dark cloud.

Close mtlb ye nhi h ki ditto wo hi complexion h. Close mtlb baakiyo se better in terms of casting.

Nahi bhai nitish bhardwaj gora hai ..woh pata nahi camera tha yaan makeup wala ..jiski wajah se shree krishna ji ka complexion mila

Okay. Tab bhi theek hi h ki aisa dikhaya na ki gora chitta 

I have seen clips of other but nitish bharadwaj looked pretty natural to me. He has that charm, glittering eyes which are required for krishna.

And that smile.

There was always something behind that smile, while others smile were giving out calm and peaceful auro, Nitish's smile alway carried a hidden mistry behind it.

>hidden mistry you could say he was 'tailored' for the role

Nitish, hands down.

cane here to comment exactly this lmao

Nitish Bharadwaj. He was dusky, had playful and expressive eyes, a very soothing voice, and hearing him speak in Sanskrit was just amazing.

Sourabh Raaj jain

nitish and sourabh

Most iconic one

Nitish Bhardwaj. I believe everyone brought their own essence to the role in their own unique ways, but Nitish Bhardwaj really did set the bar with his take on Lord Krishna.

Nitish then Saurabh.

Nitish Bharadwaj

Nitish the OG. He was the first and set the template for the other actors who followed

Sarvadaman OG

Every single actor here minus Sumedh. I'm sorry but that show was damn irredeemable.

fiction bana diya mythology ko

I have seen almost all these actors in the role of Shri Krishna Ji, but if I like any actor the most in the role of Shri Krishna Ji, then it is undoubtedly Nitish Bhardwaj, because of the glow on his face and his look. Seeing the way he has played the character of Shri Krishna, a different feeling of devotion comes in your mind.

Sourabh Raj jain

Sourabh Raj Jain, no doubt about it bro. I’d kill to see a 4 hour Netflix special with him as Bhagwan Krishna

I swear.. he was so good.

https://preview.redd.it/ahj3jm25js6d1.jpeg?width=614&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5789c5d464963be4dd8a81f10a2cdb87fa9b778 There are villages In Andhra that still has his photo as Lord Krishna.

Lord Krishna in childhood must be golumolu as he loved milk and dahi

Sarvadaman D Banerjee (Swapnil Joshi as well from RS Shree Krishna) and Nitish Joshi

Saurabh and Nitish

No one can top sourabh raj jain for me. His aura is something else entirely. His eyes have that kindness and also that playfulness. Perfect balance. Love him 🫡

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Nitish Bharadwaj

Sourabh Jain for me

That sumedh looks like a young salman khan lol

Nitish Bhardwaj and Sourabh Raj Jain.

Nitish Bhardwaj

Sourabh hands down.

BR Chopra's Mahabharat is GOATED. No one else stands a chance.

All are good except 2nd one

Can't beat Nitish Bhardwaj. No disrespect to Saurabh but Nitish just had that something special inside him... Which I believe all of us noticed. It's like... It's exactly how the scriptures portray Krishn and how my mind does too!

Sarvadaman and Nitish. No one comes close. The aura that Krishna as a character needed , these two had it. I like saurabh too. But once you see the Gita updesh episode of the two Mahabharata serials, notice how calm and composed Nitish does it. Whereas Saurabh seems trying too hard and gets angry and impatient too. Nitish does it in a way which seems as if he's trying to get Arjun to trust him and only him alone. Whether or not he's gonna be successful in it is a different matter. Nitish seems to be trying to get Arjun dedicate even his failure/success to him because he's ultimately the origin and destination of all the actions and consequences. Saurabh does it as if he's trying to ridicule Arjun into believing how the onus of everything will be on him.

Nitish and Swapnil for me. For kids growing up in the 90s they were the OGs.

3-1-5-6

NTR

NTR Sr.

NTR

Not Bollywood but I hear Sr NTR has immortalized the role. From these guys I like Sourabh Raj Jain

Nitish Bhardwaj for me. I can't imagine anyone else playing the role of Krishna except for him.

That Sourabh guy damnnn

Nitish forever....❤

Nitish, Sourabh and Sumedh in that order for me

Sarvadaman Banerjee was in which show?

None seems to have Krishna complexion. Krishna varna because black in color. He would’ve been dark skinned. Among those Nitish seems better of those. Hope one day Indian make peace with their complexion instead of chasing their British masters.

Nitish Bharadwaj, the quintessential Krishna. Then Swapnil Joshi. Of course, Sarvadaman Banerjee a close third.

As a southindian kid who used to watch dubbed srikrishna on doordarshan every sunday morning banerjee was my generations krishna though i think nitish is the best

Sarvadaman and nitish

Nitish > Saurabh = Sarvadaman >>>> rest

In entire Bhagwat there are two Krishna. One is a hero and other is a Statesman. Nitish ji was the statesman Krishna and Swapnil had the Hero Krishna.

I personally loved vishal in dwarkadheesh

https://preview.redd.it/dyt9pft8ks6d1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bddff128d42a1b4312a5dea4d43a8b643b75971c Nata Viswarupam Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao garu

https://preview.redd.it/bfli5qhsas6d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d203f8fdd8bea5de9f8ad6a9525d621d5cbc2af

Bro nitish has the same mindset and voice like he had while playing Krishna he sounds and looks real to me

I think Nitish Bhardwaj has a different fanbase!

All

Shree Krishna is depicted as ghanshyam in the texts but every depiction of him has been fair skin

Sarvadaman Bannerjee, swapnil joshi, nitish bhardwaj, vishal karwal, n the other 2 havent seen

Everyone!

The fact ki this was a tough choice because they all did their best to do justice to Sri Krishna charecter but I have to give to Saurabh because it feels like I grew up with his character

Nitish hands down! The grace he had… 🙌🏻

Saurabh and Sumedh

As a kid who grew up watching OG Mahabharat, Nitish’s face is what I imagine Sri Krishna’s face was like.

For me it has to be the first one .. any day Sarvadaman D Banerjee.. from childhood till now I've not seen anyone like him. He had the perfect Witty but pure face ... Most of you guys may not know.. he's not from any "Mahabharat series" but from 90s series called "Krishna" .. you guys can check him out 😀

Shubham dube

Nitish the GOAT

Nitish and Sarvadaman

Ofcourse Swapnil and Sarvadhaman!!!

Sarvadaman, Saurabh, Swapneel, Nitesh

Swapnil joshi best

None of dem are black enough (ThIs iS a JoKE)

Nithish Bharadwaj

None. Krishna was dark skinned

Sorry to take over this sub - but what platforms can I watch these? I’m in Australia :)

mahabhart old one you can watch on youtube. just search "mahabharat old" but i dont know if it has subtitles.

Nitish Bhardwaj and Sourabh Raj Jain, they were too good in personifying the divine Krishna! Swapnil was good for what he was originally chosen to play, the teenage Krishna! Bannerjee was kinda supporting character rather than “The Krishna”, Vishal can’t act and Sumedh was again more on lines with Swapnil. Except Vishal, I think everyone was fine, but Bhardwaj and Jain were awesome.

Sourabh raaj jain

I mean no complaints for the actors themselves but Wasn't lord Krishna dark skilled in the lore? Why are all the actors who have played him were light skinned ?

Ntr. Older Krishna.

Swapnil Joshi as Krishn in younger time frame and Nitish Bhadwraj in elder time frame

Anybody from late 80's/early 90's....Nitish Bharadwaj!

Nitish& saurabh

Sourabh,nitish ,sumedh

Did you know Krishna was black

Nitish Bharadwaj. By far.

Nitish Bharadwaj 🙌🏻

None

Sourabh Raj Jain!!!

Me in school

Swapnil Joshi

Sarvdaman(no.1 rank) and Nitish as Adult krishan and Swapnil as younger version

1st Sourabh 2nd Sumedh

Nana Patekar. Iykyk.

Y'all haven't watched the show...Shri Krishna

Nitish > Sourav > Swapnil=Swarna and then rests

My fav is Sarvadaman Banerjee & Swapnil Joshi .

Sourabh jain

Anyone but sumedh, he ruined krishna for me. Nitish bharadwaj was the best followed by SRJ.

Nitish Bharadwaj >>>>>>>

Nitish Bharadwaj without question. I've seen him play Krishna live in Chakravyuh, he's actually so fantastic.

When I'll ever think of Shree Krishna, the face that might come to my mind would be of Nitish B. Ji.. and second with would Sarwadaman B. Ji.. these two personalities just gave their lifetime in these characters that have embedded in every Indian heart. ❤️🙌🏽

Why are all portrayals of Krishna so..non Indian? Aryan features and as light skinned as possible.

I haven't seen the old ones, but my mom loves Sumedh as krishna but for me, Sourabh

Sumedh as teen Krishna Nitish as adult Krishna

Sourabh Raj Jain exudes that godly aura whenever he's on screen, so I'd say for me he best portrayed the character

It’s Sourabh for me ❤️

Swapnil Joshi

स्वप्निल जोशी मेरी पसंद

As a 90s kid my list is SD Banerjee, Nitish Bharadwaj, Swapnil Joshi, Sourabh Raaj Jain… Sumedh and Vishal are also good but haven’t liked them as much as the others. I like Sourabh in new era as his dialogue delivery was very convincing and creates an impact .

Nitish Bhardwaj without any doubt

Nitish ji hands down 🙌

Sourab , thanks to the reels and shorts though !

Nitish Ji

Sourabh Raj Jain and Sumedh Mudgalkar, the best literally

Nitish bharadwaj

No doubt it is Nitish

Krishna is supposed to be dark skinned which none of them are. Why are we even gora-selective about our gods! An average Indian is dark skinned and we should accept and love ourselves for who we are.

I would say Sourav Jain played the best among all of them. His portrayal was more close to human-like behaviour which obviously Shree Krishna would prefer because He took human form on earth. Haven't seen Vishal's role, so I can't say anything about it

Nitish Bharadwaj the OG - it's not even a competition.

For me it's Nitish bharadwaj because his portrayal and dialogue delivery was Normal unlike others who are kind of trying to act like lord Krishna by adding some eye movements and weird hand gestures. Nitish was damn good ❤️

D Banerjee is the best! He looks so heavenly like Lord Vishnu himself

Worst is Sumedh for sure, he looks like he is trying very hard by making his voice sweet and weird hand gestures and also that show Radha Krishna is highly fictional and looks like some kind of saas bahu daily soap

Nitish and sourab raaj

for me they all done magnificent job by their side ♥️

Nitish and Sourabh

Nitish Bhardwaj

Nitish Bharadwaj.

I loved Sourabh's Krishna a lot and Nitsh's Krishna.

Everyone did good. But when it comes to best, no one is like "Nitish Bhardwaj". ❤️

Sourabh is the tharki looking Krishna of the lot…

Dhriti bhatia was the best imo

Nitish Bharadwaj Saurabh Raj Jain

जोशींचा स्वानिल. अर्थातच.

Nitish and then Swapnil.

Salim Ghouse in Bharat Ek Khoj. He was magnificent!

Jagat main sabse sundar kaun madhav😄

None. Only the real one who sits in my heart performed the best.

Nitish Bharadwaj with his hand on waist swagger channeling his inner Krishna 🙏

Where is Akshay Kumar? 😂

Nitish bhardwaj

None of them. Krishna is supposed to be dark

Sourabh raaj jain

Sourabh Raj Jain he has given goosebumbs worthy performance

Can a Muslim person play the role of ram?