Making of VIVEKANANDA film

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Re: Messages of Jay (2/22) & Brad (2/23)

Jay & Brad: I was touched by your messages. Your words

are indeed assuring to me.

Yes, I will wait till the right time comes for making

VIVEKANANDA film.

I have learned the lesson of persistence from none

other than Richard Attenborough who had to wait 20

years before he could make the film Gandhi.

I have been waiting since early 1980s when I saw the

film Gandhi which inspired me to work on the

screenplay of film VIVEKANANDA.

It seems that Thakur is a harder task-Master than

Gandhi! (I wish I were a filmmaker but I am simply an

humble writer.)

Although I have been persistent about the film

VIVEKANANDA, I must confess that at one point I had

decided to give up. Ironically it was because of an

incident that happened at the Vivekananda Monastery

and Retreat at Ganges in Michigan while I was

attending the Vedanta in the Third Millennium

Conference in June 2001.

Then by the grace of Swamiji (Swami Vivekananda) I got

back on the the right track and I resumed the effort.

Of course results are in the hands of Thakur.

It seems to me that the film will be made by an

American filmmaker, possibly Steven Spielberg. Of

course, the idea will have to be sold to him.

According to Swami Nikhilananda, Swami Vivekananda is

a gift of America to India.

A British filmmaker gave the film Gandhi to the world.

Now, Thakur willing an American filmmaker may give the

film VIVEKANANDA to America, India and the rest of the

world.

Yours in Sri Ramakrishna,

Girish

 

 

 

 

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Some thoughts on this from a devotee in mid-america. Most Americans

have no idea who Swami Vivekananda or Sri Ramakrishna are. If you say

Sri Ramakrishna, at best they might think you are talking about

ISKCON. No offense to ISKCON meant, but this will turn them off.

 

Gandhi, many had at least a general knowing of. Before there is a

film, in the west at least, there needs to be some way for Sri

Ramakrishna to become slightly better known. Unfortunately Hollywood

has not been very helpful for Vedanta, it seems. Take the film " the

Razor's Edge " in which, by the book, the leading character was

supposed to be meeting a person who was basically Ramana Maharshi,

after being drawn to India from reading the Upanishads. Instead they

had the leading man go to to the Himalayas and retire in a Buddhist

monastery for awhile. At least Vedanta has not become a fad, here.

Yet.

 

 

 

Ramakrishna , Girish Parikh <girish116>

wrote:

> Re: Messages of Jay (2/22) & Brad (2/23)

> Jay & Brad: I was touched by your messages. Your words

> are indeed assuring to me.

> Yes, I will wait till the right time comes for making

> VIVEKANANDA film.

> I have learned the lesson of persistence from none

> other than Richard Attenborough who had to wait 20

> years before he could make the film Gandhi.

> I have been waiting since early 1980s when I saw the

> film Gandhi which inspired me to work on the

> screenplay of film VIVEKANANDA.

> It seems that Thakur is a harder task-Master than

> Gandhi! (I wish I were a filmmaker but I am simply an

> humble writer.)

> Although I have been persistent about the film

> VIVEKANANDA, I must confess that at one point I had

> decided to give up. Ironically it was because of an

> incident that happened at the Vivekananda Monastery

> and Retreat at Ganges in Michigan while I was

> attending the Vedanta in the Third Millennium

> Conference in June 2001.

> Then by the grace of Swamiji (Swami Vivekananda) I got

> back on the the right track and I resumed the effort.

> Of course results are in the hands of Thakur.

> It seems to me that the film will be made by an

> American filmmaker, possibly Steven Spielberg. Of

> course, the idea will have to be sold to him.

> According to Swami Nikhilananda, Swami Vivekananda is

> a gift of America to India.

> A British filmmaker gave the film Gandhi to the world.

> Now, Thakur willing an American filmmaker may give the

> film VIVEKANANDA to America, India and the rest of the

> world.

> Yours in Sri Ramakrishna,

> Girish

>

>

>

>

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