Movie on Sri Ramakrishna and Vivekananda

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Hari Om Ramakrishna

 

Dear group members

 

Pranam

 

While I join the author of the e-mail in requesting Mr. Lakhani to take up the huge task, I do remember having seen a Hindi movie by GV Iyer, named Swami Vivekaknda - the songs are available in the web but not the movie.

 

JaiGurumaahraj J iKI Jai

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Om RamaKrishna: February 8, 2010

Namakar.

It seems like a divine coincidence that I posted and mailed the following WIDER

HORIZONS Weekly (WHSW) column today.

Yes, epic feature films VIVEKANANDA, and RAMAKRISHNA have been my dream projcts

from so many years. But I have yet to find a filmmaker like Richard Attenborough

whose film GANDHI was my inspiration to write the screenplay for the film

VIVEKANANDA.

Yours in Sri RamaKrishna,

Girish Parikh

Modesto California

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Hari Om Ramakrishna

 

Dear Mr. Parikh and Groupmembers,

 

Pranam

 

I am sorry but I do not believe that a movie on Sri Ramakrishna or Swami Vivekananda would be commercially as successful as Attenborough's Gandhi has been which is why it would be hard to find a filmmaker because while Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, though a new concept, could easily be appreciated by the mass (rightly or wrongly), the concept of Monoism is not something that most people can appreciate (most Christian do not understand how Jesus could be both the Son of God and the Father in the Heaven as well while the Muslims think that the concept is tantamount to blasphemy). The positive point is that most of the places associated with Swamiji are in the US and His life involved several westerners.

 

Also, it is fraught with the danger Sri Ramakrishna' character being depicted wrongly just like the existing movies, TV serials and dramas on Sri Ramakrihsna do so by making Him appear to be somewhat eccentric, hesitant, afraid unless of course the film maker studies the philosophy and spends time with the likes of Rev. Swami Chetananadaji Maharaj of St. Louis in advance.

 

His will be done!

 

Jai Gurumaharaj Ji Ki Jai

 

Utpal Chakrabarty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

girish116 <girish116Ramakrishna Sent: Tue, 9 February, 2010 8:15:21 AM[sri Ramakrishna] Re: Movie on Sri Ramakrishna and Vivekananda

Om RamaKrishna: February 8, 2010Namakar.It seems like a divine coincidence that I posted and mailed the following WIDER HORIZONS Weekly (WHSW) column today.Yes, epic feature films VIVEKANANDA, and RAMAKRISHNA have been my dream projcts from so many years. But I have yet to find a filmmaker like Richard Attenborough whose film GANDHI was my inspiration to write the screenplay for the film VIVEKANANDA.Yours in Sri RamaKrishna,Girish ParikhModesto California Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.

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Namaste All, A Movie on Swamiji titled " Swami Vivekananda " was made by Director

G.V. Iyer and Produced by Rajya Sabha M.P. T.Subbarami Reddy in 1994. The movie

was made after his earlier movie on Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya the only

movie ever made in Sanskrit which won many accolades. Bengali actor " Sarvadaman

Banerjee " acted in Both the movies.

 

Jai Sri Ramakrishna

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I have seen GV Iyer's film Swami Vivekananda. With all respect I must say that I

was not satisfied with the quality of the film. It flopped! The feature film on

Vivekananda must be a world class film that can take its place among such great

films as Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, and Gandhi.

- - Girish Parikh

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Hello, I agree. They tried to pull in popular actors to cater to the common masses. Especially the portrayl of Sri Ramakrishna was pathetic.regards,--Sunil--- On Wed, 2/10/10, girish116 <girish116 wrote:girish116 <girish116Re: [sri Ramakrishna] Movie on Sri Ramakrishna and VivekanandaRamakrishna Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 2:19 PM

 

 

I have seen GV Iyer's film Swami Vivekananda. With all respect I must say that I was not satisfied with the quality of the film. It flopped! The feature film on Vivekananda must be a world class film that can take its place among such great films as Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, and Gandhi.

- - Girish Parikh

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Regarding making films and TV Dramas on Life of Swami Vikekananda and Shree

Ramakrishna, I think it is a very good idea, TV and film is a medium by which

messages of Ramakrishna/Vivekananda can be easily reach to common men and women.

Even after more than 100 years of Swami vivekananda's Mahasamadhi society et

large are unaware of life, teachings and importance of shree Ramakrisna and

Swami Vivekananda and Film and TV is the medium which must be used for this

purpose.

 

 

I accept this task is not easy and material is so vast and problems are many,

but we must try. If M thought there is no way in words he could descrie the

life and teachings of Shree Ramakrishna we wouldn't have " Gospel of

Ramakrishna " . Obviously there are limitations of TV and Film medium also. For

example How could one show Shree Ramakrishna's spiritual experiences, Samadhi

etc. we are also limited by our capacity to understand these personalities,

Hence the final outcome would be based on the maker's perception and hence not

to everyone's satisfaction. However if we are successful in spreading the

spirtual messages by these means i am quite certain it is more than justifiable

outcome.

 

 

If i were to make a movie on Vivekananda I would try to cover period after shree

Ramakrishna's mahasamadhi, his wanderings in India and his going to America and

return to India. I would try to Portray him as Saviour of Hinduism, Saviour of

India along with his messages on Pluralism and Vedanta, and His realisation of

" service to mankind is best from of Worship " .

 

Ramakrishna , Sunil Kuravinakop <kuravinakop wrote:

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