'Mahabharat': Nitish Bharadwaj reveals why he first rejected the role of Lord Krishna

t many would have expected that Doordarshan, which was among few channels once upon a time, and most-watched too, would get 'most-watched' title once again. However, thanks to shows like Ramayan and Mahabharat, channel has witnessed a jump of 40,000 per cent in ratings within a few days. As much as viewers are enjoying iconic shows, stars of show too have shot to limelight once again.

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Ramayan’s Ram and Sita, played by Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhalia, and Mahabharat’s Krishna, played by Nitish Bharadwaj, have been some of those who’ve been basking in success again. Bharadwaj recently even joined Instagram, where he received love for sharing videos of his experiences on show.

actor’s statements on interviews are also going viral. In one such interview with an entertainment portal, actor opened up on how he was never too keen to play role of Lord Krishna in BR Chopra show.

He was quoted as saying that he was first cast in role of Vidur, but he was replaced one fine day. Since he had worked with Ravi Chopra, he asked reason and director told him that it won’t suit him since Vidur gets old after some episodes and he was just only 23-24 at that time.

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actor revealed that he was without a job after this, but n he was offered part of Nakul. Nitish Bharadwaj said he refused role because he was keen to play role of Abhimanyu, and told Ravi Chopra about it. While director agreed to consider it, he later offered Nitish Bhardwaj role of Krishna.

However, he rejected that offer too, as he felt role of a great man should t be done by a newcomer like him. director told him to do a screen test, because he was keen to do a good role. screen test went fine and he was cast as Lord Krishna and rest, as y say, is history.

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Nitish Bhardwaj went to feature in numerous or serials and films after that, even in langus like Marathi. He was seen in films like Mohenjo Daro and Kedarnath in recent years. He was also a Member of Parliament in late ‘90s.

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