Janmashtami: Actor Shobana reimagines Vrindavan with her musical

Actor and classical dancer Shobana Chandrakumar performed an English-language dance drama titled Krishna on occasion of Janmashtami (August 25) in Chennai. (AFP)

Updated on: Aug 26, 2016 7:09 PM IST

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Actor and classical dancer Shobana Chandrakumar performed an English-language dance drama titled Krishna on occasion of Janmashtami (August 25) in Chennai. (AFP)

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Lord Krishna’s birthday is celebrated as Jansmashtami by Hindus across the world. (AFP)

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The grand musical extends from Vrindavan, through Mathura to Kurukshetra, portraying different aspects of Lord Krishna’s life. (AFP)

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The show is an amalgamation of dance styles – folk, classical and Bollywood and uses music as well as spoken word. (AFP)

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Several celebrities have lent their voices for the characters that are based on Indian epic, Mahabharata. (AFP)

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Actor Suriya has done the voice over for Arjun, Shabana Azmi for Gandhari, Nandita Das as Draupadi, Radhika as Devaki and Konkona SenSharma as Radha, among others. (AFP)

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The sound for the musical has been designed by Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty. (AFP)

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Shobana, who has previously been felicitated with Padma Shri in 2006 for her contributions towards the classical dance, is also a well known actor in the southern film industry. She is also a two-time National Award winner. (AFP)

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Prior to Krishna, Shobana along with the troupe has also travelled across the world with her show, Maya Ravana. It is a musical dance ballet based on several events from the Ramayana. (AFP)