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The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013)

The Light: Swami Vivekananda poster
Genre
biographical film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film shows the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda, a key figure in introducing Indian philosophy to the West. It follows his journey from a young spiritual seeker to a renowned teacher.

reverentinspirationalserenebiographicalcontemplativeeducationalspiritualperiod

What happens

The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013) is a bilingual (Bengali and Hindi) film directed by Utpal (Tutu) Sinha and produced by Tri Colour productions private limited. The film is based on the life and teaching of Swami Vivekananda. The film was a tribute to Vivekananda on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The film was dubbed in 18 languages. Deep Bhattacharya played the role of Swami Vivekananda, whom director Tutu Sinha first saw in a Bengali drama. Premankur Chattopadhyay and Gargi Roy Chowdhury played the characters of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarada Devi respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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