Krishna-Krishna

(1986)

Before the epic battle of good versus evil, Mahabharat, as chronicled in the Holy Geeta, Bhagwan Shri Krishna (Biswajeet) slew his evil maternal uncle Kans during his childhood; studied in a Brahmin school, befriended a poor Brahmin by the name of Sudama (Sudhir Dalvi). And because Sudama ate all the food while they were gathering firewood one day, Devi Yashoda cursed Sudama to live in abject poverty for the rest of his life; Years later, Bhagwan Shri Krishna went on to woo Princess Rukmini (Vidya Sinha) and eloped with her; He also subsequently married seven other women (Satyabama, Kalindi, Jamvanti, & c); ruled Dwarka along with his brother Balram (Dara Singh); Fought epic battles with demons who tormented Sadhus, Rishis and Saints; the origin of Pondrik Krishna Vasudev (Ranjeet), who called himself the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, the real Lord Krishna, and ultimately challenged Bhagwan Shri Krishna to a battle; Satyabama's donation of Bhagwan Shri Krishna to Bhagwan Shri Narad, who made him a slave and live in celibacy until the queens decided to weigh Bhagwan Shri Krishna in gold and donate that to Bhagwan Narad. And finally, a poverty-stricken Sudama, destitute, on the verge of starvation, - who had lost two children in a fire, and two others who may die due to starvation - visits Dwarka - thus putting the ultimate test on their childhood friendship, leaving his wife, Sushila (Jayshree Gadkar), behind alone to be a possible prey of Pondrik Krishna Vasudev's disciple, Prachandev (Satyendra Kapoor).