Nitish Bharadwaj is one of the most recognizable characters on the Indian television where he portrayed Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra’s epic television serial Mahabharat in the late ’80s. The character of Lord Krishna made him an overnight star and people would touch his feet wherever he went.

Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinarian (veterinary surgeon) graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. [ 1][ 2] He is best known for his role as Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra 's television series Mahabharat, as well as for his portrayal of Lord Vishnu and several avatars of Lord Vishnu in some of Chopra's other great works, such as Vishnu Puran.[ 3][ 4] His debut directorial film in Marathi titled Pitruroon won accolades from audiences and critics.

Nitish Bharadwaj as Vasudeva Bhagwan Shree Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu, Devaki-Vasudev's eighth son, foster son of Nanda and Yashoda, Balaram and Subhadra's brother, Pandavas' cousin, Radha's consort, husband of Rukmini, Satyabhama and other 6 ranis, Rama in the song sabso Uchi prem sagaai Kewal Shah as adolescent Shree Krishna

Actors Who Played Lord Krishna On Screen And Their Fees: Nitish, Sarvadaman, Sourabh Raaj And Others #1. Nitish Bharadwaj as Lord Krishna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat #2. Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Lord Krishna in Ramanand Sagar’s Shri Krishna #3. Swapnil Joshi as young Krishna in Ramanand Sagar’s Shri Krishna #4. Saurabh Raaj Jain as Lord Krishna in Mahabharat #5. Saurabh Pandey as Shri Krishna in Suryaputra Karn #6. Sumedh Mudgalkar as young Krishna in RadhaKrishn