RadhaKrishn

Plot

In Goloka, Krishn's devotee Sridama curses Radha-Lakshmi to forget Krishn for 100 years and live on Earth, part of a cosmic play allowing Krishn-Vishnu to enter the mortal world to save Bhudevi from evil. Radha and Krishna are reborn in Barsana and Mathura respectively. Krishn is destined to kill his evil maternal uncle Kansa. Ayan, Radha's friend, loves her and tries to separate her from Krishn.

Krishn defeats Vyomasura, a demon whose marriage was fixed with Radha. Krishn removes human weaknesses such as fear, greed, anger, envy, pride, hatred, and lack of self-confidence from Radha. She grows closer to Krishn but is forced to marry Ayan; later she realises the marriage is an illusion because she is the incarnation of Lakshmi and Krishn is Vishnu. Brahma performs the Brahma Kalyāna, a heavenly wedding of Radha and Krishn in Goloka.

Ugrasena is crowned king. Krishn, Balarama, and the Yadavas move to Dwaraka. Balarama marries Revati (Jyotishmati). Krishn marries Rukmini, Satyabhama, and Jambavati, then kills Narakasura and his general Mura.

The Pandavas escape the lac-palace incident organised by the Kauravas. Krishn helps arrange a Swayamvara for Draupadi; Arjuna wins her, but circumstances force Draupadi to marry all five Pandavas. The Pandavas receive Indraprastha as a kingdom.

Soundtrack

The series' music features original compositions by Surya Raj Kamal, with Jitesh Panchal and Sushant Pawar handling the background score. Lyrics were contributed by Shekhar Astitwa, Neetu Pandey Kranti, Vikas Chauhan, Dr. Kannan, and others. Themes were adapted from shlokas, mantras, and passages found in Hindu scriptures like the Bhagavata Purana and Brahma Vaivarta Purana.

Familiar devotional songs such as Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari, Govind Bolo Hari Gopal Bolo, and Bolo Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki were also recreated. Additionally, some shlokas, bhajans, songs, and background music from Swastik's earlier series Mahabharat were reused. For the Raasleela sequences, Surya Raj Kamal created over twenty original pieces.

Production

The series was one of the most expensive on Indian television, with approximately ₹150 crore spent by Swastik Productions. Shooting took place in Umargam (Umbergaon), Gujarat, mainly in front of a green or blue screen. Shibhapriya Swas served as set and costume designer, drawing inspiration from scriptural descriptions and paintings.

The crew numbered about 500 members. In 2017, Chahat Pandey was initially cast as Radha opposite Sumedh Mudgalkar, with Madirakshi Mundle and Siddharth Arora as Goloka RadhaKrishna, but they were replaced by Mallika Singh, Shivya Pathania, and Himanshu Soni due to creative differences. During the COVID-19 lockdown in India, 180 crew members were stranded at the Umargam shoot location from March to May 2020.