Dashavatar (2008 film)

Dashavatar is a 2008 animated film based on the ten incarnations (Dashavatara) of Vishnu.^[3][4]

Dashavatar
Directed by	Bhavik Thakore
Written by	Hriday Lani
Produced by	Vimal Shah
Narrated by	Shatrughan Sinha
Music by	Anand Kurhekar
Release date	13 June 2008 (2008-06-13)
Running time	119 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹11 crore[2]
Box office	₹24.50 lakh[2]

The film is produced by Vimal Shah under the banner of Phoebus Media. It is directed by Bhavik Thakore. Music is by Anand Kurhekar with lyrics by Sandeep Khare. The movie centers on the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu as seen by two children. Dashavatar was released in cinemas in India on 13 June 2008.

Plot

The story is focused in two children that are traveling through time to see the ten avatars of Vishnu from Narada Muni's point of view.

At the start of the movie, we see criminals attempting to kidnap the two children. After the sister prays to a statue of Krishna, they are saved and Narada Muni appears to them. Then after saying an incantation are taken back in time to see the story of several avatars of Vishnu.

The Avatars

• 1 Matsya the Fish.
• 2 Kurma the Tortoise.
• 3 Varaha the Boar.
• 4 Narasimha the Half man and Half lion.
• 5 Vamana the Dwarf.
• 6 Parashurama the Warrior-sage.
• 7 Rama the Prince.
• 8 Krishna the Cowherd prince.
• 9 Buddha the historical Buddha.
• 10 Kalki the Avatar of the Future.

Cast

• Tarun Khanna/Sachin Khedekar - Lord Vishnu, Lord Ram, elder Lord Krishna and Lord Buddha
• Shreyas Talpade - Narad
• Rupali Ganguly - Apsara
• Vinay Apte - Kansa
• Shishir Sharma - Bali Raja
• Ashish Vidyarthi - Hiranakshyapu
• Tom Alter - Varaaha, Narasimha & Parasuram Avtaar
• Vatsala M Sharma - Aarti
• Vinod Kulkarni - Shukracharya
• Kenneth Desai - Lord Indra
• Shatrughan Sinha - Narrator
• Pawan Kalra - One of the demons
• Ashok Samarth - Ravana

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Anand Kurhekar and Released by T-Series.^[5] All Lyrics were Penned by Sandeep Khare.

Dashavatar
Soundtrack album by Anand Kurhekar
Released	2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	29:17
Label	T-Series
Producer	Anand Kurhekar

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Dashavatar"	Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal	3:04
2.	"Raat Suhaani Mast Chandni"	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	5:07
3.	"Sadaa Sumiran"	Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar	5:38
4.	"Phir Se Chamke Tim Tim Taare"	Rahul Deo, Ketaki Mategaonkar	4:32
5.	"O Mohini O Kamini"	Rattan Mohan Sharma, Kunal Ganjawala	6:25
6.	"Bolo Bolo Ramchandra Ki Jai"	KK	4:31
Total length:			29:17

See also

• List of animated feature films
• List of indian animated feature films