Appearances
Samrat Chakrabarti
Swami Vivekananda will be brought to life by the voice and enactments of his words by New York actor Samrat Chakrabarti who not only looks like Swami Vivekananda but is also Bengali and was raised in England and the US. His film credits include Midnight’s Children, the highly acclaimed The War Within, Bombay Summer, and Ashes. Chakrabarti has also appeared in numerous television productions including 30 Rock, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, The Sopranos, Love Money, Homeland, Outsourced, Mr. Robot, and a recurring popular role in Damages opposite Ted Danson.
The story will be told by a narrator who is still being selected. The voices of other characters will be narrated by various actors and actresses. The film will also be dubbed into other languages for International Distribution.
Mary Martella
The story of Swami Vivekananda is narrated by acclaimed Philadelphia stage and screen actress Mary Martella.
Ruth Harris
Historian at All Souls College College, Oxford University, and author of the new book The World’s Guru on Swami Vivekananda.
AL Bardach
NY Times columnist and acclaimed author who has written numerous pieces on Swami Vivekananda for the Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Swami Sarvapriyananda
Celebrated Monk of the Ramakrishna Order, Minister of the Vedanta Society of New York, and a living Vivekananda.
Swami Sarvadenvananda
Minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California and an embodiment of the ideals of Swami Vivekananda.
Swami Medhananda
Monk of the Ramakrishna Order and Vedanta Scholar at The Vedanta Society of Southern California. Author.
Phil Goldberg
Author of American Veda and historian of the journey of Indian wisdom in America.
Jeffery Long
Author of Hinduism in America and Professor at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Pravrajika Geetaprana
Nun of the Ramakrishna Order and Resident Minister at Vivekananda Retreat at Ridgely Manor in New York.