By Visakha Dasi
Distribution update for HARE KRISHNA! – The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all, the movie on the life of Srila Prabhupada.
INDIA:
– Over the last six months in India, we dubbed the film into the 4 major North Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi.
– The Honorable Vijay Rupani, the Chief Minister of Gujarat launched the DVD of the Gujarati version at ISKCON Ahmedabad onDussehra; the celebration of Lord Ram’s victory over Ravana.
– A donor sponsored 500 DVDs which were distributed to the spiritual leaders of all groups at the Kumbha Mela festival last February.
– The ISKCON Delhi Glory of India Temple took 1000 DVDs for distribution to their donors.
– Lokanath Swami took 1000 DVDs for distribution on Padayatra. Since the different languages are spoken and not subtitled, even illiterate villagers will be able to view the movie.
– All in all, over 14,000 DVDs in the four languages have been distributed since January.
– Next we plan to dub the movie in the four major South Indian languages:
Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telegu.
Our goal and hope is that the whole of India will come to realize that Srila Prabhupada is India’s true national hero— India’s greatest spiritual ambassador to the world!
WORLDWIDE:
– To date, HARE KRISHNA! has been screened in public movie theaters in 39 countries and has been viewed online in more than 100 countries.
– AMAZON.com is distributing the movie on DVD and also for rental or purchase on internet streaming. It is also available on AMAZON PRIME.
– Even though the movie has been available on DVD and net streaming since August 2018, still distributors are approaching us for more screenings in movie theaters.
– HARE KRISHNA! is coming to the big screen in Italy in October—opening in 25 major cities.
– Sweden will show the movie in theaters and on TV. Date not yet set.
We have personally seen Srila Prabhupada’s eagerness to preach to even one person. It is our honor, privilege and great happiness to continue to serve his desire in distributing HARE KRISHNA! to all parts of the world thus giving access to thousands to view his amazing life story and thus begin their journey on the path of lasting freedom.
Those who are inspired can consider donating funds for ongoing distribution. If you have a language you would like to see the film in, please become a sponsor. To date HARE KRISHNA! is in 21 languages. Srila Prabhupada’s books are in 86 languages so there is much work to do!
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