Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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  • Rated 6.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2014
  • 1h 27m
  • Documentary

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.

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Director
Paola di Florio
Starring
Anupam Kher, Russell Simmons, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar

Cast

  • Anupam Kher

    Anupam Kher

    Narrator (voice)

  • Russell Simmons

    Russell Simmons

    Self

  • George Harrison

    George Harrison

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ravi Shankar

    Ravi Shankar

    Self

  • Krishna Das

    Krishna Das

    Self

  • Hitendra Wadhwa

    Self

  • Mas Vidal

    Self

  • Li Miao Tseng

    Self

  • Francis Clooney

    Self

  • Varun Soni

    Self

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