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Awake: The Life of Yogananda

6.7
10 October 2014 · Documentary · 87 mins

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.

  • 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
  • Deepak Chopra
    Deepak Chopra
    Self
  • Herb Jeffries
    Herb Jeffries
    Self
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    Self (archive footage)

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