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Feature film — 2014

Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

6.71h 27mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 26 votes.

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Director: Paola di Florio

On screen

Cast & crew

Anupam Kher as Narrator (voice)

Anupam Kher

Narrator (voice)

Russell Simmons as Self

Russell Simmons

Self

George Harrison as Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ravi Shankar as Self

Ravi Shankar

Self

Krishna Das as Self

Krishna Das

Self

H

Hitendra Wadhwa

Self

M

Mas Vidal

Self

L

Li Miao Tseng

Self

F

Francis Clooney

Self

V

Varun Soni

Self

B

Brother Vishwananda

Self

Deepak Chopra as Self

Deepak Chopra

Self

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