Awake: The Life of Yogananda
1 h 27 min
2014US
Documentary
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Overview
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.
Official Trailer
Movie cast
Anupam Kher
Narrator (voice)
Russell Simmons
Self
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Ravi Shankar
Self
Krishna Das
Self
Hitendra Wadhwa
Self
Mas Vidal
Self
Li Miao Tseng
Self
Francis Clooney
Self
Varun Soni
Self
Brother Vishwananda
Self
Deepak Chopra
Self
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