Hindi telefilm on Jesus released

A Hindi telefilm on the life of Jesus Christ was released in Bhopal on Sunday.

The six hour long film is titled 'Khristayan', and is shot in the Indian context to make it more interesting and compelling.

Directed by Fr Geo George from Indore, the film is likely to be telecast in parts as a TV serial in the coming days.

Around 200 actors have acted in the film. Besides actors from Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai, professional singers have lent their voices to the project.

"The specialty of this film is that it is shot in Hindi taking into consideration the cultural aspects of our country," said Bhopal archdiocesan spokesperson Fr PJ Johny.

"All the previous films on Christ have been from the western point of view. It is a mega project also an inter-provincial venture," he told the Times of India.

Fr Johny informed that the film will be aired as a sponsored TV serial like the Ramayana.

The film was released at the Miriam school for the Mentally Handicapped. The chief guest of the programme was Archbishop Leo Cornelio of the Bhopal diocese.

"The film is not for the Christian community but for all sections," said Archbishop Cornelio.