Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

6.7/10 87 min Documentary

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.

Cast

Anupam Kher

Narrator (voice)

Russell Simmons

Self

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ravi Shankar

Self

Krishna Das

Self

Deepak Chopra

Self

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