Dr. Ramanand Sagar has now ventured to recreate the
life and times of the universally revered saint, Sai
Baba, with his characteristic zeal and devotion. The
narrative artistry that will mark this venture, too,
has the added advantage of the support of extensive
research material gathered from volumes of eye-witness
accounts Sai Baba’s life story.
His countless devotees in India and all over
the world, therefore, look up to him as a guru, a
saint, a savior and an incarnation of that supreme power
which manifests itself in human form when the hour of
need arrives to redeem mankind from mortal sins.
While popular legend invariably revolves
around alleged persons and events with or without a
determinable basis of fact, the story or legend of Sai
Baba has the basis of fact and collective belief
inspired by his divine powers, witnessed by men and
women who shared those wonderful experiences.
As per popular belief Sai Baba was born
between 1839 - 1842 AD at Pathni in Marathwada in the
Nizam's dominion at the age of eleven Sai Baba appeared
under a neem tree at Shirdi and he was recognized as
the boy who left the poor Brahmin's home as a child.
Four years of painstaking research and the
collective enthusiasm and work of artisans and hundreds
of workers have produced an authentic Shirdi at Sagar
Film City - Baroda for the filming.
Sai Baba did not put down anything in writing.
It is doubtful whether he consciously wanted to teach.
He certainly sought to bring about an awakening. The
many miracles he performed, the diseases he cured, the
gift of love he gave to his followers were all part of
the awakening he brought about.
Through the serial, Dr. Ramanand Sagar, the
master story teller, intends to spread Baba's social
and spiritual messages with a judicious blend of
entertainment.
