Alind Srivastava and Nissar Parvez’ Peninsula Pictures is weaving out interesting stories on Krishna’s life with the mythological presentation on &TV, Paramavatar Shri Krishna.

Noted actor Athar Siddiqui will soon enter the series in a formidable role that will put him against the mighty Kans (Manish Wadhwa).

Yes, you heard it right!!

As per confirmed media reports, it was actor Vinit Kakar who was roped in to play the role of Kaaliya Naag. But a last minute replacement has seen the actor going out.

A credible source tells us, “Athar looked more convincing for the role. Hence the change was made.”

When contacted, Athar confirmed the news to IndianWikiMedia.com saying, “Yes, I will be starting shoot for the show very soon. That’s all I can tell you at the moment.”

If sources are to be believed, Kaaliya Naag will be the rival of Kans and the two titans will have a clash. However, soon they two of them will realize that they have mighty powers and cannot defeat the other. This will see them going in for a compromise, thus getting to working together and putting their powers together to kill their enemies.

Athar was recently seen in the mythological presentation on Star Plus, Chandra Nandni.

Watch this space for more updates.