India, Sept. 4 -- Siddharth Gupta got to play Lord Krishna in one of the biggest surprises at the box office this year, Krishnavataram Part 1: Hridayam, and he calls it a divine blessing. On Janmashtami today, the actor opens up on how playing the God has had a huge impact on him. "More than playing him, it is the process of becoming Krishna that has had a bigger influence," he says.

The actor asserts that no one can be Krishna as he is a God and a thought process, but his teaching helped him personally too. "We are in a mental pandemic as a lot of people are going through mental issues in today's time and age, and I was no different. I was also having difficulty coping up with the pace of life and where I am. But when you prepare and pl...