hiː ɪz nˈoʊn fɔːɹ plˈeɪɪŋ ðɪ aɪkˈɑːnɪk ɹˈoʊl ʌv lˈɔːɹd vˈɪʃnuː, ænd hɪz tˈuː ˈævɐtˌɑːɹz, lˈɔːɹd ɹˈɑːmə ænd lˈɔːɹd kɹˈɪʃnə ɪn lˈɑːt ʌv vˈɛɹiəs pjʊɹɹˈænɪk, ɹˌæmeɪˈɑːnə, mˌæhɐbhɐɹˈɑːɾə, bˌæɡɐvˈɑːɾə pjʊɹɹˈɑːnə bˈeɪst mˈuːvɪz, bᵻsˌaɪdz plˈeɪɪŋ tˈʌlsɪdəz ænd ɐbhˈɪmɐnɪˌuː, ænd ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈiːd ɪn vˈiː. ʃˈæntɐɹˌæmz nˈævɹæŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ænd ðə sˈɔŋz "tˈuː sˌiːˈeɪtʃhjˈuːpi hˈaɪ kˈæhæn mˌiː tˈædæptə jˈæhæn" ænd "bˈɑːzɪɡɚ mˌiː tˈuː dʒˈɑːdʒuːɡɚ".
He is known for playing the iconic role of Lord Vishnu, and his two avatars, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna in lot of various puranic, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana based movies, besides playing Tulsidas and Abhimanyu, and is also best known as the lead in V. Shantaram's Navrang (1959), and the songs "Tu Chhupi Hai Kahan Me Tadapta Yahan" and "baazigar me tu jaadugar".