One of the biggest film franchises in Hollywood, '
Pirates of the Caribbean
', has roots tracing back to India.
Recently, the writer of Jack Sparrow's character has gone ahead to reveal that Jack Sparrow has been inspired by shades of Lord
Krishna.
Ted Elliott, one of the screenwriters for Jack Sparrow's character shares, "Jack Sparrow's character in Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most integral parts of the film. The characterization of Sparrow is based on Lord Krishna who is a major deity in Hinduism. While writing the character sketch of Jack Sparrow, we referred to the description of Lord Krishna, various shades of the Almighty, which helped us a lot in making the whole character of Jack Sparrow into existence".
This biggest confession has left fans into a frenzy as #JackSparrowIsKrishna witnessed a strong India trend, a testimony of which was seen on Twitter.
'Pirates of the Caribbean' starring
Johnny Depp in the lead role was started in 2003 with 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl', which received immense love and appreciation.
The series gave the audience the very famous character of Jack Sparrow created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and
Terry Rossio
and played by Johnny Depp which has created an everlasting impact on the audience.