New Delhi: As Ramanand Sagar’s popular Hindi TV show ‘Ramayan’ is all set to return on television from Monday (July 3), veteran actor Arun Govil who played Lord Ram in the TV show went down memory lane and shared how he was a part of it. Became This.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Govil said, “From 1977, I started acting with Rajshree Pictures and Sagar Sahab, I also worked in Anand Sagar’s directorial Badal, and I did Vikram Aur Betal. ‘ I did and only then I came. It is known that Sagar Sahab is making ‘Ramayana’, so I approached him, I wanted to play Lord Ram.’
“However”, he added, “at that time working in mythology was not a very standard thing, and I was doing a lot of commercial films.” His family and friends also suggested him not to be a part of any such project.
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He said, “My friends and family said don’t do this it’s not good for you.”
Nevertheless, Govil was keen to play Lord Ram on screen. However initially destiny was not in his favor and he was rejected. He said, “He took my audition and he rejected me in the audition.”
“His sons Prem Sagar, Moti Sagar and Anand Sagar asked me to play Bharat and Lakshmana, but I said, ‘I want to play Lord Ram and if I am not suitable for it then it is fine. ‘ “Later they chose someone else for the role,” Govil said.
However, after a few days, she was called by the makers for the role and finally, she got the opportunity to be a part of the mythological show.
Govil said that playing the character of Lord Ram had a deep impact on his mind. “The atmosphere in our house was definitely religious, we used to do puja everyday, in the evening all the aarti’s and my mother used to say tell me to read Ramayana and at that time we used to read it but it didn’t affect that much Deep that we were young. But when we do something from the heart, it has a deep impact on us. And the same happened after playing Lord Ram.”
Talking about how he relates to the character of Lord Ram, Govil said, “I am serious, introverted and also calm by nature. So, I have certain qualities that are in common. This role has made my life complete.” The way the role and the show became popular, neither I nor the makers ever thought about it.”
When asked about playing similar roles, she said, “This role has given me a lot and I have gained more than what I lost.”
The show gained immense popularity when it was re-aired during the pandemic and what he thinks about it being re-aired on TV, he shared with ANI, “Ramayan is an institution that teaches how to live life and if If you take what has been said in this and take it into your life, then life will become very happy and peaceful.
On the work front, he is doing a stage show ‘Suno Shri Ram Kahani’ in which he narrates the story of Ramayana. Apart from this, he will be seen in ‘OMG 2’.