Ramayan aired between 1987 and 1988.
Dara Singh’s role in Ramayan remains memorable to this day. In a recent interview, his son, Vindu, shared that his father was unsure about playing Hanuman at first.
Many actors played Lord Hanuman, but Dara Singh’s role in Ramayan stands out. In a recent interview, Dara Singh’s son, Vindu, shared that his father was unsure about playing Hanuman at first. Dara Singh thought he might be too old and worried people would find it funny. However, Ramanand Sagar convinced him to take the role. Vindu also mentioned that Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram, was initially considered for the role of Lakshman. Vindu recalled visiting Ramanand Sagar’s house with his father in an interview with Siddharth Kannan.
He said, “Ramanand Sagar had decided that he wanted to take my father in the role of Hanuman. He had locked Arun Govil for the role of Lakshman. So, my father told me that we have to say no to this role. He said, ‘I can’t do this role in this age because people will laugh.’”
He added that when they went to Ramanand Sagar’s house, he asked his father to get ready to play the role but Dara Singh was reluctant due to his age. “We went to his house and the whole family was sitting on the table. Ramanand Sagar told my father, ‘Tara get ready.’ My father said, ‘Papaji koe young ladke ko lelo mein nahi kar sakta Hanuman ji iss umar mein. Mein varjish bhi nahi karta (Take a young boy for the role of Hanuman ji. I don’t even have a body-building routine anymore). Ramanand Sagar told my father that you can’t ignore God’s order. He explained that he had already signed the whole cast but he got a dream in which he saw Arun Govil in the role of Lord Ram, Dipika Chikhlia in the role of Sita and my father in the role of Lord Hanuman. He said, ‘Now this is God’s order,’” he said.
Ramayan aired between 1987 and 1988. Dara Singh Was Reluctant To Play Lord Hanuman In Ramayan Due To THIS Reason: ‘I Don’t Even Have…’
