Arun Govil, Who Played Ram In Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, Says His Career ‘Got here To Standstill’ After The Show

New Delhi:

Actor Arun Govil, who performed Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s magnum opus – a TV adaptation of Ramayan which ran on Doordarshan from 1987 to 1988, printed that his profession “got here to a standstill” after the display as a result of manufacturers did not in finding him appropriate for “industrial films.” The 62-year-old actor, in an interview to The Times Of India, printed that for the remaining 14 years, he “hasn’t accomplished anything else with the exception of making a couple of particular appearances.” Arun instructed the e-newsletter: “On one hand, a unmarried display had earned me immense love and admiration, however at the different, my profession got here to a standstill. I labored for a couple of extra years prior to placing a complete prevent to my profession in showbiz. For the remaining 14 years, I’ve now not accomplished anything else, with the exception of possibly make a couple of particular appearances” and added: “I’ve now not given up on appearing totally however I will be able to do one thing simplest whether it is excellent.”

Talking about his profession put up the epic display, Arun Govil stated that when enjoying Ram, each time he attempted to go back to Bollywood or do something different, other people rejected him. “I had began my profession as a Hindi movie hero and put up Ramayan, after I sought after to go back to Bollywood, the manufacturers stated, ‘Your symbol as Ram is so sturdy, we can not solid you as any individual else or come up with a supporting function.’ They felt that I used to be now not suited to industrial films anymore,” stated the actor.

He added: “That turned into the most important minus level of my profession and I realised that I may by no means go back to showbiz the best way I sought after to. I took up a couple of TV displays however each and every time I did one thing, other people rejected me announcing, ‘Arre, Ramji kya kar rahe hain‘.”

Ramayan, written, produced and directed through Ramanand Sagar, used to be a tv mega-event, which offered the concept that of Hindu epics within the golden age of Doordarshan. The show featured Arun Govil as Ram/Vishnu, Deepika Chikhalia as Sita/Lakshmi and Sunil Lahri as Lakshman amongst others. Some in style Bollywood and tv names had been additionally integrated in large line-up equivalent to Lalita Pawar as Manthra and Dara Singh as Hanuman.

As opposed to Ramayan, Arun Govil has featured in different Hindi, Bhojpuri, Oriya and Telugu motion pictures equivalent to Paheli, Judaai, Edu Kondalaswamy, Buk Bhara Bhalobasha and Muqabla to call a couple of. He has additionally labored in plenty of tv displays, together with Sanjhi, Antaraal, Antariksh and Ehsaas – Kahani Ek Ghar Ki.