Arun Govil reveals that the role of Ram gave him much more than 100 Bollywood films could have ever given. Arun Govil portrayed the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar‘s Mythological show Ramayan. Amidst coronavirus pandemic, entire nation is lockdown. All film and TV shoots are on halt. The channels had decides to Re-run the old shows to keep the audiences entertained.
Due to lockdown, Doordarshan decided to bring back old iconic shows like Ramayan and Mahabharat back on TV. The show has garnered massive TRP after its come back on TV. Families are watching the show together and everyone is enjoying the mythological series.
Recently, In an interview with E-Times. Arun Govil talks about how the role of Ram had given him so much in his life. He also speaks about how its good that the show is topping the TRP charts and the youth are also enjoying watching it.
He told E-Times, “I won’t deny, initially. I felt bad that because of the strong image of Lord Ram that I portrayed onscreen, I am was not getting Bollywood movies. Yes, my career came to a standstill, but I soon realised that even if I had done those commercial films, I would have not got the fame, love and recognition that I have got after playing Lord Ram in Ramayan. If people are giving me so much of love, respect at even this age it is because of that character. I feel what Ram‘s role in Ramayan gave me, I don’t think 100 Bollywood films would have ever given.”
He also revealed that he earlier got rejected for the role of Ram. Talking about the same, Arun said. “I had auditioned for the role of Ram initially but they rejected me as they did not like it at that time. But later they came back to me. The person who was playing Lakshman‘s role shot for 4 episodes. But left mid-way and then Sunil Lahiri was brought in. He was playing Shatrughan‘s character earlier but had to later play Lakshman.”
Arun Govil also spoke about that people still love them as they did 33 years back. The actor said, “People still love us the same way as it was 33 years ago. They still want to touch our feet or now take a selfie with us. The incidents I am sharing with you is about the pre lockdown period. Since, the lockdown has started we have not stepped out of the house. So I have no idea what kind of feedback or popularity will come our way.”
