Prem Sagar recalls he said ‘take off your shirt’ to Sunil Lahri when he was being cast to play Laxman in Ramayan: ‘I wanted to see his torso…’

Prem Sagar also spoke about the impact Arun Govil had because of playing the character of Ram on the show Ramayan.

Ramayan was first aired in 1987.

Prem Sagar, the son of renowned filmmaker and creator of the TV series Ramayan, Ramanand Sagar, recently opened up about the casting process for the epic saga, along with some hilarious anecdotes. Despite repeating the cast from Vikram Bethal in Ramayan, Prem stressed the importance of conducting a thorough casting process to ensure accuracy in his storytelling.

In an interview with Lehren, Prem recalled how Sunil Lahri, who played the role of Laxman, reacted when he was told to take off his shirt during the casting process. He said, “He (Sunil) came to my cabin, I said, ‘Take off your shirt.’” Sunil told Prem, ‘I felt very funny.’

Prem continued, “I wanted to see his torso. Arun Govil had the perfect torso. Between his two shoulders and his belly button, it was an equilateral triangle. He was the perfect guy and we selected him and he fitted Ram so perfectly.”

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Recalling how Arun Govil has an everlasting impact because of the character, Prem said, “You won’t believe, in Umber village, tribal women would bring their sick children and put them in front of Arun’s feet. And can you believe, the child would even become fine and recover. They use their own energy, Ram did nothing, but that was the impact of Arun Govil, which is there even today.”

Prem Sagar said that Team Vikram Bethal was repeated in Ramayan, including the actors and editor. Ramayan starred Arun as Ram, Dipika Chikhlia as Sita, Sunil Lahri as Laxman and Arvind Trivedi as Ravan.

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