Arvind Trivedi – In 1987, Arvind Trivedi played the role of Ravana in ‘Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana’, which is considered the most iconic even today. His voice, expression and powerful acting made this character immortal.

Even today, viewers love watching Ramanand Sagar’s mythological show Ramayana. It has been 39 years since this show went on air. But, each character is stuck in people’s minds. Through this show, the fortunes of many artists changed and they became stars overnight. In this article, we are going to tell about 5 such artists whose fortunes shone through the show.

Arun Govil

Arun Govil, who gained popularity by playing the role of Ram in Ramayana, started his career on the big screen. He worked in many films including Paheli, Sawan Ko Aane Do and Himmatwala. But, he did not get much recognition on the big screen. After that he turned to the small screen and played the role of King Vikramaditya in Ramanand Sagar’s serial Vikram Aur Betal. Due to this he started being recognized in every household. However, his luck brightened by playing the role of Ram in Ramayana. His character had such an impact on people that in reality people started considering him as Lord Ram.

Deepika Chikhalia

Deepika Chikhalia was very much liked in the role of Sita in Ramayana. However, he started his career from Bollywood. But, when her films could not do anything special, she turned towards B-grade films. After that the actress decided to try her luck on TV. Ramayana gave Deepika the recognition in every household for which she had been working hard for years.

Sunil Lahiri

Sunil Lahiri played the role of Laxman in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana. Before Ramayana, Sunil Lahiri was struggling in Bollywood. Apart from this, he also worked in many TV shows. But, he could not get the recognition that he got from Ramayana.

Dara Singh

Dara Singh played the role of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana. By playing the role of Hanuman, he became a household name. Before this show, he had worked in many Hindi and Punjabi films and left a deep impression with his brilliant acting. But, because of the role of Hanuman, everyone, both children and adults, started recognizing him.

Arvind Trivedi

Arvind Trivedi was very much liked in the role of Ravana in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana. He made this role immortal forever. But, before Ramayana, Arvind Trivedi was active in Gujarati films. But, because of this show, he captured the hearts of people across the country.

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Anand Ramanand Sagar Chopra, son of Ramanand Sagar, who made ‘Ramayana’ for the first time on television, has passed away. Anand Sagar died on 13 February 2026 in Mumbai. This news has created a wave of mourning in the Bollywood and television world. Anand Sagar died at the age of 84. After his father, he has carried forward his legacy like him.

Last rites took place in Mumbai
Anand Sagar died in Mumbai, hence his last rites were also performed at 4:30 pm at Paramhans cremation ground in Mumbai. The news of his demise has been shared by his own family. A post was shared on social media by the family, in which along with Anand Sagar’s photo it was written, ‘With great sadness we are announcing the demise of our beloved father Anand Ramanand Sagar Chopra.’ Along with this, information about his funeral was also given in this post.

Contribution in ‘Ramayana’ also
Anand Sagar not only took over his father’s legacy, but even before that, he had been continuously helping his father in his work. Anand Sagar had participated as a co-producer in the Ramayana made by his father in 1987. Even after his father’s death, Anand Sagar contributed in the production, creative supervision and management of mythological and devotional projects.

This is how he handled his father’s legacy.
Anand Sagar is the only one among the 5 siblings who maintained his father’s legacy. After ‘Ramayana’, he produced Dharmir serials like ‘Alif Laila’, ‘Jai Jai Bajrangbali’, ‘Jai Shivshankar’. Due to which his father’s legacy was carried forward. Apart from this, he has also made films like ‘Aankhen’, ‘Armaan’. Apart from this, Anand Sagar telecasted ‘Ramayana’ again with his family during the lockdown, due to which once again the record-breaking audience liked it.

With the days of Navratri, the festival of Vijayadashami is beauty across the country. Dussehra is seen as a victory of good over evil. On the day of Dussehra, Lord Rama killed Ravana by breaking the pride. Ravana is a character who has been played by stars from the film industry to the TV, some characters are still remembered for their best acting.

Arvind Trivedi played the role of Ravana in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’. This character played his play is still alive in the minds of people. Because of this character, he became famous in every house.

Apart from this, actor Premnath played the role of Ravana in the 1976 film ‘Bajrang Bali’. The actor did the best acting of Ravana but his dialogue delivery was great.

Saif Ali Khan’s Ravana character in the film ‘Adipurush’ cannot be forgotten. However, Saif Ali Khan had to be trolled for his look and strange dialogue for this role.

Many Ramayana have been made on TV. Akhilendra Mishra became Ravana in the 2008 Ramayana. The actor was already famous for his negative role, but the actor got a distinct identity from the TV Ramayana.

Apart from this, Arya Babbar played the role of Ravana in the TV serial ‘Sankat Mochan Hanuman’. The actor had also taken a special look to become Ravana, which became quite popular. In the coming time, the audience is also going to see the new Ravana.

This star Ravan will be in Ramayana film

Nitesh Tiwari’s Maching film ‘Ramayana’ is coming in which actor Yash is going to play the role of Ravana. The film will be made with a budget of 4000 crores, which will be the most expensive film ever. In this film, Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi are going to play the role of Lord Ram and mother Sita. However, the actor had to face trolling on social media for Ram’s role.

There are many shows in the TV world that changed history. Because the mother -in -law was also a daughter -in -law, Anupama, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, Ye Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Apart from mother-in-law drama, there is a show that made a record in TRP. The show achieved so much viewership in a day, the show became the most watched show globally. We are talking about Ramayana.

Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana came in 1987. At that time, the streets used to be crowded to see the Ramayana and even when the show was re-telected, he exploded.

Ramayana made this record
According to BARC, the show became the World Most Walnned Show in 2020.

The Ramayana was re -telecasted in 2020 during the lockdown. During this time people once again joined the show. Ramayana was once again seen in every house. During this time, Ramayana made records. The show achieved 77 million (7.7 crore) viewers’ viewership in a single day. The show made a record global record. Till then no show had received so much viewership in a day. Arun Govil was in the role of Ram in this show. At the same time, Deepika Chikhalia was seen in Sita’s role.

Mahabharata was also liked
At the same time, fans also gave a lot of love to Mahabharata. When Mahabharata was telecast again, the second most watched show was made. However, its data was not officially released by Bark.

Prasar Bharati and BARC India said in the statement in 2020- because of the re-ra-ra-run of Ramayana and Mahabharata, Doordarshan has become the most viewed channel in India.

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Dara Singh of India, who was awarded the title of ‘Rustom-e-Punjab’ and ‘Rustom-e-Hind’. He was a precious gem of the Indian wrestling and entertainment world. His physical structure, strength and mastery in wrestling made him an invincible wrestler of his time. Dara Singh got his wrestling iron not only in India, but also internationally.

Dara Singh illuminated the name of India worldwide by Chit to big wrestlers at the world level. In India, Dara Singh became a person who acted in addition to Pahlavani. He is known for the role of Hanuman in Ramanad Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’. This character of Dara Singh is still alive in the hearts of the audience.

Dara Singh was compared to Gama wrestler
Dara Singh said goodbye to this world on 12 July 2012. He became such a wrestler of India who was compared to Gama wrestler. He fought around 500 wrestling matches and never gave up. In 1968, he won the World Freestyle Championship by defeating American wrestler Lau Thez, which made him the first Indian World Champion. Gama wrestler never lost any match in his career. The involvement of both of them and the achievement of defeating foreign wrestlers at the world level makes them equal. Both proved the strength of Indian wrestling.

Retired from wrestling at the age of 55 years
Dara Singh made wrestling popular in independent India in the 20th century. His films and presence on TV gave him a big platform. An interesting thing related to Dara Singh is that he picked up Australian wrestler King Kong weighing 200 kg from the ring, after which he became a superstar overnight. At the age of 55, Dara Singh retired in the last match played in wrestling.

Worked in 16 films with Mumtaz
After retirement, he knocked towards Bollywood. He made her Bollywood debut in Hindi cinema in the year 1952 with the film ‘Sangdil’, which had stars like Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. Dara Singh acted in 16 films with actress Mumtaz, out of which 10 were superhit. His pair was well liked by the audience. There were also rumors of affair between them. His last film was Jab We Met (2007), in which he played the role of Kareena Kapoor’s grandfather.

Leave non-veg for Hanuman’s role
Dara Singh played the role of Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s serial ‘Ramayana’ and got popularity from house to house. He had given up non-veg food for this role. Dara Singh, who has worked from the big screen to the small screen, also reached Parliament. He was the first sportsperson to nominate for a Rajya Sabha member from 2003-2009. He was also the President of Jat Mahasabha.