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12 Facts About Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’ That Tell You How The Beloved Classic Was Made
There was a time when there was only big-screen noise. In such a situation, no producer-director wanted to make a show for TV. At that time Ramanand Sagar changed the world of television by making Ramayana. Ramayana became the most revered show of TV after Vikram Betal. Everyone was eager to see Ramayana in the street. At that time, there was only one voice from every house. Ramayana … Ramayana …! This show had become so popular among the people that when the telecast of Ramayana started, there was silence on the streets.
Today once again, every house has the same atmosphere as 32 years ago, but do you know these things related to Ramayana?
- According to the report, when the Ramayana was telecast for the first time on Doordarshan, the income per episode of Doordarshan was Rs 40 lakh.
- Jayashree Gadkar and Bal Dhuri, who played Kaushalya and Dasharatha in the Ramayana, got married in real life too.
- Ramayana was telecasted in 55 different countries, with a viewership of around 650 million.
- The Ramayana ended with the coronation of Rama. But a special episode of Love-Kush was shot for a person from Chennai because that person missed that episode. Due to this, that person had become hospitalized.
- The show’s name has also been recorded in the Limca Book of Records for the world’s most-watched mythological series.
- When the telecast of Ramayana started again on TV, it broke all the records of TRP. ‘Ramayana’ became the most-watched show since 2015.
- The shooting of Ramayana lasted for 550 days.
- Sanjay Jog was earlier chosen for the role of Laxman, but he could not give a commitment to shooting for more days. That is why he was offered the role of Bharata.
- Arun Govil played the role of Laxman in V. Madhusudhan Rao’s Luv Kush.
- The budget for one episode of Ramayana was 9 lakh rupees.
- Seeing the popularity of the show, its episodes were increased three times. At first, it had 52 episodes and later it was increased to 78.
- Arun Govil had to quit smoking in a public place after Ram got a lot of love from the audience.