This was the first time the Ramayana was being shown on television. In the Ramcharit Manas, Tulsidas has told about the costumes of Rama and Sita and we had to look like that.
She says, 'We had no idea that this serial is going to create history.Ĭhandrashekhar Vaidya used to work as Watchman before getting role of Arya Sumant in Ramayana Deepika Chikhaliya was just fifteen and a half. There used to be a makeup studio, so we used to live there and no one would return to Mumbai. I used to stay at the shooting location for 27 days in a month. Deepika Chikhaliya, who plays Sita, says, 'The first episode was an hour long and took about 15 days to shoot. Ramanand Sagar was very serious about the serial. Many of us did not drink water, because if we drank water, we would have to go to the washroom. Sunil Lahiri, who plays Laxman in the serial, says, 'Many scenes were shot in the village. Also, the washroom arrangement was not very good. Many actors did not even drink water throughout the day. The set of the serial did not have the facilities in those days. This serial of 78 episodes was being shot in Surat and Mumbai. TV actress Kavita Kaushik is spending time with her husband So he decided that until the shooting of the serial is over, he will not even touch chicken and mutton.' But he had great reverence for Ram and Ramayana. Dara Singh belonged to the Punjabi family, so he had a great attachment to Nonveg. He told that his father gave up non-food during the shooting of 'Ramayana'. His son and actor Vindu Dara Singh revealed this in an interview. He went so far in the role of Hanuman that he gave up eating chicken and mutton till the shooting was over.
But when Ramanand Sagar did not listen, then Dara Singh worked in this serial with full dedication. When Ramanand Sagar offered him the role, he refused to work citing his age. Dara Singh played the role of 'Hanuman' in 'Ramayana'. There were many such incidents during the shooting of the serial, which show the feelings of the characters of the serial 'Ramayana'. While the popular TV show Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayana' is making new records, the interest of people about this serial has also increased in the last few days.