Published 18:08 IST, May 4th 2020

Do you know Ramayan's Arun Govil has also worked with Sridevi in a Bollywood film? Details

Arjun Govil's old picture with late Bollywood actor Sridevi has surfaced on the internet. Arun reveals it is from the 1983 blockbuster Himmatwala. Know more

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Arun Govil catapulted to fame after essaying Shri Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s blockbuster television series Ramayan (1987). But before portraying much-acclaimed character, Arun appeared in several films in small roles. One of m was Himmatwala in 1983, in which he shared screen with late Sridevi. Re to kw more.

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Arun Govil with Sridevi in Himmatwala

Three years prior to Ramayan’s release, Arun Govil shared screen with Sridevi in Himmatwala. Arun was having a QnA session with his fans on Twitter. A user shared a picture that h him and Sridevi and asked about it. actor revealed that it was from Himmatwala in which he played a speech and hearing impaired man. name of his character was Govind.

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Himmatwala stars Jeetendra and Sridevi in le roles. It is an action comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. movie received rave reviews from audiences and was a blockbuster at box office. It became highest-grossing Indian film of year and me it to top ten list of highest-grossing Indian films of 1980s.

Himmatwala is said to be a breakthrough film in Sridevi’s career as it launched her to stardom. film h chartbusters songs such as Nai Mein Sapna and Taki O Taki with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. It was a remake of Telugu film Ooruki Monagu (1981). 

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Along with Arun Govil as Shri Ram, Ramayan also stars Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala as Sita, Sunil Lahri as Lakshman, Arvind Trivedi as Ravana and Dara Singh as Hanuman with ors. show was retelecasted on Doordarshan amid COVID-19 lockdown. In its rerun, Ramayan broke several viewership records and became most-watched TV shows around globe. With outstanding response, show will air once again, w on Star Plus every day at 7: 30 pm starting from May 4, 2020.

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Arun Govil me his acting debut in 1977 released film Paheli. He grabbed much attention in just his second film Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) for his charismatic performance as Brij “Birju” Mohan. actor has worked in Odia, Bhojpuri, Telugu and Bengali langu films. Besides Himmatwala, Arun appeared in two films with Jeetendra. One being Judaai in 1980 which also stars Rekha. or is 1997 released Lav Kush starring Jeetendra as Lord Ram, Jaya Pra as Sita, Arjun Govil as Lakshmana and Dara Singh as Hanuman with ors.

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18:07 IST, May 4th 2020