'Ramayan' fame Sunil Lahri says 'other' versions of the show were 'not impactful'

After phemenal success of Ramayan's rerun, cast of show got toger again after nearly 30 years to discuss its widespre impact. media interaction featured Dipika Chikhilia who played Sita, Sunil Lahri who played Laxman, and Prem Sagar, who is son of late showrunner, Ramanand Sagar.

During interaction, Sunil Lahri and Dipika Chikhilia were quizzed about newer versions of Ramayan. However, Sunil Lahri revealed that he did t care for newer Ramayan versions, as y were t as "impactful". 

Sunil Lahri, aka Lakshman, reveals that he did t find new Ramayan interesting

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In virtual media interaction, Dipika Chikhlia, Sunil Lahri and Prem Sagar were asked if y h seen following versions on Ramayan on TV, and if re were any actors' performances y liked in show or any favourites who played ir counterpart characters.

To this, Sunil Lahri said re is ne to pick a favourite from. He said, "re has t been a show that was as impactful as Ramayan, and following versions did t have that kind of writing or screenplay that me same kind of impact that first Ramayan did, because show was a first of its kind and a trendsetter," he said.

Prem Sagar said, "re will never be a show as impactful as Ramayan." Dipika Chikhlia said that she has t watched any following versions of Ramayan, so she cant comment on it.

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Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan premiered all way back in 1987 and was a huge success even back n. entire show was written, produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar. le cast included Arun Govil as Ram, Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, Sunil Lahri as Lakshman, and Dara Singh as Hanuman. Arvind Trivedi played iconic role of Ravan. 

Or Ramayan trivia that was shared during interaction

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During interview, Ramayan's cast revealed trivia from show that was t kwn by many. Prem Sagar talked about how people would come in buses to touch Ram and Sita's feet. Moreover, Prem Sagar also revealed that Dara Singh, aka Hanuman, took longest to get rey during filming.

In fact, Dara Singh even helped Ramanand Sagar write script for Ramayan. Sunil Lahri has also started sharing trivia for show on his social media. He recently shared a video where he talked about Ramayan's episode 4. 

[Promo im from Sunil Lahri Instagram]

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