Published 18:24 IST, May 15th 2020

Ramayan: Gurmeet Choudhary recalls show helping Bollywood career, says 'forever grateful'

After the success of DD's Ramayan, the star of another version, Gurmeet Choudhary recalled how the show helped his Bollywood career. He said he was grateful.

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re-run of shows like Ramayan and Mahabharat to keep viewers involved amid lockdown witnessed unexpected response. former, in particular, kept viewers hooked and led to show t just becoming most-watched in India, but also around world before its conclusion. success also led to newer versions of ‘80s and ‘90s serials being re-telecast.

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One of m was Ramayan directed by Prem Sagar, son of earlier show’s director Ramanand Sagar. serial h starred Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonerjee. TV’s power couple h played role of Ram and Sita in 2008 serial, some years after tying kt in real.

Gurmeet on impact on Ramayan 

Gurmeet recently opened up on impact that serial h on his career in an interview with an entertainment portal. actor stated that Ramayan was main reason for his success as an actor.

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He also recalled how it helped him bag his debut in Bollywood. actor h joined films with Bhatts’ Khamoshiyan. He shared how veteran producer Mukesh Bhatt's wife, Nilima Bhatt, h seen him on show, helping him get cast for movie.  

Gurmeet stated in interview that if t for Ramayan, he would t have been able to reach this position and is ‘forever grateful’ to show. Sharing how show helped him gain visibility, Hate Story 3 star also thanked makers for re-telecast of show. He said that he is being showered with love and affection once again.

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Before Gurmeet, stars of earlier Ramayan too h experienced a massive rise of popularity after re-telecast of show. Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia, Sunil Lahri, who played Ram, Sita and Lakshman have become household names again. Meanwhile, Gurmeet and Debina’s version airs on Dangal TV at  7.30pm.

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18:24 IST, May 15th 2020