Uttar Ramayan to air on Doordarshan from Sunday; Swwapnil Joshi recalls role as young Kush

Ramayan is rewriting the history of Indian Television with its extra-ordinary ratings since the re-run. Not just turning out to be the most-watched show in the last four years, the success of the show has also led to Doordarshan becoming the most-watched channel amid the lockdown against COVID-19. Now, building on the success, the channel is all set to re-run another related mythological show of that era, Uttar Ramayan. READ: 'Ramayana' Star Arvind Trivedi Debuts On Twitter, #RavanOnTwitter Trends Uttar Ramayan, also known as Luv Kush, is all set to premiere on Doordarshan National from Sunday at 9 PM. The interesting bit is that Swwapnil Joshi had played the role of a young Kush in the serial. The popular Marathi actor exulted over the news of the re-telecast and recalled how it was his first-ever role. He even shared a picture from that time, posing with the character who played Luv, Mayuresh Kshetramade. Mayuresh was the one who shared the picture with his former co-star and Swwapni was happy to find his ‘twin.’ READ: Ramayan's Lakshman Shares 'Meghnadh Vadh' Pic; Netizens Asks Him To Keep Distance From TV Here are the posts: My first ever role. KUSH!!!! After the grand success of #Ramayan, Now @DDNational will telecast Luv Kush's #UttarRamayan On air from 19th April, 9 pm.@arungovil12 @ChikhliaDipika @LahriSunil @swwapniljoshi @sagar_meenakshi Jai Shri Ram! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AKAFSec5Lx — Swwapnil Joshi | स्वप्नील जोशी (@swwapniljoshi) April 18, 2020 Hey, found u! ❤️ https://t.co/DaWqGkE4B7 — Swwapnil Joshi | स्वप्नील जोशी (@swwapniljoshi) April 19, 2020 Can’t wait! ❤️🙏 https://t.co/zJRcOt6qiR — Swwapnil Joshi | स्वप्नील जोशी (@swwapniljoshi) April 19, 2020 हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की, ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा श्री राम की... देखना नहीं भूलें 'उत्तर रामायण' आज रात 9 बजे से सिर्फ @DDNational पर! #UttarRamayan @arungovil12 @LahriSunil @DipikaChikhlia @MKShetramade pic.twitter.com/VTkNHVWAGt — Swwapnil Joshi | स्वप्नील जोशी (@swwapniljoshi) April 19, 2020 READ: 'Ramayan', 'Mahabharat' And Other Devotional Shows See A Massive Surge In Viewership Uttar Ramayan had aired during 1988-89, for 44 episodes and was also directed by Ramayan director Ramanand Sagar. The other members of the cast, like Luv-Kush’s parents, Ram and Sita, played by Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhalia, Lakshman played by Sunil Lahiri and Hanuman played by Dara Singh, remained the same for both the shows. READ: 'Ramayan' Written Update April 18: Ravan Dies, Ram Explains Reason For 'Agni Pariksha'

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Uttar Ramayan to air on Doordarshan from Sunday; Swwapnil Joshi recalls role as young Kush

Late '90s show 'Uttar Ramayan' is all set to air on Doordarshan from Sunday at 9 pm. Swwapnil Joshi recalled his role as young Kush, and exulted over it.

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