Actor Arun Govil as Dashrath, Ravi Dubey is Lakshman in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayan
Actor Indira Krishnan, who plays Kaushalya in director Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayan, talked about the casting of other characters in the film.
In an interview recently, she revealed that the film’s team has got actors Ravi Dubey and Arun Govil to play Lakshman and Dashrath, respectively. Indira, who has worked in many popular TV shows, was speaking on YouTube channel Join Films when she made the revelation. The film is headlined by Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi, who play the characters of Lord Ram and Sita, respectively. The addition of Ravi and Arun definitely makes the film look more fascinating.
“I am doing a film called Ramayan, the shooting is complete, and I am playing Kaushalya with Ranbir (as Lord Ram). Ravi Dubey is in that, and he is playing Lakshman. It is 100 per cent a hit, it’s a super-hit. Not because I am associated with it, or the star cast is big, but the visuals are great,” Indira said.
She went on to talk about Arun, who is famous for playing Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. “He actually looks like Dashrath, just like he looked like Ram back in the day. When we were shooting, he would talk about the time when they made Ramayan,” she shared.
“Have never seen Ranbir Kapoor speak to anyone disrespectfully”
Indira further appreciated Ranbir’s acting prowess. She added that the actor challenges himself and always keeps pushing himself to do better. “He is a brilliant actor, but he can connect with a common man. I have never seen him speak in a disrespectful way to anyone. The way he has respected me in the industry, I don’t think anyone else has. I feel if anyone could have played Ram beautifully, it is Ranbir. I can’t see another actor playing Ram. He is a very versatile actor. And he challenges himself,” she elaborated.
Earlier, during his appearance on a podcast, casting director Mukesh Chhabra mentioned having a popular TV actor on board the film. “We’ve found a lovely actor for Lakshman. A lot of people auditioned for the role. But I’m very happy with the actor we’ve gone with, this is going to be his first film in Bollywood,” he said on The Ranveer Show podcast.
This is going to be Ravi’s first full-fledged Bollywood commercial film. The trilogy also stars KGF actor Yash in the role of Raavana. It is believed that actor Sunny Deol will be seen as Lord Hanuman and Lara Dutta has been signed to play Kakayi.