Sunil Lahri opines fans will not accept Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram after Animal
Sunil Lahri opines fans will not accept Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram after Animal
Actor Sunil Lahri who played Lakshman in the Ramanand Sagar’s directorial epic show
‘Ramayan’ opines that fans will not accept Ranbir Kapoor as Ram in Nitish Tiwari’s directorial ‘Ramayana’. Moreover, he isn’t too happy with Arun Govil portraying Dashrath’s role in Ramayana after having portrayed as Ram in Ramayan.
Sunil Lahri encourages Ramayana remake without killing the soul of the story
He went on to add that everybody has been eyeing on Ranbir Kapoor’s performance as Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s directorial. The film also features Sai Pallavi in the role of Sita. Even as the buzz has already been high around the film, veteran actor Sunil Lahri known for playing the role of Laxman in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan has come forward to share his views on the much-anticipated film.
Speaking to the media personnel, Sunil Lahri articulated that he liked Ranbir Kapoor’s look as Ram from the film and regardless calling him “nice” and “smart”, the veteran actor remained uncertain on audience’s and fan’s acceptance for Ranbir in the role of Ram.
He further explained his point, stating that a person who has “no image or baggage” is a better choice for such a role.
Speaking highly of Ranbir, Lahri called him a “great actor” and opined, that he is sure Ranbir will do justice, but again, it is the perception of people that you can’t change. He has to crush his earlier performances and come out with this. And especially, after doing something like Animal recently, it will be very difficult for people to see him in such an opposite role as Lord Ram.
Sunil Lahri also opines that Sai Pallavi’s face lacks Sita’s perfection
Lahri further talked about Sai Pallavi plays Sita in Ramayana admitting that he hasn’t seen any of her works and was unaware of her acting skills. However, going by the leaked photo, Lahri is not too “convinced” with her looks.
“But, looks wise too, honestly he isn’t much convinced. In his mind, Sita has a very beautiful and perfect-looking face, and he doesn’t think Sai’s face has that perfection, further asserting Indian mindsets that have an image of Devis being “extraordinary”.
He isn’t sure how they are going to make this actress look that attractive that Raavan would fall for her.
Following the Adipurush debacle, upon being asked if he is hopeful about the new remake, Sunil Lahri stated Ramayan is not any single person’s property that only they can make. However, the point is how “convincing” one can make it.
The veteran actor urged makers to come up with stronger content to erase the image of 37 years of Ramayana created by them. He also cited the example of Kriti Sanon and Prabhas starrer Adipurush, where he believed “content and emotions were very poor”.
Lahri says that the story of Ramayana is very simple, but the way of presentation makes all the difference. He believes that it is the presentation that should touch the audience’s heart. The veteran actor encourages the remake of the mythological epic-drama but urges that the core of the story should not be destroyed.
On a concluding note, he mentioned that if filmmakers aim to make something different, the experiment should then be done with the technology at hand rather than the basic story.
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana features Ranbir Kapoor, Arun Govil, Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol, Yash, Ravi Dubey and more in important roles.
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