Ramayan’s ‘Ram’ Arun Govil spells inclusion of Ramayana in curriculum

Ramayan’s ‘Ram’ Arun Govil spells inclusion of Ramayana in curriculum

Arun Govil, the actor who portrayed Lord Ram in the Ramayana TV series, suggests that Ramayana be included in the curriculum as it is not just religious, but a philosophy of life that teaches about relationships, patience, and peace.

Ramayana is our philosophy of life. Ramayana tells us how everyone should live, how relationships should be, how much patience one should have and how can a person attain peace
This is for everyone, and not just for Sanatani people, and hence should definitely be there in our curriculum.

Arun Govil had earlier said
“Lord Ram is an integral part of India’s culture and its identity”. The actor, who rose to emerge as a household name after essaying the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar directorial “Ramayan”, was invited for the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha ceremony along with his co-star Dipika Chikhlia, who portrayed Goddess Sita in the 1987 TV serial.

As per the 66-year-old actor he was not the first choice to play Lord Ram in the classic show

He recalled that in the beginning itself, he had told Ramanand Sagar that he only wanted to play the character of Lord Ram… When he was rejected, the role was offered to somebody else. But, was brought back for the role.

While “Ramayan” brought Arun Govil love and adulation, roles also dried up for him as it was difficult for filmmakers to imagine him in any different avatar.

Arun adds that had he done 500 films, the love and respect, which he gets today, would be missing, because, as of today, the respect that he gets for immortalising the role of Lord Ram on screen is unparalleled. People still hail him as ‘Ram’.

Meanwhile, the actor, went on to claim that no other character would have earned him this level of respect. His latest film “695”, based on the Ram temple movement, released in theatres last month.

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