Mumbai: Late Ramanand Sagar's mythological serial Ramayan, which is over three-decade-old, made a historic comeback on the small screen by garnering highest ratings for a Hindi GEC show since 2015. The fans now want the makers and starcast honoured by the government.
#AwardForRamayan is trending on micro-blogging site as the netizens are rooting for the team getting awarded as they feel it's long due.
Social media users are voicing their opinion and trying to make it heard by the authorities and few are even tagging Prime Minister in their tweets.
The unanimous voice on Twitter is that the show and the talents attached to it should be honoured as this epic series promotes culture and moral values which motivate the new generation as well.
"In 1987 the masterpiece was made and rest is historyFolded handsFolded handsPrayer beads...We have request to the government that, Ramanand Sagar should be awarded by Bharat Ratna Military medal, coz' Ramayan is the divine show who define our culture us and will be helpful for our upcoming generation Folded hands," wrote a user.
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Another user said not only the main leads but all the characters did justice to their pasrts so well that they all deserve to be honoured.
"Not only Ram,laxman or sita were performing a great role also all the characters of ramayan has been showing better among them,huge respects Folded handsFolded handsFolded handsFolded handsFolded handsthey really deserve #AwardForRamayan," reads the tweet.
On April 25, Arun Govil, who played the role of Ram, took to Twitter and stated that no government, either central or state, gave him any award for his work but he was content with what the Almighty had given him by associating his name with Lord Ram, and being a human was enough for him.
Amid the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown, the evergreen series was re-telecast on Doordarshan on public demand. The Ramanand Sagar production also became the highest watched serial in the Hindi general entertainment space. The show was the highest rated in urban and megacities.
Ramayan is an Indian historical-drama epic television series, which aired during 1987-1988, created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The show was a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu epic of the same name.
The show was a game-changer for Indian television, hooking the nation to the show. Sunday mornings were never the same for families in India after the first episode of Ramayan aired on television. The impact was such that the actors associated with the show, continue to live under the shadow of their characters, with people remembering them for the roles they played in the show, which narrated the life story of Lord Rama and Sita.
The role of Sita played by Deepika Chikhalia, Lakshman was played by Sunil Lahiri, Hanuman by late Dara Singh, and Ravan by Arvind Trivedi. It also featured Sanjay Jog, late Vijay Arora, Sameer Rajda, late Mulraj Rajda and late Lalita Pawar.
