Actor Arun Govil is best known for playing the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’. With his portrayal of Lord Ram, Arun Govil managed to inspire the generations to come, however, the actor suffered a setback in his career after wrapping the show.
In a recent interview, he talked about the challenges he faced and revealed that he was warned against taking up the role of Lord Ram.
Speaking to News18, Arun shared the love and admiration he received from fans all over the country due to ‘Ramayan’. He said, “The level of admiration I have gotten, I am not a normal person. If a normal person would have gotten this much admiration they wouldn't have their head on their shoulder. I often think what do people see in me? God is giving me all of this and I tell myself to take whatever he gives. He has blessed me a lot. But I have no credit for this, I haven’t done anything, I’m just a medium.”
Sharing how his career suffered post the show, he added, “I was a commercial actor before doing Ramayan. I was doing good work. But after starring in Ramayan, I wasn’t able to do that work. I used to think that this was a mistake. Being an actor, if you are not doing commercial cinema then you are nothing. Also, at that time starring in a mythological show wasn’t considered something great. My friends and family members told me, ‘Why are you doing Ramayan? This isn’t graded work, you will get caught in this type of work.’ But I was like, ‘I don’t know. But since I have thought about it, let me do it.’ I faced a lot of difficulty after that as an actor but I understood it later when I got a lot of love from the audience. I wouldn’t get so much love if I was a commercial actor. Now, I think if I wouldn’t have done this role, I wouldn’t have lived my life.”
Post the mythological show ended, Arun Govil made a move to films, appearing in the likes of ‘Muqabla’ (1993), ‘Hathkadi’ (1995), ‘Dhaal’ (1997), ‘Do Aankhein Barah Haath (1997)’, among others.
Arun Govil, along with Dipika Chikhalia, who played Sita in ‘Ramayan’, is in Ayodhya to be part of the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony.
