Updated March 28th, 2021 at 14:20 IST
'Ramayan' return on TV completes 1 year; Sunil Lahri, fans recall 2020 lockdown memories
'Ramayan' return on TV completed one year on Sunday. Lakshman aka Sunil Lahri and fans recalled their 2020 lockdown memories, watching the show.
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The COVID-19 lockdown in March last year had been a tough experience for citizens, where people tried to stay involved by watching content, cooking, spending time with family and indulging in self-care activities. As Indians spent more time watching TV, the call to get the iconic serial Ramayan back on TV was made by fans, a request that was granted by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry. The re-telecast of the hit '80s show completed a year on Sunday and one of the celebrities to mark the occasion was Sunil Lahri.
Sunil Lahri on Ramayan re-telecast anniversary
Sunil Lahri, who played the much-loved role of Lakshman, recalled that it was on March 28 that the show had aired again last year. The veteran actor wrote, “I could meet you all and received your love and blessings. I am really grateful to you all.” He also dropped pictures from the shooting and stills, as well as the members of his team.
Pichhle Saal aaj 28th March se Ramayan ka re telecast hua, aap Sabhi se Mulakat Hui, aap sabhi ka pyar, duaen aur Aashirwad Mila...aap sabhi ka bahut bahut dhanyavad🙏🤗🌹 pic.twitter.com/6ZfvHkZbu0
— Sunil lahri (@LahriSunil)
Netizens too had fond memories from the day when the show was telecast again. Calling it the ‘most popular serial’, they shared how the show helped ‘maintain their sanity’ during the unprecedented lockdown, helping them learn values and even bringing families together. One had event kept newspaper clippings of the re-telecast.
ramayan dekhe hamara jeevan dhanya hua🤗🤗🙏hume bohot kuch sikhne mila..aur ap sab se baat krne mila social media se connect hue😍😍we are really lucky for it🤗mei iske liye ap sab ko dil se naman krti hu..dhanyawad 🙏🙏jai shree ram🤗🙏
— Chinnu 😄 (@aisiri_)
@LahriSunil sunilji yeh pichla saal ramayan ke retelecast ki vajah se kaise beet gaya pata hi nahi Chala..Ek sanity banaye rakhi ramayan ne. & Aap ko Jo bhi mila pyar samman aap deserve karte ho.&aapse baat karne ka mauka bhi mila. Happy Holi @LahriSunil pic.twitter.com/hHBsEmH3RW
— Mmb (@chattersmusings)
@PrakashJavdekar जी जिनका उस समय सबने विरोध किया कि रामायण इस टाइम स्टार्ट क्यों कि लेकिन ये निर्णय बहुत ही अच्छा था , रामायण ने फिर से परिवार साथ ला दिया, बच्चे, बूढ़े सभी रामायण साथ देखते थे तभी 16 अप्रैल के एपिसोड ने छप्पर फाड़ रेटिंग्स (TRP) बटोरी। @swm_info#1YearOfRamayan
— Kumar Uddeshya (@Kumar__Uddeshya)
Hlw happy wala good morning🌞😘
— Sunehri Sharma (@sharma_sunehri)
Yes sir pichchle saal aaj hi ke din Ramayana Re-telecast huwa tha
Ye dekhiye sir maine pichchle saal ka newspaper bhi samhaal ke rakha hai jis din Ramayana Re-telecast huwa tha
And happy holi sir
Ye holi aapke jiwan me
Khusiyo ka har rang bharde😍 pic.twitter.com/SvIE9iqqSp
Good afternoon Sir 🙏aap ko bhi sir bhut bhut danyvad 🙏😇🌹ap se milne baat krne aur bhot kuch shikhne aur janne ko mila aap logo ne pure lockdown ko bhot hi special bna diya aur 2020ko kabhi bhi naa bhulne vala saal bna diya thank u once again sir 🙏❤🌹take care of yourself 🌹
— Dear Smita(🌹SSFOFSS🌹) (@SmitaDear)
The re-telecast of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan made the trio playing Ram, Sita and Lakshman: Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia and Sunil Lahri, in particular, very popular among the younger generation. They also joined soical media around this time, and started sharing their anecdotes and more.
The re-telecast reportedly even beat Games of Thrones finale in terms of viewership, notching up 7.7 crore viewers for one of the episodes. The success of Ramayan prompted the return of Uttar Ramayan and also a newer version of Ramayan, as well as another popular mythological serial, Mahabharat.
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Published March 28th, 2021 at 14:20 IST