
And I want to share something beautiful with you today,” the actor said in the video. ‘Ramayan’ was my first ever serial on TV and I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. “You must have seen me in the character of Lord Ram and in different other characters but I truly believe that whatever I have achieved in life is due to Him. Even though the actor was not completely fit, he shot the sequence.In a heartfelt video published by actor Gurmeet Choudhary on Twitter on Monday, he announced that he will make a generous contribution for the construction of a grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. He consulted a doctor and showed up at the sets to shoot the wedding sequence of Ram and Sita with Debina Bonnerjee. After hearing this, Gurmeet Choudhary realised that he could not let anyone else take his place at the wedding. According to the reports, Debina Bonnerjee told Gurmeet that he had to turn up on the sets as Ram and she would not exchange the vows with his body double. However, a day prior to the shoot, Debina Bonnerjee who played Sita, convinced Gurmeet who was at the hospital. The director decided to cover the face of the body double with Sehra made out of flowers. To fill in the absence of Gurmeet Choudhary, the makers decided to shoot the sequence with a body double. The wedding sequence was an important sequence and it could not have been delayed. He was in a really bad condition and was unable to attend the shoots of Ramayan because of his bad health.Īlso Read | Ramayan Diaries: People Came In Buses To Touch Lord Ram & Sita's Feet, Recalls Prem Sagar According to various media reports, while shooting the wedding sequence, Gurmeet Choudhary fell sick and had to be hospitalised for a week.

In the 2008 version of the show which is now telecast on Dangal, an incident had happened which narrates the story of the on-screen bond of Ram and Sita. The legendary saga of Ramayan was directed by Anand Sagar whose father Ramanand Sagar had directed the 1987 TV series of the same name.

According to media reports, Debina Bonnnerjee who played Sita had refused to shoot the wedding sequence with a duplicate Ram.Īlso Read | Ramayan Diaries: You'll Never Believe How Long 'Hanuman' AKA Dara Singh Took To Get Ready

In the show, the character of Ram is being played by Gurmeet Chaudhary and Sita is played by Debina Bonnerjee.

The TV show first premiered in India in the year 2008. Currently, the legendary tale of Ramayan is being telecast on Dangal TV. Over the years the Indian television industry has seen several versions of the story with different actors. The epic tale of Indian mythology Ramayan is one of the most respected and loved sagas by the producers.
