Mumbai: Senior actor Arun Govil, who played Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’ 39 years ago, has appreciated Ranbir Kapoor’s look as the new Ram in Nitesh Tiwari’s mythological drama ‘Ramayana’.
Govil, who will be seen playing Ranbir’s father King Dasharatha in the upcoming film, revealed that the ‘Ramayana’ team has worked really hard, and the lead actor is looking really good.
“The Ramayana by Nitesh Tiwari looks very good. It has been made with a lot of hard work by Nitesh Tiwari, the actors and the entire team. The main actor Ranbir Kapoor is looking very good as Lord Ram. He is a good actor and good human being. To play a God, you’ve to have a good, pure soul, and you have to be a good human being also,” Govil was quoted as saying by PTI.
Quite naturally, people are making comparisons.
“Comparisons are always made when a standard is set and no one should feel bad that I’m being compared. I believe that in order to play the role of God, you should look like that. The look is very important. When people see you, they should see God in you, and think, ‘God can be like that’.”
Reacting to comparisons with Prabhas’ ‘Adipurush’, Govil shared, “There is a lot of difference between Ramayana and Adipurush.”
When it was first announced that Ranbir had been roped in to play Lord Ram, internet was left divided.
While a section of fans was thrilled to see their favourite actor play Ram, others trolled Ranbir, saying that he was not good enough to play the character.
The film, also starring Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Amitabh Bachchan as Jatayu, is set to be released in two parts.
The first instalment of the film is slated to hit theatres this Diwali, and the second one in 2027.
