Doordarshan's Laxman Rises Doubts On Big Screen Ram

Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming film "Ramayana" is generating buzz with actors from the original Ramayan series expressing mixed feelings. 

Dipika Chikhlia who played Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan criticized repeated remakes for making a "mess" of the story. 

Sunil Lahri who portrayed Laxman finds Ranbir Kapoor as Ram "unacceptable" to audiences despite liking his look. 

Lahri believes an actor without prior image baggage would suit the role better noting the difficulty for Ranbir to transition from recent roles like in "Animal" to Lord Ram.

Sai Pallavi cast as Sita also received mixed reactions from Lahri who is unsure of her acting and feels she lacks the "perfection" associated with Sita. 

He emphasized that Indian audiences envision divine characters as extraordinarily beautiful. 

Arun Govil, originally Ram in the classic series will play Dashrath in the new film a choice Lahri disapproves of respecting Govil too much to see him in a different role.

Reflecting on the recent failure of "Adipurush," Lahri hopes Tiwari’s remake will respect the essence of the original Ramayana. 

He stresses that while modern technology can enhance storytelling it should not alter the fundamental narrative or emotional impact of the epic. 

However, the bygone artistes of Doordarshan Ramayan are trying to gain some publicity with their typical 'old is gold' talk with resistance to accept new age films and actors.