Gurmeet Choudhary Ramayan Serial Episodes
The challenge of playing Ram, from dialogues to diets *So keen was Choudhary to perfect the sometimes two-page-long dialogues in difficult Hindi during the shooting of Ramayan that he rehearsed his lines standing before a mirror at Baroda’s Presidency Hotel. *Even before playing Ram, Choudhary liked working out and was fitness-conscious. But during the making of the serial, he stayed off fried snacks, particularly samosas and tried sticking to home-made food. *He has always been a teetotaller and never craved cigarettes or alcohol. Anand Sagar told the young actor that the modern-day TV adaptation of Ramayan had to be radically different from the original made by his father, (filmmaker Ramanand Sagar), in treatment as well as in production values. So, his protagonist had to go the extra yard to look the part. 'Anandji said the Ram I was playing was a warrior.
With Gurmeet Choudhary, Debina Bonnerjee, Ankit Arora, Vikram Sharma. 300 episodes. Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan is the story of the incarnation.
He had to be bulkier and more realistic than depicted in the original TV series. Therefore, I had to build six-pack abs and do strength training. Also, since the producers didn’t want the next-gen Ram to sport a wig – that would have looked too cosmetic in today’s day and age – I grew my hair for the one-and-a-half years the show was on air from 2011 to 2012.' Many television viewers assume that Choudhary met his wife, actor Debina Bonnerjee, who played Sita in Ramayan, on the sets of the serial.
But it is just another urban legend. 'Since the serial generated good ratings, people came to associate us with the characters that we were playing. But much before we enacted the iconic roles, Debina and I had already been in a relationship for three years.
We didn’t meet on the sets of Ramayan. We auditioned in a Mr & Miss Bollywood Contest on Sahara Manoranjan and that’s where we came closer.' Although Choudhary’s hot streak on TV continued with Punar Vivah, he tried to push his creative envelope by participating in a string of reality shows such as Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Nach Baliye and Khatron Ke Khiladi. 'I didn’t want to be stereotyped. The psychology of winning free audio download.
So, I consciously tried a range of roles. But more than that, seeing me in reality shows helped change my perception in people’s minds from a good-looking rookie who played Ram to a versatile performer. Even before these shows, I participated in Pati Patni Aur Woh on NDTV Imagine with Debina. I had my fill of reality shows before I called it a day on television. After playing the lead in three serials – Ramayan, Geet-Hui Sabse Parayi and Punar Vivaah – trying his luck in the movies was a natural progression, according to Choudhary. Still, did he have to do his first big role with a production house best known for making erotic thrillers and horror flicks? 'Yes, I’ve signed a three-film deal with Vishesh Films and these days, we are shooting Khamoshiyan co-starring Ali Fazal and Sapna Pabbi.
Ram was just a character that I played and enjoyed. But unlike the bhagwan, I am just a kalyug ka insaan.'