Arun Govil
| Arun Govil | |
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 ArunGovil.jpg Govil in 2009 | |
| Born | Arun Govil 30 October[1] Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Chaudhary Charan Singh University |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1977- Present |
| Known for | Rama in Ramayan (1987) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Shrilekha Govil |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 👪 Relatives | Tabassum (sister-in-law)[2] |
Arun Govil is an Indian actor and producer.[3][4][5] He has acted in Hindi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha, Odia and Telugu films. He is best known for playing Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Ramayan (1987).[6][7][8] He made his Bollywood debut in Prashanta Nanda's Paheli (1977).[9] He shot to stardom after he was cast in Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979).[10][11] He made his small screen debut in Ramanand Sagar's Vikram Aur Betaal (1985).[12] He was then cast as Lord Rama in Sagar's TV series Ramayan (1986), for which he won the Uptron Award in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category in 1988.[7] He reprised his role as Rama in Sagar's Luv Kush.[13]
His role as Rama provided him great exposure and led him to be cast in other roles such as Harishchandra in the TV series Vishwamitra or Buddha in the TV series Buddha. He lent his voice as Rama in Yugo Sako's Indo-Japanese animation film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992).[14] He also played the role of Laxman in V. Madhusudhan Rao's Lav Kush (1997).[15]
Early life[edit]
Arun Govil was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.[16] He got his formal education at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where he studied engineering science and acted in some plays.[16] He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do something for which he would be remembered.[7]
Career[edit]
In 1975, He moved to Mumbai to join his brother's business there. After a short while, he found that he no longer enjoyed the work and decided to find something more enjoyable.[7] After doing dramas in college he decided to start acting. Govil got his first break in Indian cinema in the 1977 film Paheli, when he was introduced to Tarachand Barjatya by his sister-in-law Tabassum.[9] Barjatya was really impressed by Govil's performance in the film and he signed him a three-film-deal — Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), Vijay Kapoor's Raadha Aur Seeta (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979). Sawan Ko Aane Do became a major success at box office catapulting Govil to stardom.[10] Raadha Aur Seeta was a box office failure while Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin was another success at box office.[11] He featured in Kanak Mishra's Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981).
Ramanand Sagar cast Govil as Vikramaditya in his television series Vikram Aur Betaal and Rama in Ramayan.
His role as Rama provided great exposure to him and led to him being cast in other religious-based roles, including Harishchandra in Vishwamitra (TV series) and Buddha in TV series Buddha. Arun Govil has worked in movies of several languages. He has worked in Bengali movies like Bidhir Bidhan (1989) and many Telugu movies like Edu Kondalaswamy (1991), Govindha Govindha (1993), The Great Robbery (1996) and Aa re Kaaliya. He has also got an opportunity to anchor a show on lord Ram, Jahan Jahan Ram Charan Chali Jaahi. He also lent his voice in Hindi version 1992 mythological Indo-Japanese animation movie Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama as Rama.[14]
Personal life[edit]
Arun's father, Shri Chandra Prakash Govil, was a government officer. Arun is the fourth of six brothers and two sisters. His elder brother Vijay Govil is married to Tabassum, a former child actress and the host of the first Bollywood Celebrity talk show on Doordarshan Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which continued for 21 years. His nephew is Film and TV actor Hoshang Govil (Son of Vijay and Tabassum Govil). Govil is married to actress Shrilekha, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Film | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Paheli | Balram | |
| 1979 | Sawan Ko Aane Do | Birju | |
| Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin | Ajay S. Agarwal | ||
| Raadha Aur Seeta | Shekhar Verma | ||
| 1980 | Judaai | Umakant S. Verma | |
| Ganga Dham | Mohan | ||
| 1981 | Jiyo To Aise Jiyo | Kundan Sharma | [18][19] |
| Itni Si Baat | Anand | [20] | |
| Shradhanjali | Raju Kumar | [21] | |
| Commander | |||
| 1982 | Gumsum | Shankar | |
| Ayaash | Amal | ||
| Sasural | Narendra | ||
| Jawalaa Dahej Ki | |||
| Brij Bhoomi | Braj Bhasha dialect film | ||
| 1983 | Lal Chunariyaa | ||
| Himmatwala | Govind | ||
| Justice Chaudhury | Inspector Ramesh Chaudhary | ||
| Kalka | Shibhu | ||
| 1984 | Aasmaan | Doctor | |
| Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein | |||
| Ram Tera Desh | Prakash | ||
| 1985 | Karmyudh | Rajesh | |
| Do Dilon Ki Dastaan | Kamal | ||
| Yudh | Inspector Bhargav | ||
| Baadal | Thakur Kiran Singh | ||
| Lallu Ram | Shankar/Raju | ||
| 1986 | Devar Bhabi | in Hindi & Bhojpuri | Actresses Shoma Anand (Hindi) & Upaasna Singh(Bhojpuri) |
| 1986 | Dilwaala | Mohan Kumar | |
| Shatru | Salim | ||
| 1987 | Maashuka | Arun Verma | |
| 1988 | Jai Karoli Maa | Madan | |
| 1989 | Bidhir Bidhan (Film) | Bengali film | |
| Pyari Dulhaniya | Bhojpuri film | ||
| 1991 | Edu Kondalaswamy | Lord Venkateswara | Telugu film |
| 1992 | Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama | Lord Rama | voice only |
| Shiv Mahima | Lord Shiva | ||
| 1993 | Govinda Govinda | Lord Venkateswara | Telugu film |
| Muqabla | Havaldar Satyaprakash | ||
| 1994 | Kanoon | Pankaj | Vishal's brother |
| 1995 | Shanivrat Mahima | Bhagwan Indra/ Lord Venkestwara |
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| Hathkadi | Arun Chauhan | ||
| Buk Bhara Bhalobasha | Soumitra Dutt | Bengali film | |
| 1996 | Great Robbery | Lord Venkateswara | Telugu film |
| 1997 | Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law | Inspector Deodhar | |
| Do Ankhen Barah Hath | |||
| Lav Kush | Laxmana | ||
| 1997 | Gaon Desh | Bade Chaudhary | Bhojpuri Film |
| 1999 | Upendra | Raja Vikramaditya | Kannada Film |
| 2006 | Babul Pyaare | Pandit Hari Singh | Bhojpuri Film |
Television[edit]
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Vikram Aur Betaal | King Vikramaditya | DD National | |
| 1987-1988 | Ramayan | Shri Ram | DD National | |
| 1989 | Luv Kush | Shri Ram | DD National | |
| 1992 | Phoolwanti | Pandit Vankatesh Shastri | DD National | |
| 1994-95 | Mashaal | Ajay | DD National | |
| 1995 | Vishwamitra | Raja Harishchandra | DD National | |
| 1998-1999 | Aashiqui | |||
| 1999-2000 | Pal Chhin | Pratap Singh | Star Plus | |
| 2000-2001 | Basera | Zee TV | ||
| 2001 | Kaise Kahoon | Zaheer Ahmed | Zee TV | |
| 2002 | Saanjhi[22] | Amar | Zee TV | |
| 2003 | Ehsaas - Kahani Ek Ghar Ki | DD National |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Birthday wishes for Amit, Navina, Yash and Arun". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ↑ "Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Suraiya... they all loved me". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "Birthday wishes for Amit, Navina, Yash and Arun". Tellychakkar Dot Com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Arun Govil movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ "Arun Govil - BollywoodMDB". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ "I would never regret playing lord Ram: Arun Govil - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Arun Govil: the first Ram". www.hindustantimes.com. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ "Recent news". www.friendsofprasarbharati.org. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Paheli (1977) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ "Vikram Aur Betaal: It was great storytelling with a twist". www.hindustantimes.com. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ "Luv Kush, Uttar Ramayan episodes". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (Released) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "Lav Kush (1997) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Remember Arun Govil Who Played Ram In The First Ever 'Ramayana'? His Daughter Is All Grown Up Now!". PagalParrot. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "Arun Govil aka Ram: People touch my feet even 30 years after Ramayan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ↑ "Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ↑ "Jiyo To Aise Jiyo". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ↑ "Itni Si Baat (1981) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "Shradhanjali (1981) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
External links[edit]
- Arun Govil on IMDb
- Arun Govil on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
