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we are taught to look upon Ramayana or Mahabharata or the story of Chanakya as "communal", and the legends of Shivaji and Rana Pratap as "revanchist". And notice too that these controversies were kicked up by columnists and the like - not by the common masses they so adore - and the hesitations hobbled politicians and civil servants - not the masses. Notice the controversies which were kicked up over the telecasting of Ramayana and Chanakya, notice the hesitations on account of which the telecasting of Krishna was delayed for months and months.Ayodhya and after: Issues before Hindu society.
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But I think it is time the secularists come out and admit that a ban on Hindu TV serials is dear to them not because of the law and order situation, but because of the fact that these serials remind Hindus of Hindu culture. But for those secularists who have been completely alienated from their culture, these TV serials were anathema, and so, of course, they wanted them to be banned. For the urban elites, it may have been a reminder of the culture they are in danger of forgetting. Through Tulsidas' Hindi Ramayana, the common people in North India are thoroughly familiar with Ram, Sita and Hanuman, and they don't need TV serials to remind them. Of course, Ram was never that far away from the ordinary Hindu's consciousness, that the TV serials could have made much of a difference.
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A great many secularists have blamed the Ramayana and Mahabharata TV serials for the "rise of Hindu communalism" and for the Ram hysteria.
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The studio was let out on shift basis and for every 8-hour shift, the renting changes would be Rs 2000. Reportedly, the shooting of Ramayan began in 1985 and went on for the next five years.Ĩ. The director would discuss various matters of the show with Hirabhai Patel and then decide on the future course of action.ħ. Son of Late Mr Hirabhai Patel and the current owner of Vrindavan studio, Vipin Bhai Patel also shared that director Ramanand Sagar and his father were close associates. It is also said that post the shooting of Ramayan, Shri Krishna was also shot in the same studio.Ħ. Many scenes featuring the sea in Ramayan were shot inside the studio itself. The studio is located along a seashore and has multiple locations on its premises. Mr Hirabhai Patel acquired a 40-acre piece of land in Gujarat under a government subsidy scheme, and set up the Ramayan studio on it.ĥ. Hirabhai Patel had also been well-versed in Trick Photography (a special form of photography that uses special methods to make unreal things seem very real), which gave the show a whole new dimension and made everything seem true to life.Ĥ. Art director and the then owner of the studio late Mr Hirabhai Patel was responsible for designing all the major components of the show, right from the costumes, sitting areas, chariots to the set itself.ģ. But in reality, the show was shot in the Vrindavan Studio in Umargam, Gujarat.Ģ. There are many reports which claim that Ramayan was shot in Mumbai. Mr Vipin Bhai Patel was kind enough to share some unknown facts and never-seen-before photos related to Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan.ġ. People flocked to the sets in large numbers to get a glimpse of Ram, Laxman and Sita, made immortal by actors Arun Govil, Sunil Lahri and Dipika Chikhlia.Īs the popular show is being rerun on DD National amid the country-wide lockdown, MensXP got in touch with the son of the show’s late art director. The amount of sentimentality and reverence the show enjoyed at the time, can be gauged not only by the testimonials the elders in our house share, but also by the show’s current rating on Doordarshan. Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan first aired more than three decades ago in 1987.