Dara Singh in Hanuman: Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana, which came on Doordarshan, still holds a special place in the hearts of people. Dara Singh played the role of Hanuman in Ramayana. But very few people know that when Dara Singh was offered this role, he refused to do it. Then Ramanand Sagar convinced him for this.
Why did Dara Singh refuse to do the role?
Dara Singh’s son Vindu Dara Singh told in a conversation with Siddharth Kanan – ‘Ramanand Sagar had decided that my father should play the role of Hanuman. But my father did not want to do this role. He had said- ‘I cannot do this role at this age, people will laugh.’ When I and my father went to Ramanand Sagar’s house to dissuade him, he explained to my father. Ramanand Sagar said to my father – Dara, get ready. So my father said – Paji, take a young boy. I cannot play the role of Hanuman ji. Now I don’t even have a body building routine.
‘So Ramanand Sagar said that you cannot ignore God’s order. Ramanand Sagar said that he had a dream in which Arun Govil was in the role of Ram, Deepika Chikhalia was in the role of Sita and Dara Singh was in the role of Hanuman. Now this is God’s order, you cannot refuse.
Let us tell you that Dara Singh was 59 when Ramayana was shot. Dara Singh was very much liked in the role of Hanuman. People started worshiping him like a god.
Dara Singh seen in these films
It is known that before Ramayana, Dara Singh had also played the role of Hanuman in the 1976 film Bajrangbali. Dara Singh was seen in films like Mera Naam Joker, Mard, Kal Ho Na Ho and Jab We Met.
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