Hanuman: Who does not remember the hit TV serial ‘Jai Hanuman’? People used to gather in front of the TV to watch this show. This serial, which started in the year 1997, was telecast on Doordarshan channel every Tuesday of the week. Every character of the show ‘Jai Hanuman’ became famous in every house. One of those actors is Raj Premi…
Raj Premi became famous in every household by playing the character of ‘Hanuman’.
Raj Premi played the lead role of Hanuman in ‘Jai Hanuman’. After Dara Singh, if any actor has been able to fit the role of Lord Hanuman in the hearts of the audience, then it is only the Raj Lover. Let us tell you that these days Raj is showing his talent in Bhojpuri cinema. Raj is seen in some role or the other in almost half the films.
Raj Premi had revealed in an interview that he had decided during his studies that he wanted to make his career in acting. In 1991, when Raj was in college, Ramanand Sagar gave him the role of Hiranyakashyap for the first time. Similarly, Raj started with the role of villain. After this, he was seen in TV shows like ‘Devon Ke Dev Mahadev’, ‘Sankat Mochan’, ‘Tara’, ‘Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya’.
This is how I got the role of Hanuman
While playing the role of Shishupal in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Shri Krishna’, Raj Premi was offered the role of ‘Jai Hanuman’. The actor had told that it was Bhushan Jeevan who got him the job in ‘Jai Hanuman’. About 5-6 months after the interview, he got a call that he had been signed for the lead role of Hanuman. After this, Raj Premi did not look back and by becoming Hanuman, he entered everyone’s hearts.
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