Ramayan Highest Paid Actors: Who does not know about Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’? Although this show was in the headlines in 1987, its popularity is much more today than that. This TV show, which came 38 years ago, still holds its own place in the hearts of people. In this show, every character from Ram to Ravana was liked so much that everyone started considering them as real. But have you ever wondered how much fees the artists of ‘Ramayana’ got at that time? The most expensive characters of Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’ were Ram (Arun Govil), Sita (Deepika Chikhalia), Lakshman (Sunil Lahiri), Hanuman (Dara Singh) and Ravana (Arvind Trivedi).
on social media’Ramayana‘Old videos have also been liked a lot. Years later, when Ramanand Sagar’s show was telecast again, crores of people watched it, which created an uproar. Its characters are discussed every day. But we will tell you about the fees of the top 5 actors of ‘Ramayana’ and how much they got.
Budget and fees of Ramayana
According to media reports, it used to cost Rs 9 lakh to make one episode of ‘Ramayana’. There were a total of 78 episodes of this show i.e. its total budget was around Rs 7.02 crore. It is said that the makers had earned Rs 31 crore 4 lakh from ‘Ramayana’. That means the show’s earnings were approximately 4.5 times the budget. At that time, the budget of this show and the fees of the artists were quite low in comparison to today, because at that time the TV industry was not so big and expensive. The highest paid actor of ‘Ramayana’ was Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram.
Also read – Not only Arun Govil, this Muslim actor also played the role of Lord Ram in Ramayana.
5 most expensive characters of Ramayana
- Arun Govil (Ram): Rs 40 lakh
- Dara Singh (Hanuman): Rs 35 lakh
- Arvind Trivedi (Raavan): Rs 30 lakh
- Sunil Lahiri (Laxman): Rs 25 lakh
- Deepika Chikhalia (Sita): Rs 20 lakh
Arun Govil:- Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’, was the most expensive actor. He received a fee of around Rs 40 lakh for the entire show, which was the highest among the artists of that time. Arun Govil was paid Rs 700-800 for an episode.
Dara Singh:- The role of Lord Hanuman in ‘Ramayana’ was played by wrestler and actor Dara Singh. His fee for this show is said to be Rs 35 lakh. Dara Singh used to get 500-600 fees for an episode.
Arvind Trivedi:- The role of Ravana in Ramanand’s ‘Ramayana’ was played by Gujarati theater artist Arvind Trivedi. If reports are to be believed, his fee for this show was Rs 30 lakh. He used to get Rs 500 to Rs 600 for an episode.
Sunil Lahiri:- The fourth most expensive actor of ‘Ramayana’ was Sunil Lahiri, who played the role of Laxman in the show. If reports are to be believed, he had taken Rs 25 lakh for this show. Sunil Lahiri used to get Rs 300-400 for an episode.
Deepika Chikhalia:- Deepika Chikhalia, who became famous by playing the role of Sita, is also included among the 5 most expensive actors of ‘Ramayana’. He received a fee of Rs 20 lakh for this show. Deepika used to charge Rs 300 to 400 for an episode.
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