Many shows have come and gone on TV but there have been two shows which have been liked by every generation. These two shows are Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana and BR Chopra’s show Mahabharata. These two shows are considered to be one of the most favorite family shows. Even today families like to watch these shows on TV or OTT. Ramayana was composed by Ramanand Sagar. He had struggled a lot to make this show and things were arranged for the show with great effort.
Many things about this show are quite unique. Do you know that the makers were quite unsure while making the success story of Ramayana, which we all hear today. He was confident that people would like the show, but the makers were quite unsure whether the show would make money or not. In such a situation, he made a test show, which became quite successful.
What was the name of the test show?
The name of this test show was Vikram Betal, which was aired before Ramayana. The makers were not able to take any decision regarding Ramayana. Seeing this problem, the producers decided to make the serial Vikram Betal. In this serial, almost all the actors who were in the Ramayana serial were there. People liked Vikram Betal very much. After this Ramayana serial was telecast. Before becoming Ram in this serial, Arun Govil had become Raja Vikram in the serial Vikram Betal.
The show started in 1987
Talking about the success of Ramayana, even today this show is counted as one of the most successful shows in Indian TV history. Ramayana was first telecast on Doordarshan in 1987. As soon as it came on television, Ramayan broke all the records of popularity. This show left everyone behind and did amazing things one after another. Even during the Covid era, the show was re-telecasted, whose viewership created a new record.
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