Well, after talks with the rightsholders, mythological TV show Ramayana and Mahabharata will be testecast on air beginning Saturday and will during the 21-day nationwide lockdown, it has now been confirmed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcast.
Earlier, people expressed their love for these mythological TV shows and said that it should be telecast once again to keep people entertained amid the nationwide lockdown. After several rounds of talks, it was decided that it will be telecast on TV from March 28.
Earlier, Union Minister Prakash Zavadekar took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “Happy to announce that on public demand, we are starting retelecast of 'Ramayana' from tomorrow, Saturday March 28 in DD National, One episode in morning 9 am to 10 am, another in the evening 9 pm to 10 pm.”
In addition to watching on TV, you can also watch the show on their app Newsonair. To watch the show on the app all you need do is scan the QR codes given below for android and iPhone users. The app is available on play store as well as app store.
Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayan" starred Arun Govil as Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita, with Arvind Trivedi playing Raavan and Dara Singh essaying Hanuman. The series originally ran from 25 January 1987 to 31 July 1988.
BR Chopra's "Mahabharat" featured Nitish Bhardwaj as Krishna and Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi, with Gajendra Chauhan, Praveen Kumar, Arjun, Sameer Chitre and Sanjeev Chitre as the Pandavas, and Punit Issar playing Duryodhana. The show ran originally from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990.
