There is a lot of buzz about Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi starrer film Ramayana. Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in the role of Ram in this film of Nitesh Tiwari. Whereas, Sai Pallavi will be seen in the role of Sita and South actor Yash will be seen in the role of Ravana.
At the same time, a few days ago there was news that Bobby Deol will be seen in the role of Kumbhakarna in Ramayana. But, now it has been confirmed that not Bobby but Panchayat fame Faisal Malik has been signed for the character of Kumbhakarna.
This is the thing about the film Ramayana. But, do you know who played the role of Kumbhakarna in Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhlia starrer TV serial Ramayana and where is he now?
Who was Kumbhakarna in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana?
Let us tell you that the actor who played the role of Kumbhakarna in the Ramayana serial was also liked a lot. He had given his life to the role of Kumbhakarna in the serial. The name of the person who played the role of Kumbhakarna in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana was Nalin Dave.
He was a Gujarati actor, who was tall and tall. Nalin Dave was a resident of Gujarat. He entered the Gujarati film industry with Bhadra Tara Vaheta Paani. At that time the actor was only 26 years old. Although he worked in many films.
But, he got popularity by playing the role of Kumbhakarna in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana. Not only Gujarati but Nalin Dev also worked in some Hindi films. He was seen in films like Nag Devta, Sati Nag Kanya, Hamari Jung and Paap Ki Saja.
Let us tell you that Nalin Dev and Arvind Trivedi, who played the role of Ravana in the Ramayana serial, were very good friends. It was on the insistence of Arvind Trivedi that Nalin Dev was cast by Ramanand Sagar for the role of Kumbhakarna in the show. Let us tell you that Nalin Dev died just two years after the Ramayana serial. He said goodbye to this world in 1990.
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