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33 years after its release, Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, is still ruling the television screens. And, has set a world record! A recent tweet shared by Doordarshan India said that the re-telecast of Ramayan has become the most ‘watched entertainment show in the world’. The tweet further stated that the show recorded a viewership of 7.7 crore on April 16. The show returned to television in March this year amid the lockdown. It airs on DD National twice a day. Ramayan was written, directed and produced by Ramanand Sagar. He had made a total of 78 episodes of this serial based on Valmiki’s Ramayana and Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas. It was a Sunday morning staple back in the eighties. The show first aired on Doordarshan in 1987. The show starred Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia Topiwala and Sunil Lahri as Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman, respectively. The show also featured Lalita Pawar as Manthra, Dara Singh as Hanuman, and Arvind Trivedi as Ravana.
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