Ayodhya gears up for Ramleela, Bollywood stars to perform

With temple authorities in Ayodhya gearing up for the celebration of the star-studded grand Ramleela this Dussehra, a three-member production team reached Ayodhya from New Delhi to carry out a survey of the venue on Tuesday.

Nine-day Ayodhya ki Ramleela will be performed at Laxman Quila on the banks of the river Saryu from October 17-25 in which Bollywood actors will play various characters of the epic.

“The production team of Ramleela visited Ayodhya to survey the spot,” said Rishikesh Upadhyay, Mayor of Ayodhya.

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Manoj Tewari, actor-turned-BJP MP from north-east Delhi, will play the character of Angad, son of king Bali of Kishkindha, while famous Bhojpuri actor and now Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan will play the character of Bharat, lord Ram’s younger brother.

The role of Sita will be essayed by Kavita Joshi and that of lord Ram by Sonu Sagar. Legendary Bollywood comedian Asrani will slip into the role of Narad Muni. Other Bollywood actors involved in the production include Raza Murad, Shahbaz Khan, Avtar Gill, Rajesh Puri, and Rakesh Bedi.

The state government organized three successive Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya in 2017, 2018 and 2019 with chief minister Yogi Adityanath presiding over these celebrations.

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