Dipika Chikhlia Reacts To Arun Govil Playing Dasharath In Ranbir Kapoor Starrer Ramayana; Calls It 'Out Of Context'

Actor Arun Govil who portrayed Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar's 1987 TV series Ramayan is playing Ram’s father, Dasharath, in Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming magnum opus. Govil is playing Ranbir Kapoor's on-screen father in Ramayana.

Dipika Chikhlia, who played Goddess Sita in Ramayan, shared that to see Arun Govil as Dasharath is "a little out of context." She also revealed not being approached for Ramayana.

Dipika Chikhlia on Arun Govil playing Dasharath in Ramayana

In an interview with Times of India, Dipika Chikhlia said she has seen Govil as Ram and herself as Sita. "For me to see him as Dasharath is really a little out of context," she said. However, she said that it's Arun Govil's personal choice.

"It’s very personal as to how people feel. It’s very difficult to break images. I mean, if you played Ram, then you are Ram," she added.

The actress also said she was never approached for the film. She admitted she wouldn’t feel comfortable doing any role within the Ramayana again. As she has already played Sita, Dipika doesn’t think she can play any other character in the epic. "It’s something I’m not sure about. If I was doing something in Mahabharat or Shiv Puran, I could still give it a thought, but not in a Ramayana film," she said further.

About Ramayana

Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and co-written by Namit Malhotra, who has also backed the film along with Yash. The first glimpse was unveiled recently, where we got glimpses of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Yash as Ravana. The epic saga also stars Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravi Dubey as Laxman, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. Hollywood legend Hans Zimmer has boarded the film to compose the music, along with Indian maestro AR Rahman.

As per reports, Ramayana is said to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 1,600 crore.

It will hit theatres in two parts- first part will arrive on Diwali, 2026, followed by the second part on Diwali, 2027.