Ramayan: Sunil Lahri Reveals Why The ‘Agnee Pariksha’ Scene Was Difficult For Him To Shoot As Lakshman

Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan was undoubtedly one of the most loved television series back in 1980s. Well, much to our delight the show made a comeback to TV screens when Doordarshan began telecasting reruns of old series because of the coronavirus lockdown. This time, the TV adaptation of the Hindu epic broke several viewership records globally and became the most watched show in the entire world.

In a recent chat with Bollywood Hungama Sunil Lahri, who portrayed the character of Lakshman in the series, revealed that the Agnee Pariksha scene was the most difficult for him to shoot. Explaining his statement, the actor shared, “When Sita returned from Raavan’s Lanka, I was appreciated for my monologue in that particular scene and it was very difficult to portray Lakshman’s anguish. Since the beginning, Lakshman’s character had considered Ram as his idol and listened to whatever he said, he was like a father-figure and was highly respected by the former. So, in this sequence, Lakshman unleashes his rebellious side but he also had to make sure that he doesn’t cross the line.”

Sunil went on to add that there was a lot of frustration because Lakshman considered Ram responsible for all that had happened. Another aspect was that how could anyone question the purity of a woman like Sita? “So if he’s asking her to go through Agnee Pariksha, it means that he’s not sure if she’s pure when she returned from Raavan’s Lanka. So, to portray so many emotions in just one scene, it was a little difficult for me,” he concluded.

Well, it sure was an extremely powerful monologue and had a very high impact on the viewers.