October 6
Raavan of Ramayan Serial, passes away
‘Raavan’ of popular mythological show “Ramayan” is no more. Arvind Trivedi, the veteran actor who had played the character of Raavan in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, died on late Tuesday evening following a heart attack. He was in his early 80s.
He served as the acting chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification from 2002 to 2003.
He was in Gujarati Film Industry for almost 40 years. During his long career as an actor, he has acted in about 300 films including Hindi and Gujarati.
In 1991, Arvind Trivedi was elected as a Member of Parliament from Sabarkatha constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and was in the office till 1996.
Dipika Chikhalia and Sunil Lahri were among his old Ramayan co-stars to pay tribute.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Shri Arvind Trivedi.
PM said, ‘We have lost Shri Arvind Trivedi, who was not only an exceptional actor but also was passionate about public service. For generations of Indians, he will be remembered for his work in the Ramayan TV serial. Condolences to the families and admirers of both actors. Om Shanti.”
