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Arun Govil
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Rajendra Agrawal
Constituency	Meerut
Personal details
Born	(1952-01-12) January 12, 1952 (age 72) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Shrilekha Govil
Relations	Tabassum (sister-in-law)
Children	2
Alma mater	Agra University
Occupation	Actor, politician

Arun Govil (/ɑːˈruːn ˈɡoʊvɪl/ GOH-vil; born 12 January 1952) is an Indian actor and politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is best known for portraying Lord Rama in the Ramayan TV series. He also appeared in films like Paheli (1977), Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979), Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981), Himmatwala (1983), Dilwaala (1986), and Govinda Govinda (1994). He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha to Meerut Lok Sabha constituency from June 2024.

Early life

Arun Govil was born on 12 January 1952, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He got his formal education at an affiliated college of Agra University situated in Shahjahanpur, where he studied science (BSc degree). His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do something for which he would be remembered.

Arun's father, Chandraprakash Govil, was a government officer. Arun is the fourth of six brothers and two sisters. His elder brother Vijay Govil was married to Tabassum, a former child actress and the host of the first Bollywood celebrity talk show on Doordarshan Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which continued for 21 years.

Career

In 1975, He moved to Mumbai to join his brother's business there. After a short while, he found that he no longer enjoyed the work and decided to find something more enjoyable. After doing dramas in college he decided to start acting. Govil got his first break in Indian cinema in the 1977 film Paheli, when he was introduced to Tarachand Barjatya by his sister-in-law Tabassum. He made his Bollywood debut in Prashanta Nanda's Paheli (1977). He shot to stardom after he was cast in Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979). He made his small screen debut in Ramanand Sagar's Vikram Aur Betaal (1985). He was then cast as Lord Rama in Sagar's TV series Ramayan (1986), for which he won the Uptron Award in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category in 1988. He reprised his role as Rama in Sagar's Luv Kush and Padmalya Telefilms Limited's Jai Veer Hanuman Barjatya was really impressed by Govil's performance in the film and he signed him a three-film-deal — Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), Vijay Kapoor's Raadha Aur Seeta (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979). Sawan Ko Aane Do became a major success at box office catapulting Govil to stardom. Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin was another success at box office. He featured in Kanak Mishra's Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981).

Ramanand Sagar cast Govil as Vikramaditya in his television series Vikram Aur Betaal and Rama in Ramayan.

His role as Rama provided him great exposure and led him to be cast in other roles such as Harishchandra in the TV series Vishwamitra or Buddha in the TV series Buddha. He lent his voice as Rama in Yugo Sako's Indo-Japanese animation film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992). He also played the role of Laxman in V. Madhusudhana Rao's Lav Kush (1997). In the year 2020, he appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show as a guest along with Dipika Chikhlia, Sunil Lahri and Prem Sagar to promote book on late Ramanand Sagar.

Personal life

Govil is married to actress Shrilekha. They have two children together, Sonika and Amal. Their daughter in law's name is Divya.

On 18 March 2021, he joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.

Political career

Arun Govil was nominated as the Bharatiya janta party candidate for Meerut Lok Sabha constituency from Uttar Pradesh on 25 March 2024, to contest the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls. On 4 June 2024, he was elected to the Lok Sabha, representing Meerut Lok Sabha constituency.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

• List of Indian television actors
• List of Hindi television actresses
• List of Indian television actresses

References

1. "Arun Govil movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. "Arun Govil - BollywoodMDB". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
3. "Ahead of contesting Meerut elections, Arun Govil in debt of Rs 14 lakh; A look at Ramayan actor's assets and qualifications". The Times of India. 3 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
4. ^ "Arun Govil: the first Ram". www.hindustantimes.com. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
5. "Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Suraiya... they all loved me". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
6. ^ "Paheli (1977) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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8. ^ "Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
9. "Vikram Aur Betaal: It was great storytelling with a twist". www.hindustantimes.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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11. "Recent news". www.friendsofprasarbharati.org. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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17. ^ Ekta Chanana (15 October 2021). "Arun Govil real life Sita, Shreelekha". Bollywood Shaadi's.
18. "Remember Arun Govil Who Played Ram In The First Ever 'Ramayana'? His Daughter Is All Grown Up Now!". PagalParrot. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
19. "Arun Govil of Ramayana fame joins BJP". The Indian Express. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
20. The Hindu (24 March 2024). "Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil, Maneka Gandhi in BJP fifth list; Varun Gandhi dropped". Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
21. "Arun Govil To Rachana Banerjee, Celebrity Winners Of Lok Sabha Elections 2024". ABP news.

External links

• Arun Govil at IMDb
• Arun Govil on Twitter
• Arun Govil Official Website
• Arun Govil on Instagram
• Arun Govil on Facebook
• Arun Govil's channel on YouTube
• Arun Govil on Koo App

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