The debate over Sai Pallavi’s portrayal of Sita in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana refuses to die down. From the release of the trailer to the release of the film – Sai Pallavi’s Sita has been generating buzz on and off social media. Amid the debate, veteran actress Jaya Prada shared throwback pictures of herself in the role of Sita in the 1997 mythological film Love Kush.
Also Directed by Madhusudhan Rao and produced by Dilip Kanikaria under Devyank Arts banner, the film featured Jitendra as Lord Rama, Jaya Prada as Sita, Arun Govil as Lakshmana, Dara Singh as Hanuman and Prana as Valmiki.
Sharing the picture, Jaya Prada wrote, “Pick love kush back.”
The Internet showed Jaya Prada’s love for Sita.
One user wrote, “Love Kush movie. Great choice and great performance in Maa Sita’s role.”
Another user wrote, “If there is any definition of beauty this is our Jayaprada. No one can replace you, even me being a 90’s girl, my favorite actress Jayaprada Garu.”
A third commenter wrote, “You are amazing in this movie. I know my nanma called you our Sita, the way you still look amazing, I wish they re-release this movie atleast on netflix and people know about our bench mark about Sita.”
In a recent interview, Arun Govil recalled how he was hesitant to play Lakshman in the film after playing the role of Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar’s epic show on television.
“In the film Love Kush, where Jatinder played Ram, they wanted me as Laxman. I told the producer it’s not right; don’t make me play Laxman, but they didn’t listen. They wanted me. I said, ‘OK, let’s do it.’ But then look what happened. The film didn’t even run for a day. No one knows about that film,” Arun Govil told Variety India in an interview.
Meanwhile, Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally within 8 days of its release. opened to mixed reviews, The Ramayana After an inconsistent extended weekend performance registered a solid increase from Monday. The film’s domestic collection is Rs 675.05 crore (gross) and Rs 564.60 crore (net).
Ramayana joins the illustrious list of Indian films that have grossed Rs 1,000 crore at the box office. The list includes names like Dangal (2016), Dhurandhar 2 (2026), Baahubali 2 (2017), Pushpa 2 (2024), Dhurandhar (2025), RRR (2022), KGF Chapter 2, Jawan (2023), Pathan (2023 AD) and Kaal (2024).
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