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The truth behind Ravan's ten heads
Ravan will be played by Narain Jha, who hails from Bihar. The actor has been seen earlier in television serials like
Shanti and
Kyun Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and films like
Kachchi Sadak. Jha will also be seen in forthcoming film
Ek Dastak in the protagonist's role, opposite singer and actress Vasundhara Das.
He is also currently performing in an English play called Chanakya.

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The truth behind Ravan's ten heads
Chandan Mishra, who wrote
Ravan, said the serial is based on facts. "After every episode, we will tell the audience the source of our story." The serial is directed Ranjan Singh, who seemed to be a man of few words, like 'action' and 'cut.' Zee's marketing head Tarun Mehra said they they did some market research in Varanasi, Gujarat and other centres to determine if folks were interested in a serial on Ravana. The response was positive. However, the response at certain points at the press conference was not as positive. When Narain Jha suggested that Ravan was a self-made man, a journalist from north India did not take it lightly. "Ravan was a god-gifted man," he claimed, to which Jha replied, "Then who is god?"
This led to a heated argument about religion.

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The truth behind Ravan's ten heads
The serial will reveal little-known aspects about Ravan like the fact that he was the grandson of Brahma, that Hanuman was one of the ministers in his court who left after a misunderstanding, and that Ravana did not actually have ten heads; he actually wore a necklace of ten heads. The beautiful costumes and sets have been designed by Vinu Shah and Santosh Prajapati respectively. The serial starts by explaining how Ravan was born. In the first scene Ravan's mother Kekashi (Ravee Gupta) is shown trying to seduce Rishi Vishrava (R K Gupta), because she wants to have a child with him.
Ravan will be aired from November 18 at 9 pm on Saturdays and Sundays on Zee TV.
Edited by monika.goel - 18 years ago