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Ramayana Stars: Childhood Friends & Family Ties
12 Nov
Summary
- Addinath Kothare and Ranbir Kapoor were schoolmates and childhood friends.
- Kothare's father acted as Neetu Singh's brother in a past TV show.
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend' has achieved over 934 crore worldwide.
Addinath Kothare, portraying Bharat in the upcoming 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend,' shared a remarkable personal connection with his co-star, Ranbir Kapoor. The actors were childhood friends and former schoolmates, having played cricket together during their formative years.
Further highlighting a familial parallel, Kothare revealed that his father, a former child actor, once played the role of Neetu Singh's brother in the television series 'Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani.' This coincidence mirrors Kothare's current on-screen relationship with Kapoor in the epic adaptation.
The film, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is the first part of a two-part adaptation of the Hindu epic. Ranbir Kapoor stars as Lord Rama, with Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana.
'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend' has garnered substantial commercial success, accumulating ₹511.10 crore in net domestic collections and ₹611.05 crore in gross domestic collections by Day 7. With an additional ₹323.50 crore from overseas, the film's worldwide gross collection reached ₹934.55 crore.
