Ashutosh Rana On Returning To Theatre As Raavan In 바카라�Humare Ram바카라�, Inclination Towards Negative Roles And More

Renowned actor and television personality, Ashutosh Rana, is currently known to play the role of Raavan in the theatre production, 바카라�Humare Ram바카라�. Rana, who has also been the author of a book named 바카라�Ramrajya바카라�, plays the role in the show directed by Gaurav Bhhardwaj along with Rahul Bhuchar and Harleen Kaur Rekhi, who play Ram and Seeta respectively. The theatre production has already travelled to Delhi, Mumbai and Ujjain with over 30 shows performed already. 

During an exclusive chat with Outlook India, Rana mentioned what made him take up the role of Ravana in the magnum opus play 바카라�Humare Ram바카라�. He said, 바카라�Ravana was a character that I was enamoured by in my childhood. I belong to Gadarwarwa, a small town in Madhya Pradesh and there we had a great Ram Leela. As children we took part in the Ram Leela festivities. Since we were children, we were not cast in Ravana바카라�s role. Now finally, we have prepared 바카라�HUMARE RAM바카라� and it is a moment of great pride. Secondly, I have written 바카라�Ram Rajya바카라�, an award winning novel and through this, all the characters of the 바카라�Ramayana바카라�, including the character of Lord Shri Ram, the character of Sita, Ravana, were explored along with their emotional psychology.바카라�

Despite having authored 'Ramrajya바카라� and beautifully depicted the story of Lord Ram in the book, he chose to enact the role of Raavan in the play. Stating how he explored the dichotomy of the characters, Rana mentioned, 바카라�If a person comes into contact with Maryada Purushottam Ram, his character and thoughts will undoubtedly grow. So, my own belief is that if we look at it, Ravana himself was a devotee of Shiva, a visionary of the times, a great scholar and the conqueror of all the three worlds. What happened in his life that caused him to die, despite possessing all of these qualities? I realised that his ego destroyed him, even though he was the world바카라�s greatest conqueror. We attempt to show this in 바카라�HUMARE RAM바카라� that something small like ego can damage all of us.바카라�

He added, 바카라�Through the Ramayana, we try to instil ethics and principles in our own lives. You will notice that Ravana is the most powerful, more knowledgeable but Ram defeated him with an army of monkeys and bears. This story is all about value versus volume.바카라�

Rana has certainly played dark characters before, in 바카라�Sangharsh바카라� and 바카라�Dushman바카라�, and many more. When asked if he is inclined towards characters like that, he answered, 바카라�No, it바카라�s not like that but when I began my career, I chose negative characters since negative characters give you lots of possibilities to explore as an actor. Since there is no set format, playing negative character roles is a massive exploratory journey for an actor. So that바카라�s how I started and I was fortunate enough to play characters like Gokul Pandit in 바카라�Dushman바카라� and Lajja Shankar Panday in 바카라�Sangharsh바카라�, in my initial years. It was a brilliant start and a very satisfactory journey. You will also notice that I have not repeated any of the negative roles that I have played. If you call the shade negative in a colour palette, then you will find that the two roles that I enacted in 바카라�Dushman바카라� are not the same in 바카라�Sangharsh바카라�. In fact, they are all different characters such as the roles in 바카라�Baadal바카라�, 바카라�Sonchiriya바카라� and 바카라�Mulk바카라�. I wanted a variety of roles and managed to achieve it through my career.바카라�

Last but not the least, the actor asserted that the way the director presents his perspective is what makes 바카라�Humare Ram바카라� different from others. 바카라�It바카라�s really encouraging since we have got a repeat audience for our shows,바카라� he signed off. 

On the work front, Rana was last seen in psychological thriller 'Murder in Mahim', and now has Rohit Shetty바카라�s 바카라�Singham Again바카라� in his pipeline.