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Adipurush, starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan, since its release on June 16, has been reminding the audience of their childhood favorite Ramayan, which released in the 1990s and many children watched it on Doordarshan or cartoons. saw. network.
Yes, it is the famous 1992 anime film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, produced and directed by Japanese filmmaker Yogo Saeko, made in both Hindi and English. As the story unfolds during his work on the Ramayana Relics documentary, which focused on excavations near Prayagraj (then known as Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh by renowned archaeologist Dr Bibi Lal, Ugo Sako becomes familiar with the story of the Ramayana. Went. After conducting extensive research and reading 10 different Japanese versions of the epic, he concluded that an animated film would better convey the essence of the Ramayana than a live-action film. According to Ugo, “Because Rama is a god, I thought it best to depict him in animation rather than as an actor.”
The film featured popular Indian actors Arun Govil as Lord Ram, Amrish Puri as Ravana, Namrata Sahni as Sita and Shatrughan Sinha as the narrator.
In 2001, the film was edited and adapted for an American release as Warrior Prince or The Prince of Light: The Legend of Ramayana, when Bryan Cranston aka Walter White in Breaking Bad lent his voice for Lord Rama. Was. In addition, the film featured a narration by the legendary James Earl Jones, most famous for providing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise.
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama was well received globally including in Japan. However, the film faced a ban in India for more than three years due to the polarization and communal atmosphere during the Babri Masjid riots. The Hindi version of the film eventually aired on Doordarshan in 1995, and both versions are currently available on YouTube.
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