Sunil Lahri is an Indian actor best known for his role as ‘Lakshman’ in Ramanand Sagar’s epic television series Ramayana.
Wiki/Biography
Sunil Lahiri was born on January 9 (the exact year is unknown) in a middle-class family in Dharma, Madhya Pradesh, India. He spent most of his childhood in Dharma and later his family moved to Bhopal. He was passionate about acting from a young age. He often actively participated in extracurricular activities at school.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 9″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
Sunil Lahri’s father, Dr. Shikhar Chandra Lahri, was a professor at a medical college in Madhya Pradesh, India, and died in 2012. His mother’s name is Tara Lahri.
Sunil Lahri’s parents
Sunil has a sister and two brothers – Shailendra Lahri and Shashendra Lahri.
Sunil Lahri’s younger brother Shailendra Lahri
Sunil Lahri’s younger brother Shashendra Lahri
Relationships, Wife and Children
Sunil Lahiri was married twice, his first wife was named Radha Sen and his second wife was named Bharati Pathak.
Profession
Movie
Sunil Lali did not have a great career in the film industry. His passion for a film career made him move from Bhopal to Mumbai.
Sunil Lahiri during the filming of the movie
Sunil found work in Mumbai without much difficulty and made his acting debut in 1980 in Khwaja Ahmed Abbas’s film Naxalite, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Smita Patil, however, the film was a box office flop. 
He then starred in the 1991 musical Baharon Ke Manzil.
Sunil Lahri as Baharon Ki Manzil
television
When Sunil could not get much success in films, he turned to the small screen and earned much coveted fame there; especially with his role of ‘Lakshman’ in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana.
Sunil Lahri as Lakshman in Ramayana
Before Ramayana, he appeared in many television serials including Dada-Dadi Ki Kahaniya and Vikram Aur Betaal. After Ramayana, he did another hit TV series Param Vir Chakra in 1990. In Param Vir Chakra, he played the role of Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane.
Sunil Lahri plays Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane in the popular TV series Param Veer Chakra
Favorite things
Actor: Tom Alter
Politician: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Facts/Trivia
- According to reports, Sunil was not the first choice for the role of Rashman in Ramayana, and Ramanand Sagar wanted TV actor Sanjay Jog to play Rashman in Ramayana. However, Sanjay was not ready to play Rashman at that time and later he played Bharat in Ramayana.
- It is reported that Ramanand Sagar auditioned nearly 150 actors for the role of Lakshman, and Sunil Lahri won the role.
Sunil Lahri during the filming of Ramayana
- In an interview, he revealed that he was not happy initially after playing the role of Lakshmana in Ramayana. He said,
I was not very happy when I acted in Ramayana because I lost many Bollywood film jobs due to Ramayana…but today I am proud to have acted in this epic. It is the only show in the world that has the highest ratings, which is a world record and has made history. Whenever the history of Indian cinema is written, the name of Ramayana will always be written with golden words. My role of Lakshman also influenced my life and helped me build my life and relationship with the world…I am thankful to God for choosing me to act this role and to the audience for loving me and giving me unforgettable celebrity status…The most beautiful part of the epic Ramayana is that it teaches human values and that is why this show transcends caste and religion and is loved by everyone.”
Lakshman Rekha scene from Sunil Lahri’s Ramayana
- Sunil Lahri donated his father, Dr. Shikhar Chandra Lahri’s body to the forensic department of JK Medical College in Bhopal after his father passed away in 2012. His father had left a will 10 years before his death, asking that his body be donated to the medical college so that students there could do more anatomical research. Sunil said,
He had expressed this wish more than a decade ago and when he passed away recently, we fulfilled his wish. Since my father was a medical professional and a professor in a medical college, he realized that the problem faced by students in their studies was due to the lack of human anatomy material available for study, so he took this decision and it had an impact and many people in Bhopal came forward and expressed their desire to do the same. Since my father was also involved in a lot of social activities, he always thought of the common good.”
Sunil Lahri’s father Dr. Shikar Chandra Lahri
- Sunil has teamed up with his Ramayana co-star Arun Govil to start a production company.
Sunil Lahri and Arun Govil
- He appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show along with his Ramayana co-stars Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia in March 2020. He also shared a collage on his Facebook account in which he shared a throwback picture from the Ramayana period.
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