Lav Kush Ramlila Committee ropes in celeb actors

It might still be a couple of months to go for the arrival of Navratras, but seems that the Ramlila organisers in the city have already started preparing for the festival. The Lav Kush Ramlila Committee, which organizes Ramlila every year at the Red Fort, has already finalized the celebs who will be part of the celebrations. But this time, the celebs will not just come as guests, but will play important roles in the Ramlila.
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According to Ashok Agarwal, chief organizer of the Ramlila, "We want youngsters to come and watch Ramlila. While the roles of Ram and Sita will be played by the actors who usually play the roles, we have roped in actors like Asrani, Raza Murad, Surendra Pal, Upasana Singh and Ravi Kishan to play important roles. This time, we will have stunt directors from Mumbai who will be planning the stunts and there will be flying raths and aerial fight scenes during the Ramlila. We have already sent the script to the actors and the costumes are being designed by a designer who has worked on Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev."
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Agarwal told us that Asrani will be playing Narada Muni’s role and will be seen on the Ramlila stage on October 13. Upasana Singh, better known as the bua of Comedy Nights With Kapil, and Bhojpuri actor and BJP MP from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari, will be seen playing the roles of Kaikeyi and Kewat, respectively. Surendra Pal, who has played both negative and positive roles in films and TV shows, will be playing Raavan between October 18 and 22. Raza Murad will be essaying the role of Ahiravan on October 21 and Ravi Kishan will play the role of Bharat and will make an appearance on October 17. Singer Shankar Sahney will be playing Vibhishana’s role between October 16 and 23.

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The roles they’ll play
Asrani - Narada Muni
Upasana Singh (the 'Bua' of Comedy Nights With Kapil) - Kaikeyi
Manoj Tiwari - Kewat
Surendra Pal - Raavan
Raza Murad - Ahiravan
Ravi Kishan - Bharat
Shankar Sahney - Vibhishana
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