Ramayan’s Raavan aka Arvind Trivedi passes away at 82; Sunil Lahri, Dipika Chikhlia & others condole
Arvind Trivedi (Ravan of epic serial Ramayan), a Gujarati film star and ex parliamentarian passed away on Tuesday night. He was elected for Loksabha in 1991 from Sabarkantha seat from the ticket of BJP. As soon as the shocking news spread, condolences poured in from his co-actors Sunil Lahir (Lakshman), Dipika Chikhlia (Sita), Arun Govil (Ram) and others.
Senior actor Arvind Trivedi who played the crucial role of Raavan in Ramanand Sagar mythological show ‘Ramayan’ passed away on Tuesday night. The Gujarati film star and ex parliamentarian was elected for Loksabha in 1991 from Sabarkantha seat from the ticket of BJP. As soon as the shocking news spread, condolences poured in from his co-actors Sunil Lahir (Lakshman), Dipika Chikhlia (Sita), Arun Govil (Ram) and others. Sunil took to Twitter and mourned his shocking demise and wrote in a tweet, “Bahut dukhad Samachar hai ki Hamare Sabke Pyare Arvind bhai (Ravan of Ramayan) Ab Hamare bich Nahin RaheDisappointed but relieved face Bhagwan Unki Atma ko Shanti De…I am speechless I lost father figure, my guide, well wisher & gentleman.”
The 82 year old veteran actor was not keeping well for quite some time and lost his life after suffering a heart attack and multiple organ failure. His last rites will take place on Wednesday morning in Mumbai. Not just Ramayan, the actor even played a significant role in Vikram Aur Betaal. He has featured in as many as 300 films including Hindi and Gujarati which included social and mythological genres.
Not just Arvind Trivedi’s co-stars but also a number of fans took to Twitter and condoled his shocking demise. Have a look at the tweets here:
Bahut dukhad Samachar hai ki Hamare Sabke Pyare Arvind bhai (Ravan of Ramayan) Ab Hamare bich Nahin Rahe😥 Bhagwan Unki Atma ko Shanti De…I am speechless I lost father figure, my guide, well wisher & gentleman … 🙏😥 pic.twitter.com/RtB1SgGNMh
— Sunil lahri (@LahriSunil) October 6, 2021
Arvind Trivedi “Lankesh” (Ravan) of epic serial Ramayan , a Gujarati film star and ex parliamentarian passed away a short while ago #rip @indiatvnews pic.twitter.com/hcQJBQ6nES
— Nirnay Kapoor (@nirnaykapoor) October 5, 2021
Actor Arun Govil tweeted, “आध्यात्मिक रूप से रामावतार का कारण और सांसारिक रूप से एक बहुत ही नेक,धार्मिक, सरल स्वभावी इंसान और मेरे अतिप्रिय मित्र अरविंद त्रिवेदी जी को आज मानव समाज ने खो दिया। नि:संदेह वे सीधे परमधाम जाएंगे और भगवान श्रीराम का सानिध्य पाएंगे।”
The actor came to limelight once again when public broadcaster Doordarshan during the coronavirus lockdown in the country re-telecasted the epic show. When the episode of ‘Sita Apharan’ got aired, his video went viral on the internet. In the same, he was seen getting emotional while watching the show with folded hands.
