Sunil Lahri (born 9 January 1961), also called Sunil Lahiri, is an Indian actor, best known for his portrayal of

Lakshmana Lakshmana (, ), also known as Laxmana, Lakhan, Saumitra, and Ramanuja, is the younger brother of Rama in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is considered as an incarnation of Shesha, the lord of serpents. Lakshmana was married to Urmila, and i ...

in the television show '' Ramayan'' (1987-1988).

Personal life

Lahri was born in

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on 9 January 1961 to Shikar Chandra Lahiri, a professor in a medical college and Tara Lahri. Lahri has two younger brothers. After completing schooling from

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, Lahri moved to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, where he graduated with a

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degree from Mumbai's Wilson College. Lahri married twice. His first wife was Radha Sen, whom he divorced. Later, he married Bharati Pathak. He has a son named Krish. In 2012, Lahri donated his father's deceased body to the department of forensics of JK Medical college in

. According to Lahri, his father understood the issues students face in their studies because of absence of accessibility of human anatomy so he wrote in his

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that after his passing his body ought to be given to the medical students in order to help them in their studies.

Career

His debut film was '' The Naxalites'' (1980), in which he appeared with

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. He was also part of the 1985 film ''Phir Aayi Barsaat'' with

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. He has done a major role in the 1991 musical '' Baharon Ke Manzil''. He portrayed 2nd Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane in 1990 TV series ''

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''. In 1995, he made an appearance in the film ''

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''. He played the role of Ashwani Mehra, Vinod Khanna's son in the film. In 2017, he had also appeared in a Hindi film '' A Daughter's Tale Pankh''. In 2020, Lahri said during an interview to ''

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'' that if he gets a chance to play a role in ''Ramayana'' again, he will play the role of Ravana. He was invited for the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya in January 2024.

Filmography

Films

* '' The Naxalites'' (1980) * ''Phir Aayi Barsaat'' (1985) * ''Jazira'' (1987) * '' Baharon Ke Manzil'' (1991) * ''

Aaja Meri Jaan ''Aaja Meri Jaan'' () is a 1993 Hindi-language romantic thriller film, written by Pawan Sethi and directed by Ketan Anand. It stars Krishan Kumar, Tanya Singh, with Shammi Kapoor, Pran, Prem Chopra, Deven Verma. Plot A priest is stabbed to d ...

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1995) * '' A Daughter's Tale Pankh'' (2017)

Television

* ''

Vikram Aur Betaal ''Vikram Aur Betaal'' () is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1985 and was re-telecast in 1988 after the hit Series Ramayan (1987 TV series), Ramayan. The series contained stories from Hindu, Indian mythology. The conce ...

'' (1985) * '' Ramayan'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * ''

Luv Kush ''Luv Kush'' (originally called ''Uttar Ramayan'') is an Indian television series that ran from 1988 to 1989. It was created, written, produced, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is a follow-up '' Ramayan'', featuring mostly the same cast and ...

'' (1988) * ''Sapno Ki Duniya'' (1995-1996) * ''

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'' (2020) - Guest * '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs'' (2020) - Guest

References

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1961 births Living people Indian male television actors People from Damoh {{India-tv-actor-stub