Sagar's grandson praises Ranbir's Ramayan, critiques Adipurush: "Make it honest; no copyright."
Speaking about the new Ramayan versions, Amrit Sagar, the grandson of filmmaker Ramanand Sagar, advised filmmakers not to alter the narrative.
Several Ramayan-based television series and movies have been produced since the 1987 premiere of Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, which is still regarded as the standard. The show, which starred Arun Govil as Lord Ram, was such a hit that people would touch Arun's feet wherever they saw him. In a recent interview with IndianExpress.com, Amrit Sagar, the grandson of Ramanand Sagar, discussed how the Sagar family was "destined to do something like this" and recalled the times when the entire country "came to a standstill" to observe Ramadan.
Amrit revealed that he spent a large amount of his childhood on the set of Ramayan, having only recently turned 13 years old. Even if he was unaware of the influence that the show
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