Sunil Lahri Explained

Sunil Lahri
Birth Date:9 January 1961
Birth Place:Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Wilson College Mumbai
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1980-1996
2017-present
Known For:Lakshman in Ramayan (1987)
Spouse:
Bharati Pathak
Children:1

Sunil Lahri (born 9 January 1961), also called Sunil Lahiri, is an Indian actor, best known for his portrayal of Lakshmana in the television show Ramayan (1987-1988).

Personal life

Lahri was born in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh 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 Bhopal, Lahri moved to Mumbai, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mumbai's Wilson College.[1] [2]

Lahri married twice. His first wife was Radha Sen, whom he divorced. Later, he married Bharati Pathak.[3] He has a son named Krish.[4]

In 2012, Lahri donated his father's deceased body to the department of forensics of JK Medical college in Bhopal. 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 will that after his passing his body ought to be given to the medical students in order to help them in their studies.[5]

Career

His debut film was The Naxalites (1980), in which he appeared with Smita Patil. He was also part of the 1985 film Phir Aayi Barsaat with Anuradha Patel.[1] [6]

He has done a major role in the 1991 musical Baharon Ke Manzil.[7] He portrayed 2nd Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane in 1990 TV series Param Vir Chakra. In 1995, he made an appearance in the film Janam Kundli. He played the role of Ashwani Mehra, Vinod Khanna's son in the film.[8] In 2017, he had also appeared in a Hindi film A Daughter's Tale Pankh.[9]

In 2020, Lahri said during an interview to Dainik Bhaskar 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

Television

Notes and References

  1. News: 150 लड़कों में इन्हें मिला था लक्ष्मण का रोल, आज कहां है सुनील लहरी . 8 March 2020 . Dainik Bhaskar . 22 July 2018 . hi.
  2. News: दमोह का पम्मी 150 लड़कों को पछाड़कर बना था रामायण में लक्ष्मण . 19 September 2020 . Dainik Bhaskar . 2 April 2020 . hi.
  3. News: क्या आपने देखे हैं 'रामायण' के इन किरदारों के रियल लाइफ पार्टनर, कुछ तो इंडस्ट्री से रहते हैं द . ABP . hi . 1 May 2023 . 18 January 2024.
  4. News: Netizens swoon over Sunil Lahri's son's handsomeness; a look at rare and unseen pics of the cast of Ramayan's family members . The Times of India . 9 May 2020 . 11 October 2020.
  5. News: Vohra . Meera . Sunil Lahiri donates fathers body . 11 January 2021 . The Times of India . 5 March 2012 . en.
  6. News: Raghuvanshi . Aakanksha . Sunil Lahri And Anuradha Patel In A Rare Pic From 1985 Film Phir Aayee Barsat . 13 June 2023 . NDTV . 28 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Baharon Ke Manzil Film details. IBOS. 2 October 2014.
  8. News: Ramayan's Laxman, Sunil Lahri reminisces the time he worked with Smita Patil, Vinod Khanna . 13 June 2023 . Mumbai Mirror . 24 April 2020 . en.
  9. News: A look at what actors from DD's Ramayana serial are doing now . 13 June 2023 . Hindustan Times . 5 April 2020.