Entertainment News Desk – When the lockdown was imposed during the Corona period, many serials of the eighties and nineties were re-telecasted by the Central Government, of which Ramayana and Mahabharata were the most prominent. During this time, Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana was re-telecasted on DD National. Everyone from the old generation to the new generation was connected to this serial. Of these, the character that people liked the most was that of Meghnad i.e. Vijay Arora. So, today on the occasion of reel life Meghnad’s birthday, let us know some interesting things related to his life…
Many such artists worked in Ramayana, which was published for the first time in the year 1987, who left a deep impression. However, due to not being able to keep pace with the times, all these stars became anonymous after a while. One such tremendous artist was Vijay Arora, who played the important role of Ravana’s son Indrajit i.e. Meghnad in Ramayana. In such a situation, when Ramayana was telecast again, the character of Meghnad grabbed the most headlines. Vijay immortalized this character with his acting. It is said that at one time even actor Rajesh Khanna was scared of Vijay’s acting.
At one time Vijay Arora had become so famous that even Rajesh Khanna started feeling threatened by his popularity. After being a part of many hit films, Ramanand Sagar’s attention fell on Vijay Arora in 1987, after which he got this role. He played this character with so much passion that even today people see the image of Meghnad in him. Actor Vijay Arora was born on 27 December 1944 in Amritsar, Punjab. He won the gold medal at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). In the year 1972, he entered the Bollywood industry with the film ‘Zaroorat’. Reena Roy was with him in this film. When Vijay started his career in the seventies, along with the Hindi film industry, Rajesh Khanna was also ruling the hearts of the people. It is said that Vijay’s increasing popularity after Yaadon Ki Baaraat made Rajesh Khanna feel insecure.
After this Vijay worked in films like Phagun, Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, Insaaf, 36 Ghanta, Roti. Incidentally, the lead role in Roti was played by Rajesh Khanna. Vijay Arora worked in more than 100 films in his career and also did many serials. Vijay Arora started his career on the small screen with the 1986 series Vikram Aur Betal. But he got popularity from Ramayana which came in 1987. Vijay played the character of Meghnad, which was not very long, but he left a deep impression in this character with his acting. When Vijay played this character, he was about 43 years old. He died of stomach cancer in 2007.
