Entertainment News Desk – From TV to Bollywood, there have been many actors who have made fans crazy with just one character. Arvind Trivedi, who played the role of ‘Ravana’ in Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’, was also one of them, who is no longer among us, but the actor is still remembered for his character. Arvind Trivedi, born in Indore in the year 1938, has his birthday on 8th November. There are many stories related to Arvind Trivedi and his character of ‘Raavan’, which fans keep reading from time to time. But do you know that Arvind Trivedi once slapped Hema Malini 20 times. Let us tell you about this story.
This incident dates back to the 70s, when Arvind Trivedi was shooting the film ‘Hum Tere Aashiq Hain’. The pair of Hema Malini and Jitendra was seen in the film. The actor was in a negative role and he also had a scene with Hema Malini, in which Arvind Trivedi had to slap Hema Malini hard, but he could not do so. In those days, Hema Malini had become a superhit actress and that is why he was afraid of slapping the actress. That’s why it took 20 takes to do this scene.
But finally he completed this scene. Ramanand Sagar’s son Prem Sagar told about this story of Arvind Trivedi and Hema Malini in an interview. He said, ‘I took him (Arvind) from Gujarati stage. He was a brilliant actor, but he liked to live in his brother’s shadow. He worked with Hema Malini in the film Hum Tere Aashiq Hain. In this film, he had a scene with Hema Malini, in which he had to slap her. It took him 20 takes to do it. Later the actress and I told her that she should forget that she is a big star and complete the scene. Then he did this scene.
You will also be surprised to know that Arvind Trivedi was not Ramanand Sagar’s first choice for the role of Ravana. He wanted Amrish Puri to play this role, for which talks were also going on. But when Arvind Trivedi came to know about Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’, he also came to Mumbai from Gujarat to get a role in it. Ramanand Sagar liked Arvind Trivedi’s body language and attitude, after which the actor was signed for the role of Ravana.