![]() ![]() Such was the all-pervasive impact of Dara Singh’s Hanuman in Ramanand Sagar’s long-running Doordarshan serials Ramayan that he became the face of Hanuman in numerous Hindu households and the calendar impression of Hanuman. ![]() Not until Dara Singh came along did Hanuman gets his due in Hindi cinema and on television. He was the first actor in Hindi cinema to make a mark as Hanuman. Pal Sharma left a pleasant impression as Hanuman. The first noticeable Hanuman in Indian cinema was played by an unknown actor named Pal Sharma in Babubhai Mistry’s 1961 mega-hit Sapoorna Ramayan where mythological cinema’s favourite Pauranic pair Mahipal and Anita Guha played Ram and Sita. Hindi cinema for a very long time focused on other pivotal characters from the Ramayan and sidelined Hanuman until Dara Singh came along to give Hanuman the pride of place he deserves. Without him, Rama would not have been able to conquer Ravan and bring Sita back to Ayodhya. Hanuman has always been a favourite character from the Ramayan.
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