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Jai Shri Ram Ramayan’, India’s only Broadway-scale depiction of the Ramayana, is being staged across several cities in the United States.

The show has been written and directed by the father-son duo of Puneet and Siddhant Issar, who also play the roles of Ravan and Ram, respectively, in the show. Others cast in lead roles include Vindu Dara Singh, Payal Goga Kapoor, Shilpa Raizada and Rajeev Surti.

Talking about the show, Siddhant Issar said, “It is a blessing. I feel I have been chosen by Lord Vishnu himself for this. We have staged 30-odd shows of ‘Jai Shri Ram Ramayan’ for audiences ranging from 15,000 to 30,000 across several arenas and stadiums around India. But being chosen to represent Indian culture to the world is something else. It is a privilege.”

He added that it was a huge responsibility for him to represent India by playing Lord Ram in America. “I represent our culture and tradition,...

Actor Puneet Issar, who is known for essaying the role of Duryodhana in B. R. Chopra’s television series ‘Mahabharat’, is set to tell the Indian epic tale of ‘Ramayana’ in a Broadway-style musical.

The show titled ‘Jai Shri Ram – Ramayan’, will be premiered in the US and Canada after successful exhibition across India.

The show, created, written, produced, and directed by Puneet Issar & Siddhant Issar, offers a captivating rendition of the epic and presents its highlights in a poetic format.

The duration of the play is 2 hours and 45 minutes inclusive of 15-minute intervals. This musical Broadway-style theatrical show has 13 original sound tracks and a live background score.

Talking about the musical show, Puneet Issar shared: “I am thrilled to premiere this grandeur, offering audiences in the US and Canada a glimpse of Indian artistry and talent through this unforgettable epic narrative. This is not only an ancient Indian epic,...

Mumbai, March 12 (Ians) Gone are the days when actresses would run away from playing the mother on the television screen. Nowadays, a host of actresses such as Reem Shaikh, Sriti Jha and Narayni Shastri are shining in their roles of a mother on the small screen.

Anjali Tatrari, who is a part of the show Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii and plays a mother-like character to Akki, her brother-in-law's son, says that actresses are no longer scared because the role of the mother on TV has gradually become very layered.

"Nowadays, we are not apprehensive to play a mother on screen because there are different shows and there is a lot of scope for the role of a mother. No longer are these saree-clad women just taking care of children. They have a graph even if they are housewives -- like Sargam, who is a housewife but has the responsibility of...