Sunil Lahri is an Indian actor best known for portraying the character “Lakshman” in Ramanand Sagar’s epic television series Ramayan.
Wiki/Biography
Sunil Lahri was born on January 9 (year unknown) in a middle-class family in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. After spending most of his childhood in Damoh, his family moved to Bhopal. Since childhood, he was interested in acting. He used to actively participate in his school’s extracurricular activities.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family & Caste
Parents & Siblings
Sunil Lahri’s father, Dr. Shikhar Chandra Lahri was a professor in a medical college in Madhya Pradesh who died in 2012. His mother’s name was Tara Lahri.
Sunil Lahri’s parents
Sunil has one sister and two brothers – Shailendra Lahri and Shashendra Lahri.
Sunil Lahri’s brother Shailendra Lahri
Brother Sunil Lahri Shashendra Lahri
Relationships, Wife & Children
Sunil Lahri married twice. His first wife was Radha Sen, and his second wife’s name was Bharati Pathak.
Career
In Movies
Sunil Lahri has not had an impressive career in films. His passion to work in films led him to move to Mumbai from Bhopal.
Sunil Lahri during a movie shoot
Sunil did not have to struggle long to get a job in Mumbai, and in 1980, he made his debut in Khwaja Ahmed Abbas’s film, ‘The Naxalites;’ starring Mithun Chakraborty and Smita Patil in the lead roles; however, the film was a disaster at the box office. 
After that, he appeared in the musical Baharon Ke Manzil 1991.
Sunil Lahri in Baharon Ki Manzil
In Television
When Sunil didn’t get much success in films, he shifted to the small screen where he got the fame he wanted; especially by portraying the role of “Lakshman” in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan.
Sunil Lahri as Lakshman in Ramayan
Before Ramayan, he was seen in several teleserials, including Dada-Dadi Ki Kahaniya and Vikram Aur Betaal. After Ramayan, he got another hit TV serial, Param Vir Chakra in 1990. In Param Vir Chakra, he appeared as Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane.
Sunil Lahri as Second Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane in the popular TV Serial, Param Veer Chakra
Favorite Things
Cast: Tom Alter
Politician: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Facts/Trivia
- Reportedly, Sunil was not the first choice to play Lakshman in Ramayan, on the contrary, Ramanand Sagar wanted TV actor, Sanjay Jog, to play Lakshman in Ramayan. However, Sanjay was not ready for the role of Lakshman and later he did the role of Bharat in Ramayan.
- Reportedly, Ramanand Sagar auditioned nearly 150 actors for the role of Lakshman, and finally, it went to Sunil Lahri.
Sunil Lahri during the shooting of Ramayan
- In an interview, he revealed that initially, he was not happy after doing the role of Lakshman in Ramayan. He said,
I was not very happy doing Ramayan because my Ramayan lost a lot of work in Bollywood films.. but today I am proud to do this epic. This is the single most watched program in the world, that is what is mentioned in the world record and made history. Whenever the history of Indian cinema will be written the name of Ramayan will always be written with golden words. The character Lakshman played by me has also impacted my life and helped me build my life & relationship with the world… I thank God for choosing me to play this role as the audience loved me & gave me an unforgettable celebrity status…. The most beautiful part of the epic Ramayan is, it teaches human values that is why this program is favored by caste and religion & loved by all.”
Lakshman Rekha Sunil Lahri scene from Ramayan
- When Sunil Lahri’s father, Dr Shikhar Chandra Lahri, died in 2012, Sunil donated his father’s body to the Forensic Department of JK Medical College in Bhopal. His father had written in his will for the same; ten years before his death. In his will, he had mentioned that he wanted to donate his body to a medical college so that students there could do more research on anatomy. Sunil said,
He had expressed this wish more than ten years ago and when he passed away recently we fulfilled his wish. As my father is a member of the medical fraternity and also a professor in a medical college so he was aware of the problems faced by students in studies due to lack of availability of human anatomy for studies so he took this decision which has led to the effect that several people in Bhopal have come forward and have expressed their desire to do so. Since my father also does a lot of social activities so he always thinks about things for the common good.”
Sunil Lahiri’s father Dr. Shikar Chandra Lahiri
- Sunil has partnered with Ramayan star Arun Govil to open a production company.
Sunil Lahri with Arun Govil
- In March 2020, he appeared on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ along with Ramayan co-stars Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia. He also shared a collage on his Facebook account where he shared pictures of the Ramayan era.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
