I have received overwhelming responses for Emperor Dashratha's role: Dalip Tahil

By Resham Sengar

Updated on Dec 01, 2015 | 06:49 AM IST | 2.8M

Veteran actor Dalip Tahil, who is known for his versatility across television, films and theatre is currently portraying the character of Emperor Dasharatha in Nikhil Sinha's new series show Siya Ke Ram based on the great epic Ramayana. Talking about his feedback for the character Dalip says that he is overwhelmed by the response.

"It's been just few episodes but so far I have earned so many compliments. Our director Nikhil Sinha deserves a lot of credit for it. I never expected that I will be getting such good response so soon. From the first episode people were surprised to see me in a costume drama because I have never done it on this scale before. They said it was a pleasant surprise for them and I carried myself well onscreen. The way it's been shot in various locations were bound to get good feedback,” told Dalip to the press.

Dalip also tells how this show is different from the rest of the epic shows because Siya Ke Ram is a story of Sita and her point of view. He adds, "One of the reasons, I agreed to do the show was because it is from Sita's point of view. For the first time we will be showing about how was Sita as a child, how she grew up in Mithila, her education and what were her values. Mithila was a beautiful place for education and art. She was grown up in a creative environment. In today's time it is important to give this message that Sita was an educated, strong woman and such a fantastic person. I believe so far we have seen Sita as reflection of Ram but according to me Ram was a reflection of Sita equally. I feel it is important because in today's time, the kind of prejudice and suppression people have towards women in terms of work, abilities, this is going to be the good message that Indian women come from the legacy of Sita. I really wish people take it to heart and understand the message."

In the show, Madirakshi has been roped in to play Sita and Ashish Sharma will be seen playing Ram. The series is being shot in many historical locations across India. A grand set has been erected in Hyderabad's Ramoji Film City.