Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush

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{{short description|Indian TV series}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush
| image = Ram Siya Ke Lov Kush.jpg
| alt_name =
| caption =
| genre = [[Historical]]
| creator = [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary]]
| developer = [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary]]
| writer = Mahesh Pandey
| based_on = [[Ramayana]]
| director =
| starring = [[Shivya Pathania]] <br> [[Himanshu Soni]]
| opentheme =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 141
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Siddharth Kumar Tewary]] <br>Gayatri Gill Tewary
| editor =
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = [[Swastik Productions]]
| channel = [[Colors TV]]
| picture_format = [[576i]]<br> [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| first_aired = {{start date| df=yes|2019|8|5}}
| last_aired = {{end date| df=yes|2020|2|10}}
| followed_by =
| related =
| website = https://www.voot.com/shows/ram-siya-ke-luv-kush/1/820285
}}
'''''Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush''''' (''Ram Siya's Luv Kush'') was an Indian [[mythological|historical]] drama television series, which aired on [[Colors TV]] from 5 August 2019 to 10 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/i-don-t-look-at-sita-as-victim-of-patriarchy-says-shivya-pathania-1576990-2019-08-04|title=I don't look at Sita as victim of patriarchy, says Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush actress Shivya Pathania|last1=MumbaiAugust 4|first1=Indo-Asian News Service|last2=August 4|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05|last3=Ist|first3=2019 10:09}}</ref> The series focused on the story of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] as well as their children [[Lava (Ramayana)|Luv]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kush]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/node/|title=Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> It starred [[Shivya Pathania]], [[Himanshu Soni]], Krish Chauhan, and Harshit Kabra in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-suspense-grand-launching-of-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-in-ayodhya-will-leave-you-amazed-watch-video-539798|title=Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush's grand launch in Ayodhya will leave you amazed. Watch video|last=Singh|first=Shalu|date=2019-08-01|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

==Plot==
Ram comes back to [[Ayodhya]] after the victory over Lanka and after 14 years of [[exile]]. On the day of announcement of Sita's pregnancy, a washerwoman comes and shows the signs of harassment by her husband. She describes her condition and, after coming back, her husband raised questions about her character. Ram ordered that she should be accepted back. Rumours started spreading in Ayodhya about Sita's chastity, that she had stayed in the house of another man for a year and they did not believe on fire test. Sita decided to stop harassment against women and by going on an exile. Then Sita left Ayodhya and swore not to meet Sri Rama before the completion of her objective. She gave birth to twins Luv and Kush at Valmiki's hermitage after proving her chastity under the pseudonym of vandevi. Fourteen years passed, the brothers start listening to the verses of [[Ramayana|Ramayan]] from Sita Valmiki and Shatrughna. During ashvmedha yajna they doubted Ram's love for Sita and stopped the ashva. Then the whole family battled and finally they get their answers. Sita breaks the truth after that they are children of Ayodhya king Rama and she is Sita not vandevi. Brothers leave for Ayodhya to recite Ramayana to change the mindset of their male-dominated society. They started from the case of [[Shurpanakha]]. Finally, they were able to change the men’s mindset and get the women their rights back. Luv and Kush unite Sita and Ram. Sita goes inside Mother Earth as all her life’s motives have been fulfilled. Luv and Kush get their rights. After some time, Ram does Jal Samadhi and leaves the earth for heaven where he meets Sita. The show concludes with Ram and Sita blessing everyone else.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Did Rama really disown Sita?|url=https://english.webdunia.com/article/hinduism-gods-goddess/did-rama-really-disown-sita-116082600007_1.html|last=|first=|date=|website=Hindi webdunia|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Shivya Pathania]] as [[Sita]]/Vandevi : Avatar of Goddess Lakshmi ;Rama's Wife
* [[Himanshu Soni]] as [[Ramayan|Rama/ Lord Vishnu]] : 7th - Avatar of Lord Vishnu
* Krish Chauhan as [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kush]] : Rama and Sita's younger Son , Luv's twin - brother
* Harshit Kabra as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Luv]] : Rama and Sita's elder Son , Kush's twin - brother .

===Recurring===
* Navi Bhangu as [[Lakshmana]] : Sheshnag's Avatar, Rama's Younger Brother
* [[Kanan Malhotra]] as [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] : Lord Vishnu's Shankha's Avatar Rama's younger brother
* Akhil Kataria as [[Shatrughna]] : Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra's Avatar ; Lakshman and Rama's Younger Brother
* [[Nisha Nagpal]] as [[Urmila]] : Sita's sister , Lakshman's wife .
* [[Richa Dixit]] as [[Mandavi]] : Sita's cousin , Bharat's wife
* Nikita Tiwari as [[Shrutakirti]] : Sita's cousin , Shatrughna's wife
* Zuber Ali as [[Hanuman]] : Pawandev and Anjani's Son , Rama's Spiritual and True Devotee.
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* Sanjiv Sharma as [[Valmiki]] : Luv and Kush's Teacher.
* Brownie Parashar as [[Vashishtha]]
* [[Shaleen Bhanot]] as [[Ravana]] : King of Lanka
* [[Falaq Naaz]] as [[Mandodari]] : Ravana's Wife
* Priya Sindhu as [[Shurpanakha]] : Ravana's Younger Sister. Her nose was cut by Lakshman when she tried to Attack sita to marry Rama.
* Ajay Mishra as [[Vibhishana]] : Ravana's , Brother .
* [[Vinit Kakar]] as [[Meghanada]] : Mandodari's and Ravana's Eldest Son
* [[Shahbaz Khan (actor)|Shahbaz Khan]] as [[Janaka|Janak]] : Sita and Urmila's Father and King of Mithila
* Sampada Vaze as Sunaina : Sita and Urmila's Mother and Queen of Mithila
* [[Ankur Nayyar]] as [[Dasharatha|Dasharath]] : King of Ayodhya , Father of Rama, Bharat , Lakshman and Shatrughna
* Jaswinder Gardener as [[Kaushalya]] : Dasharatha's First Wife , Rama's Mother
* Preeti Gandwani as [[Sumitra]] : Dasharatha's Third Wife , Lakshman's and Shatrughna's mother .
* Piyali Munshi as [[Kaikeyi]] : Dasharatha's Second wife , Bharat's Mother
* Nitant Kaushik as Dheera
* [[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]] as [[Parashuram]]/ [[Shiva]]
* [[Nimai Bali]] as [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]] / [[Sugriva]]
* Puneet Vashisht as [[Vishwamitra]]
* Vijay Badlani as [[Indra]]
* Patrali Chattopadhyay as [[Tataka]]
* Yogesh Mahajan as [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]]
* Vasundhara Kaul as Mrutali
* Ajay Jayram as Nagarseth
* [[Pooja Sharma (Indian actress)|Pooja Sharma]] as [[River Sarayu]], the Narrator
* Rajshekhar Upadhya as Purohit
* Nitin Parashar as [[Angada]] : Tara and vali's Son
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* [[Kamal Bohra]] as Nagarseth Son

===Guest Appearances===
* [[Malaika Arora]]
* [[Nidhhi Agerwal]]
* [[Rana Daggubati]]
* [[Disha Pandey]]
* [[Rashi Khanna]]
* [[Nia Sharma]]
* [[Taapsee Pannu]]
* [[RJ Balaji]]
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]
* [[Thambi Ramaiah]]
* [[Sathish]]
* [[Imman Annachi]]
* [[Yogi Babu]]
* [[Srinivas Avasarala]]

==Production and release==
Viacom18 partnered with [[UC Browser]] for promoting the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/uc-browser-joins-hands-with-colors-to-promote-series-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush20190820140749/|title=UC Browser joins hands with colours to promote Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush|last=|first=|date=|website=ANI News|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The show was launched in [[Ayodhya]] in a grand manner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-suspense-grand-launching-of-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-in-ayodhya-will-leave-you-amazed-watch-video-539798|title=Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush's grand launch in Ayodhya will leave you amazed. Watch video|last=|first=|date=August 2019|website=India TV|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The budget of the series is about ₹650 crore with the sets set at [[Umargam]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=When Ram visited Ayodhya|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/when-ram-visited-ayodhya-well-sort-of/21527180|last=|first=|date=|website=Mid Day|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The shoot of the series ended on 7 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/shalin-bhanot-wraps-up-shoot-of-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-shares-video-from-last-day-of-shoot/articleshow/74003925.cms|title=Shalin Bhanot wraps up shoot of Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush; shares video from last day of shoot|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
The series is regarded as one of the costliest Indian television series produced due to its budget of ₹650 Crores.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colors' Luv Kush to be the costliest mythological series on Indian television|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/colors-luv-kush-to-be-the-costliest-mythological-series-on-indian-television/|last=|first=|date=|website=Eastern Eye|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
Protests were started by the Valmiki Community of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to ban the series for representing a disfigured fact on the Sage [[Valmiki]]. A [[bandh]] of markets was called on 9 September 2019 by them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/protest-erupts-over-telecast-of-tv-show-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-1596627-2019-09-07|title=Protest erupts over telecast of TV show Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush|last=|first=|date=|website=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Admist this issue, a man was shot in [[Jalandhar]], Punjab. After this, the series was banned in Punjab on the orders of the CM [[Amarinder Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/protests-in-punjab-on-tv-serial-man-shot/story-eVYai8YtxL0qpr1NCLwV8O.html|title=Protests in Punjab on TV serial, man shot|last=|first=|date=2019-09-07|website=Hindustan Times|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> This bandh also caused discrepancies in train and bus services in [[Ludhiana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/punjab-bandh-against-tv-serial-disrupts-train-bus-services-in-ludhiana/story-ebipoEI1Am085NueGomJAM.html|title=Punjab Bandh against TV serial disrupts train, bus services in Ludhiana|last=|first=|date=2019-09-07|website=Hindustan Times|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The ministry of information and broadcasting council sent a notice on 11 September 2019 to the channel giving 15 days time for responding stating, <blockquote>"The show is harming the image of Maharishi Valmiki and causing hurt to the religious sentiments of a community."</blockquote><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-deadlock-continues-resolution-possible-today/articleshow/71136317.cms|title='Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush' deadlock continues, resolution possible today|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times Of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

It further stated, <blockquote>"Lord Ram has been shown to have visited Maharishi Valmiki’s ashram and met Luv and Kush, which is not true. He met Luv and Kush at the time of the Ashwamedh Yagya, when they captured their horse and waged a war."<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>On 9 September 2019, the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] refused to stay the ban on the telecast of the series imposed by the state of Punjab.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/punjab-high-court-refuses-to-stay-ban-on-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-1597482-2019-09-10|title=Punjab High Court refuses to stay ban on Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush|last=|first=|date=|website=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> During the hearing, the channel argued on the ban order stating that it was passed without adhering to the principles of natural justice, and without the ingredients of Section 19 of the Cable Operators Regulation Act.<ref name=":1" /> They also offered to delete the scenes causing the controversy which was considered by the court thereby adjourning the case for the next hearing on 12 September.<ref name=":1" /> This resulted an imposement of FIR against the channel, producers and the actors in [[Amritsar]] and [[Jalandhar]]. They got an interim stay on the proceedings against them until 28 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/row-over-tv-serial-producers-actors-get-interim-stay-in-case-against-them-channel-challenges-fir-5984563/|title=Row over TV serial: Producers, actors get interim stay in case against them, channel challenges FIR|last=|first=|date=2019-09-11|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><blockquote>"The show draws from various texts, books and scriptures based on Ramayan and it is never our intention to hurt sentiments of any particular group,"</blockquote>a Viacom18 spokesperson said in a statement issued on 14 September 2019. They further stated, <blockquote>"We are closely working with the group and taking their feedback on board. We stay committed to working together to make this a show that Indians across geographies and generations enjoy uninhibited,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/sep/15/viacom18-issues-statement-on-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-controversy-2033999.html|title=Viacom18 issues statement on 'Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush' controversy|last=|first=|date=|website=The Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref></blockquote>On 17 October 2019, the court set the ban order aside when the producers agreed to take corrective action for it.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/hc-sets-aside-ban-on-tv-show-ram-siya-ke-luv-kush-producers-corrective-steps-6075243/|title=HC sets aside ban on 'Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush' after being told that producers will take 'corrective steps'|last=|first=|date=2019-10-18|website=The Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The hearing stated, "What clearly emerges is that the state government having taken a conscious decision of setting up a committee to look into the entire issue and the committee, post deliberations having suggested certain corrective measures/steps, the same have not only been accepted by the petitioner party but have been implemented in so far as the previous episodes of the serial and now have furnished an undertaking to even adhere to such corrective measures/steps for future telecast as well,". Further, the representatives of the channel agreed to delete that scene in all the digital platforms and also to air a special episode on the greatness of Valmiki in accordance with the information provided by the community.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|10738940}}
* {{TV Guide show|1000653281}}

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