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Addinath Kothare Auditioned For Lakshman Before Playing Bharat In Ramayana

Headline via NDTV · first report 15 Nov, 07:15 IST, latest 15 Nov, 10:34 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 15 Nov, 07:15 IST; the latest is from NDTV at 15 Nov, 10:34 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report15 Nov, 07:15 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 10:34 IST
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Addinath Kothare talks to Hindustan Times about playing Bharat in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, working with Ranbir Kapoor, and more.
Addinath shared that the casting process involved performing a scene in which Lakshman asks Sita to remain inside the forest hut.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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