Quotes About Ravana

When we burn the Ravana, we are symbolically destroying the evil in our society. We need to remember this after the Ramleela is over.

journey from knowing to becoming is the journey of transformation from Ravana to Ram.

When I agreed to play Ravana, I only had one condition that I get to modify the dialogues. One has to maintain the purity of the text, but the dramatization and the emotion behind it can be toyed with.

I was always interested in Ravana, for he had his own ways. He had a great respect and was God-fearing.

in Jain accounts, Ravana is killed by Lakshmana. In Dasharatha Jataka, Sita is Rama's sister. In Ramayana and Purana accounts, Rama is Vishnu's seventh avatara.

his conceived. Who else across the sea can spring, Save Váyu896and the Feathered King?897 Who, pass the portals strong and high Which Nágas,898Gods, and fiends defy, Where Ráva?'s hosts their station keep,— And come uninjured o'er the deep?

Being an actor, and a villain for various movies, I've played all parts of Ravana's persona already. But as familiar as all these parts of it may seem, playing Ravana is a different ball game altogether.

Ravana isn't the usual villain. He is smart, has a personality, and has shades of grey which make him a complex character. There is versatility in the role and I plan to maximize on that.