Personal info
Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1958-01-12
Location
Uttar Pradesh, India
Edit pageArun Govil
Biography
Arun Govil (/ɑːrun ɡoʊvɪl/ GO-will; born 12 January 1958) is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying Lord Rama in the Ramayan TV series (1987-1988). He also appeared in films like Paheli (1977), Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979), Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981), Himmatwala (1983), Dilwaala (1986), Govinda Govinda (1994).
Arun Govil was born on 12 January 1958 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He got his formal education at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where he studied engineering science and acted in some plays. He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do something for which he would be remembered.
Arun's father, Shri Chandra Prakash Govil, was a government officer. Arun is the fourth of six brothers and two sisters. His elder brother Vijay Govil is married to Tabassum, a former child actress and the host of the first Bollywood Celebrity talk show on Doordarshan Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, which continued for 21 years.
Govil is married to actress Shrilekha. They have two children together, Sonika and Amal.
On March 18, 2021, he joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.
