Veteran actor Jaya Prada recently took a nostalgic tour, sharing a throwback picture from her mythological film Lav Kush amidst debate over Sai Pallavi's portrayal as Sita in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana. The picture brought back memories of her portrayal as Sita, with fans expressing admiration in the comments.
The picture was captioned, "Throw back pic Lav Kush," to which netizens showered love for her portrayal. "My favorite heroine Jaya Prada, always beautiful," one user said. Another praised the actor, "If there is a definition for beauty it is our jayaprada no one can replace you..even I am a 90’s kid my favourite actress jayaprada garu." While another user complimented her performance and said, "Lav Kush movie. Perfect choice and great performance in the role of Mother Seeta."
The 1997 film followed the concluding part of the epic, focusing on Ram and Sita's sons, Lav and Kush. Lav Kush featured Jeetendra as Lord Ram, Jaya Prada as Sita, Arun Govil as Lakshman, Dara Singh as Hanuman and Pran as Valmiki. The film is directed by Madhusudhana Rao and produced by Dilip Kanikaria under the Devyank Arts banner.
In an earlier interview, Jaya Prada spoke about playing Sita's character three times in her entire career and called it a blessing. Apart from Lav Kush, the other two films were in Telugu, namely Sita Kalyanam and Sita Rama Vanavasam. The actor also pointed out the responsibility of depicting the mythological character.
Meanwhile Sai Pallavi's portrayal of Sita in Ramayana: Part 1 has sparked an ongoing debate over several aspects, including her 'beauty,' clothing, and action scenes. The film features Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and Yash as Ravana, alongside Sai Pallavi. Ramayana: Part 1 has crossed Rs 1000 crore at the worldwide box office within its first eight days of release. The gross collection in India has touched Rs 686.55 crore so far.
