Ramanand Sagar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1917

Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 12-Dec-2005

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director, film producer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ramanand Sagar (29 December 1917 – 12 December 2005) (born Chandramauli Chopra) was an Indian film director.
He is most famous for making the Ramayan television series, a 78-part TV adaptation of the ancient Hindu epic of the same name, starring Arun Govil as Lord Ram and Deepika Chikhalia as Sita.
This TV serial was then widely watched and liked across the country.
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2000.