Last Updated:December 29, 2025, 20:29 IST In an interview, Ramanand Sagar had recalled that while the child actors, who performed Luv and Kush, were charming on screen, they were also extremely mischievous off it Swapnil Joshi and Mayuresh Kshetramade were Luv and Kush in Ramayan Ramanand Sagar’s iconic television serial Ramayan carved out a place in the hearts of viewers that few shows have matched. The mythological epic, which brought the story of Lord Rama into homes, turned its lead actors like Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia and Sunil Lahri into almost divine figures for the audience. Such was the show’s popularity that streets reportedly fell silent during telecasts as families gathered before their television sets. December 29 marks the 108th birth anniversary of Ramanand Sagar, the man credited with bringing Indian tradition and culture vividly to the small screen. Over the years, several anecdotes from the making of Ramayan have surfaced, and one of the most endearing involves the child actors who played Luv and Kush. In the Uttara Kanda portion of the serial, the …