While Sidharth is yet to sign on the dotted line, SpotboyE has it that the show’s makers are extremely keen to cast him.
Reason: His immense popularity.
Though many TV shows have been made on the epic, it’s Dara Singh’s portrayal of Hanuman -- in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan which was originally aired on Doordarshan in the eighties -- that remain fresh on people’s minds.
The core team of the show, we hear, wanted someone equally popular and zeroed in on Sid, who became a household name with his portrayal of Shivraj in daily soap Balika Vadhu.
Says a source, “Well-built and 6 feet tall, Sidarth has the physique to carry off the role. He is extremely popular and also a good actor. Hanuman is not an easy character to portray. So considering everything, Sid is a good choice for the role.”