 He is best known for playing Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series "Ramayan" (1987).He made his Bollywood debut in Prashanta Nanda's "Paheli" (1977).He shot to stardom after he was cast in Kanak Mishra's "Sawan Ko Aane Do" (1979) and Satyen Bose's "Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin" (1979).