Did you know Arvind Trivedi did not audition for Raavan's role in Ramayan? A look at other lesser known facts

The 81-year-old Arvind Tiwari, who essayed the role of Raavan in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, sent the social media into a tizzy when a video of him watching the 'Sita apaharan' scene went viral. In the video, he apologised for kidnapping Sita and a few days later, he made his debut on Twitter. The moment Arvind Tiwari entered the world of Twitter, #Raavanontwitter was one of the biggest trends on it. While he played Raavan's character on screen, let's take a look at some lesser known facts about the actor.(Photo: Instagram)

Arvind Trivedi acted in more than 250 films that include both Gujarati and Hindi films. Most of his films have been around social dramas and mythologies.(Photo: Instagram)

Although Arvind Trivedi did close to 250 films, he rose to fame as Raavan from Ramayan. Interestingly, this is the only negative character he has ever essayed in his career.(Photo: Instagram)

Arvind Tiwari had earlier mentioned in one of his interviews that he had gone to give an audition for the role of 'Kevat' (Boatman) in Ramayan. But after he walked a few steps, Ramanand Sagar said that he had found his Lankesh (Raavan).(Photo: Instagram)

Raavan's role brought him recognition and he earned a Lok Sabha ticket from Sabarkantha constituency in Gujarat. He served as the Member of Parliament from 1991 to 1996. (Photo: Instagram)

In 2012, Arvind Tiwari was appointed as the acting chairman of the Central Bureau of Film and Certification after Vijay Anand put down his papers over legalising soft porn. (Photo: Instagram)