Did you know Ramayan's Meghnadh aka Vijay Arora played Zeenat Aman's hero in a film? A look at interesting facts about the late actor

The rerun of the mythological show, Ramayan during the lockdown period is gaining maximum viewership. In yesterday's (April 15) episode, Meghnad Indrajeet (played by the now late Vijay Arora) attacked Lakshman (Sunil Lahri) on his second day at the fight. For the unversed, Meghnad is the son of Raavan. Lakshman gets injured and on 'Vaidya ji's' (doctor) suggestion, Hanuman ji gets 'Sanjivani booti' (medical aid) to cure Lakshman. Amidst all this, Meghnad's character has impressed everyone and Twitterati are praising him. Users believe that no matter which side you fight from but your intelligence gets noticed and even in the crowd, one stands out and tall. Now that 'Meghnad' is trending on social media, let's take a look at some of the interesting facts about the late actor Vijay Arora.(Photo: Instagram)

Remember the famous love song 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko' from the film Yaadon Ki Barat (1979)? The actor dressed in black blazer and pants with actress Zeenat Aman is none other than Vijay Arora. He had a chocolate boy image and enjoyed a lot of female fan following.(Photo: Instagram)

Not many know that Vijay Arora started his career from the film Rockstar (1972) with actress Reena Roy but it was Yaadon Ki Barat that earned him recognition. (Photo: Instagram)

As we mentioned above, actor Vijay Arora was known for his good looks. He was often compared with veteran actor and original superstar Rajesh Khanna. In one of the old interviews of Rajesh Khanna, he had said that it was only Vijay Arora, who could fill in his boots. (Photo: Instagram)

Though Vijay Arora's acting career was for a brief period of time, he did manage to work with all the A-list actresses of that era. From Asha Parekh, Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bhaduri, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterjee, he worked with the best. (Photo: Instagram)

After doing a few side roles, Vijay Arors started getting lead roles. However, after tasting a sip of success, he stopped getting work.(Photo: Instagram)

Then came Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987). He was offered the role of Meghnad Indrajeet (son of Raavan). Without thinking much, he gave his nod for the role and rest is history. The actor is known as Meghnad Indrajeet till date and is praised for his acting chops. (Photo: Instagram)

It's also been said that the late Vijay Arora produced advertisements and corporate films too. The actor breathed his last on February 2, 2007, he died of cancer. (Photo: Instagram)