Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn is foraying into television as a producer with a TV show based on yoga guru Swami Ramdev's life. The actor has collaborated with director Abhinav Shukla to produce Discovery Jeet's launch show, Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh. Devgn has now unveiled the name of actor who will play Ramkishan (young Swami Ramdev). Taking to Twitter, Devgn wrote, ''Naman, immensely talented, playing young Swami Ramdev in our upcoming show Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh on Discovery Jeet.''
National Film Award winner Naman is popularly remembered for his acting in films such as Chillar Party, Jai Ho and Raanjhanaa. Talking about this challenging collaboration, Naman said, ''It is an honor to play Swami Ramdev’s childhood in his biopic. The task was not easy as Swami Ramdev faced multiple challenges as a child and it was important for me to understand the social tensions that prevailed in a small village. It was also a challenge for me to adopt his style and portray the character.''
Devgn feels that Naman in immensely talented kid. In a statement, he said, ''There are huge expectations from this biopic series and we wanted to ensure that somebody who fits the bill perfectly gets to play the role of Ramkishan as the audience will, for the first time, get to know about the early days of Swami Ramdev. Naman Jain is hugely talented for his age and has delivered a captivating performance.''
Swami Ramdev's biopic is a scripted series which will track his inspirational journey, from life of anonymity to yoga guru and business mogul. The GEC channel Discovery Jeet will soon be launched and will bring some best real-life entertainment with an aim to inspire millions.
