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The golden pages of Indian television history, mythology and entertainment have brought back a memory that deeply touches the heart of every Indian. When it comes to Ramanand Sagar’s historical and immortal work ‘Ramayan’ Then the dignity of Lord Shri Ram, the sacrifice of Mother Sita and their echo in every house are still felt fresh. In this epic, which was telecast on Doordarshan in the year 1987, the characters of Arun Govil’s Shri Ram, Deepika Chikhalia’s Mother Sita and Arvind Trivedi’s Ravana set such an example of acting that the audience got engrossed in those characters. Countless bhajans and songs have been composed on Lord Ram and Sita in Hindi cinema and music world, but do you know that 38 years ago, music magician Ravindra Jain had composed a song on that most painful and heavy attack of Ravana, which had brought tears to the eyes of the audience? Let us know in detail what is the whole story behind that historical and tearful song which depicts the inner pain of Ravana’s mind.
This iconic song describes the turmoil and conflict in Ravana’s mind.
The mention of that very poignant and emotional song from this mythological show of Doordarshan even today gives goosebumps to people. This special song was included in the 74th episode of Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’, the lyrics of which were-‘This night is the last, this night is heavy’ (Yehi Raat Antim Yehi Raat Bhaari). Even today this song has been viewed and appreciated millions of times on social media platforms and especially on YouTube. This video, available on the YouTube channel named ‘Tilak’, has received more than 3 crore 89 lakh views so far, which is a clear proof of how much people feel connected to the music of this epic even today.
The song itself begins with visuals of Ravana, the king of Lanka, in a state of turmoil in his mind before the fateful evening of the battle and the impending destruction the next day. Ravana is seen wandering here and there restlessly in the room of his palace. The horrifying scene of the death of his brave son Meghnad (Indrajeet) is flashing before his eyes again and again. On one hand, there is remorse and tension within her for her ego and actions, on the other hand, in this song, Mother Sita’s deep yearning to meet Shri Ram and Queen Mandodari’s terrible fear about the imminent death of her husband Ravana have also been beautifully and sensitively expressed in this song.
This song was immortalized by 4 veteran singers along with music emperor Ravindra Jain.
The legendary musician himself took the reins of music direction of this tear-jerking masterpiece song from Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayana’. Ravindra Jain Had taken over. He added to the seriousness of this scene with his amazing musical knowledge. The artists who graced this song with their magical and emotional voices included Ravindra Jain himself along with three other veteran singers—Sushil Kumar Sheel, Dilraj Kaur and Hemlata. The combined and melodious voices of these four had brought alive the silence, fear and lamentation of that night.
Let us tell you that in the year 1987, when ‘Ramayana’ was telecast on Doordarshan, the roads of the country would become deserted and people would come and sit in front of the TV. It became the most watched and most popular show in Indian television history. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that it received huge appreciation even at the international level. Apart from this, when this historical show was rerun on Doordarshan during the Covid-19 lockdown, more than 7.7 crore (77 million) people from all over the world watched it in a single day, setting a new world record, which speaks of its enduring popularity even today.