After Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana serial, 'Shri Krishna' TV serial also became very famous. There are many such shows on TV which have left an indelible mark on the minds of the audience. Even after many years, the actors of the show are fresh in the minds of the people. On the occasion of Janmashtami, today we will also tell you that actor Deepak Dulkar, who played the character of Balram in the Sri Krishna serial, was once very fond of playing cricket and he was in the cricket team in college. But such an incident happened that he had to say goodbye to cricket.
Apart from Shri Krishna, Deepak has worked in many serials. But he got popularity from this serial of Ramanand Sagar. Even today people remember him for the character of Balram. You will be surprised to know that Deepak was a cricketer before becoming an actor. He used to play cricket for the Mumbai Under-19 team. But due to injury he had to quit cricket. Then he started his career as an actor and gained a lot of fame.
Deepak is still active in the entertainment industry. Now he works in Marathi cinema and serials. Talking about the actor's personal life, he is married to popular TV actress Nishigandha Wad. Nishigandha has also done many films apart from shows. Deepak is an actor as well as a writer. He also wrote the story of the film Saad. A lot has changed over the years but the smile on Deepak's face is still the same.
Let us tell you here that Shri Krishna serial started on Doordarshan in 1993. In this serial, Sarvadaman D Banerjee played the role of Shri Krishna. The role of young Krishna was played by Swapnil Joshi who played the role of Kush in Ramayana.