Updated On: 29 December, 2024 01:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Actor Ravi Kishan is known for his nuanced and real portrayals. The actor recently revealed an incident from his teenage which forced him to elope to Mumbai

Ravi Kishan (pic/Instagram)
Actor and politician Ravi Kishan is a popular name in Hindi and Bhojpuri film industry. He revealed that he loved performing on stage from a very young age and once when he was still in his teens, he bagged the role of Goddess Sita in Ramleela but his father had brutally beaten him. Recently, Ravi Kishan opened up in a podcast and recalled that he was 14-15 when this incident happened.
He shared that he would always participate in Ramleela, and this one time, he got lucky as he essayed the role of Goddess Sita. Kishan recalled, "I had taken my mother’s saree. I was rehearsing my role all day with a few more people. My father came to know about it and when I returned home he beat me up with a leather belt." He further said that he thought he would die that night, "I remember the way he whipped me, my skin had almost peeled off. It felt like he had decided to silence me that night."