{
  "id": 19363916,
  "title": "Sonia Balani On Playing Lakshman’s Wife Urmila In Ramayana, Her Bollywood Struggles, Working With Ranbir Kapoor And More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sonia-balani-on-playing-lakshmans-wife-urmila-in-ramayana-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sonia-balani-on-playing-lakshmans-wife-urmila-in-ramayana-her-bollywood-struggles-working-with-ranbir-kapoor-and-more"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sonia Balani, who plays Urmila, Lakshmana's wife, in the Ramayana film, discussed her journey and experiences with The Free Press Journal. She shared that she auditioned for the role along with Mukesh Chhabra, and was quickly cast in Urmila's role after her audition. Balani was surprised by the film's potential to spark discussions, given the epic's cultural significance. She described the sets as grand, with attention to detail in costumes and presentation, and mentioned working with actors like Sai, who often worked long hours and took short naps between shots.",
  "summary": "With Ramayana taking over discussion everywhere from social media to drawing rooms and our very own offices, The Free Press Journal caught up with actress Sonia Balani, who is playing Urmila, wife of Lord Lakshmana in the movie. Previously seen in movies and series such as The Kerala Story (2023), Murder In Mahim (2024) and Bazaar (2018), she opens up to us about the Ramayan journey, the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}