Dhanush Defends Sai Pallavi's Casting as Sita in 'Ramayana'
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Sai Pallavi plays Sita in a new film. The film is called Ramayana. Sita is a famous character from an old Indian story.
Actor Mukesh Khanna did not like one scene. In the scene, Sita does action. Mukesh Khanna said Sita was not a fighter. He asked why she did action.
Actor Dhanush gave his support to Sai Pallavi. He said she is very devoted to God. He said you cannot find a more devoted Sita in all of India.
Dhanush talked about the casting of Sai Pallavi. He thinks she is a good choice for the role of Sita.
Many people are talking about this. Some like the action scene. Some do not like it. The film will come out soon.
Vocabulary10 words
- fighter
- a person who fights
- support
- help; saying you agree with someone
- devoted
- loving and loyal to something very much
- casting
- choosing actors for a film
- Ramayana
- a very old and famous Indian story
- role
- a character an actor plays
- scene
- a small part of a film
- actor
- a person who acts in films
- character
- a person in a story
- criticise
- to say something is bad
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Answer key
1. Sai Pallavi 2. Sai Pallavi's action scene 3. True
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Sai Pallavi plays Sita in a new film. The film is called _____.
Actor Mukesh Khanna did not like one _____.
In the scene, Sita does _____.
Mukesh Khanna said Sita was not a _____.
Actor Dhanush gave his _____ to Sai Pallavi.
He said she is very _____ to God.
Dhanush talked about the _____ of Sai Pallavi.
The film will come out _____.
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