n the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Sunday dose of entertainment would not be complete without watching the mythologicals, Ramayana or Mahabharata. But those serials were all about good triumphing over evil. So when ZEE TV decided to launch a series on the anti-hero, Ravan, it was quite a surprise.

Not only did the channel spend Rs 1 crore on the making of the sets, it also used the Saturday 9 PM time-band, which, ideally, would be more of a film viewing slot. Was the risk worth taking?... more