Mirror had earlier reported (December 18) about Ajay Devgn’s upcoming TV series on Discovery Jeet, Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh, on the life of the yoga guru, finding its young Ramdev in National Award-winning child artiste Naman Jain. Now we have learnt that actor Kranti Prakash Jha, who was seen in the Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer M S Dhoni - The Untold Story as his friend Santosh Lal, has been roped in to play the grown up Ramdev.

Devgn told Mirror, “The show has the potential to become one of the most talked about on Indian television. We wanted a fresh face for the title role, someone who looks like the real-life Ramdev and be able to emulate his mannerisms convincingly on screen. I’m happy that Kranti is ready to walk the extra mile.”

Ramdev too is happy with the actor playing him onscreen and says, “Kranti’s inherently spiritual personality and ability to remember and recite shlokas in the Sanskrit language impressed me. I enjoyed an early morning yoga session with him, he is working hard to get the asanas right.”

Kranti promises that he will do his best to come up with a convincing performance.