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Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia in RAMAYAN.

This storybook will feature Anika and Anil, two actors starring in the upcoming American film adaptation of the Ramayana. Both Anika and Anil were raised in America but have a strong connection to their Indian culture and have always loved the Ramayana.

Story 1: My idea for the first story is to show them both meeting and having an instant connection, just like Rama and Sita did. Then I would flash forward to them acting out Rama and Sita meeting and getting married, and would end the scene somehow showing that they are now dating in real life.

Story 2: The second story, there would be something to cause the two actors to break up. I'm not sure yet what it will be, but they've gotten in a fight and are no longer together but of course still have to see each other every day. I would then write them acting out Sita's exile, and Anika would be crying real tears because of how much she is hurting over her fight with Anil.

Story 3: The last story will start out with the two acting out Sita's return to the earth, and it will be the last day on set. After the scene is over, I will have the two reunite, but I'm not sure who will initiate it yet.

Resources: Tiny Tales From the Ramayana, Ramayana Wiki page, Sita Sings the Blues

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