Queen Kaikeyi exiles Rama and demands Bharat be king. Bharat, devoted to Rama, refuses the throne and goes to the forest, urging Rama to return. Rama insists on upholding his father's vow. Bharat then rules Ayodhya as Rama's regent, placing Rama's sandals on the throne until his return.

• Durga Khote
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• Shobhna Samarth
• Umakant
• Shahu Modak
• Vimala Vashisht
• K.B. Athavale
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