Despite a hectic schedule of shooting back-to-back for his films Son of Sardar and Himmatwala in Bollywood, actor Ajay Devgn did not hesitate in taking up a show on TV.

And the reason, reveal sources, is his family. The Bollywood star who will be returning to TV after a longish gap will be playing a sutradhar (narrator) in the new show Ram Leela. The show on Life OK is said to be a musical version of Ramayan with a mix of dance and drama.

“When the channel approached Ajay to play the sutradhar — as they feel that his voice suits the tone of the show — he agreed despite the fact that he is really busy with four films in hand.

We learnt that it was because his family is very fond of Ramayan especially his daughter Nysa,” says an insider. “Keeping Ajay’s personality and the flavour of the epic in mind, we had designer Ana Singh create a special look for the actor and she has given him a very ethnic look that is perfect for the show,” adds the source.

When Ajay was earlier asked about his innings on TV, he had said that he would love to take up a show only if it was something really interesting. “The draw has to be doing something that is exciting and I haven’t really done before.

I would love to do TV for sure if I get the right offer. I feel that TV has a bigger and a more direct connect with the audience,” the Bolly star had said. And now seems like the actor has finally found that draw in the show, which is said to present the epic in a brand new avatar. Meanwhile, the actor is gearing up for his big ticket Diwali release that sees him star with Sanjay Dutt once again.