The first teaser of Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, is creating waves on social media. Sai Pallavi will be playing the character of Sita in Ramayana, which is releasing on Diwali. But the role of Sita has evolved through the years, and many popular actors have played the character of Sita even before Sai Pallavi. Initially, women were not allowed to perform in films; therefore, men had to act like women.

Initially, in 1917, the character of Ram and Sita in Ramayana was played by a man called Anna Salunke. Later on, women started performing in films. One of the earliest famous actresses to portray Sita was Durga Khote in the film Sita, which was filmed in Bengal. In the same film, Prithviraj Kapoor played the role of Ram. Shivna Samarth then played Sita in the 1943 film "Ram Rajya."

Sita in films in other languages

• Padmini played Sita in the Tamil film "Sampoorna Ramayanam."
• Sridevi played Sita in the 1976 Tamil film "Dasavatharam." 
• Jaya Prada played the lead role in B. Bapu's Telugu film "Sita Kalyanam" and later in "Sitarama Vanavasam."

On television, Deepika Chikhalia played Sita in Ramanand Sagar's "Ramayana," a role that is still fondly remembered. Through this serial, Deepika became a household name. Kriti Sanon also played Sita in "Adipurush."

The teaser for Ranbir Kapoor's film "Ramayana" is trending on social media. The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra. The teaser focuses heavily on Lord Rama, but only briefly shows Yash as Ravana. Sai Pallavi is playing the role of Sita in the film. Sita is crucial to the story of "Ramayana." Ramayan is incomplete without Sita.