‘Ramayana’: Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi to commence shooting for film in early 2024; says report

Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming film ‘Ramayana’ will reportedly go on floors around February 2024. Ranbir Kapoor will be seen playing the role of Lord Ram, while Sai Pallavi will be seen as Sita in the film. Kannada actor Yash of ‘KGF’ fame will star as Ravana, as per a Pinkvilla report.

‘Ranbir and Sai Pallavi will start shooting for the film around the month of February 2024. The first part of the trilogy will focus more on Lord Ram and Sita, leading towards the conflict of Sita Haran. The duo will be shooting for the film from February till August 2024, before calling it a wrap for Ramayana: Part One. Yash has a rather extended appearance in Ramayana: Part One, however, his character will dominate the proceedings in the second part, which is set in Sri Lanka. He has allotted 15 days to shoot for Ramayana: Part One,’ a source close to the development was quoted as saying by Pinkvilla.

As per reports, the stars have done their respective look tests for ‘Ramayana’, which is being created for the big screen by Nitesh Tiwari and Ravi Udyawar.

Ramayana's VFX

Pinkvilla also reported that the entire world of Ramayana has already been created with the use of VFX.

‘Nitesh Tiwari and team have been working actively on creating the world of Ramayana and the blueprint is finally all ready. The VFX plates are prepared by the Oscar Winning Company, DNEG and it’s a world that would blow away the minds of audiences. However, the strength of Ramayana won’t be the visual but the simplistic storytelling and compelling inter-character emotions,’ the source told the portal.

Alia backed out of project

Earlier, it was reported that Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana will feature Alia Bhatt in a key role. However, she reportedly backed out of the project.

A source close to the development said, ‘It's understandable that a magnum opus like Ramayana requires time and intense pre-production work, as they are going into the smallest details of everything to get it right on screen. Which is why things are progressing at a slower pace. Also, as far as the casting is concerned, Ranbir Kapoor is still committed to playing Lord Ram, while Alia Bhatt, who was approached for the project, is no longer part of it. The actress was in talks for the role of Goddess Sita, but the collaboration didn’t work out because of date issues.’

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