Gurmeet Choudhary, whose 2008 television Ramayan introduced the epic to a younger audience, has publicly backed Ranbir Kapoor’s big-screen turn as Lord Ram. With Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part Ramayana set to open worldwide on November 5, Choudhary’s comments add a generational blessing to one of Hindi cinema’s most closely watched projects.
Speaking to ANI, Choudhary said he had seen the trailer and was impressed by its scale, calling it “very good” and “shot on a very grand scale.” He added that he considers Kapoor “a very good actor” and believes he will do justice to the part.
A role passed between generations
Choudhary’s endorsement draws from personal experience. When Sagar Arts offered him the television role, he recalled, director Anand Sagar placed it in a lineage: Arun Govil had played Ram exactly 25 years before Choudhary’s version. “This responsibility rests on your shoulders,” Choudhary remembered Sagar telling him, because the new series would reach children who were then around four or five years old.
Choudhary said he and his generation had learned by watching Govil. Now, nearly 17–18 years later, the baton passes again — this time to a theatrical feature with a much larger footprint.
Why previous Rams matter
In Hindi-speaking markets, Lord Ram is not an ordinary character. Audiences bring memory and devotion to the screen; casting is debated long before release. An endorsement from a familiar television Ram can soften that scrutiny and frame the new film as continuity, not replacement. Choudhary made exactly that point, saying he was happy the story would now be seen “across the world and on such a grand scale.”
What the film brings
- Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama; Sai Pallavi as Sita; Yash as Ravana
- Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman
- Directed by Nitesh Tiwari; produced by Prime Focus Studios with DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations
- Part one opens worldwide on November 5, 2026; part two is slated for Diwali 2027
- Releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, with IMAX presentation
- Sony Pictures handles global distribution outside India; Dharma Productions handles the Hindi-speaking market
The big-screen test
The production’s scale is its own statement. A two-part structure, five-language release, IMAX presentation and international distribution through Sony Pictures suggest an attempt to make Ramayana a global theatrical event. But scale and spectacle will have to sit alongside the reverence the role demands — the same balance Choudhary had to manage on television.
Source: Babushahi.com
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