Overview

• Producer Namit Malhotra has officially disclosed a combined ₹4,000 crore ($500 million) budget, making Ramayana the priciest project in Indian cinema history.
• Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the two-part adaptation stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Yash as Ravana.
• Production employs DNEG’s world-class VFX for an IMAX-scale spectacle and integrates AI-driven dubbing for seamless regional language versions.
• Hans Zimmer and A R Rahman have joined forces on an original score to match the film’s ambitious scale.
• Malhotra is in negotiations with a Hollywood studio for global distribution ahead of the franchise’s Diwali 2026 and 2027 releases.