Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt, Yash To Star In Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’, Film To Hit Floors In December | Reports

Nitesh Tiwari's much-ambitious project 'Ramayana' has been making the rounds on the internet for the past couple of months where the production of the film has been put to hold as the makers are not able to finalize the lead actors for the film.

Now, finally, the makers of the film have decided to bring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and 'KGF' fame Yash on board for the film, where on Wednesday afternoon, Alia Bhatt was spotted at the residence of Nitesh Tiwari regarding the discussion of the film.

 

 

 

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According to a report in Pinkvilla, Nitesh Tiwari intends to take the film on floors by December 2023, where the report states, "Over the last few weeks, Ranbir Kapoor has been spotted visiting the DNEG office, to check on the progress of Ramayana. The pre-visualization of the world has already been done and the team is now doing look tests with Ranbir to play Lord Ram."

The report further mentioned, "The purpose of the visit has been to get the right look for Ranbir as on getting it right, he will then step into the physical transformation aspect."

 

 

 

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Nitesh Tiwari's office has been seeing sightings of the 'Brahmastra' couple for a few months where the office has been addressed as the 'Ramayana Office', where Nitesh Tiwari, Madhu Mantena, and Namit Malhotra's teams are constantly holding meetings.

While Ranbir Kapoor is set to play the role of Lord Ram, and Alia Bhatt as Sita, an official announcement is expected to be made in Diwali 2023. The report also stated, "Alia was the first choice for Ramayana, but back in the day, the dates couldn't match due to multiple reasons."

However, "With all the delays, Nitesh and producer Madhu Mantena have gotten back to their first choice and the actress is excited to play a character that could stay with her for a lifetime. Same for Ranbir, who is charged up for this new divine journey of Shri Ram."

Madhu Mantena and Nitesh Tiwari are trying to bring actor Yash on board as Raavan where the makers are in constant conversation with the star for the past 8 months, and now the actor has taken the conversation in a positive direction.

The report stated, "Yash is yet to sign the dotted lines, but Madhu is confident to have Yash on board the film. There are some minor issues, and once they are resolved, Nitesh and Madhu would have things on paper with Yash."

 

 

 

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The report also added, that as the star is committed to doing a film with Geethu Mohandas, "Everyone assumed that Yash was not doing Ramayana, once the reports of Geethu Mohandas were out. But he is still in conversation and will probably do both films."

The test looks of Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are going in full swing where the report stated, "Hopefully, in another 15 days, there will be clarity on Yash's confirmation. At the moment he has shown the right amount of interest, which is primarily the reason for the conversations to continue for such a long time."

Talking about the project, 'Ramayana' will be produced by Allu Aravind, Madhu Mantena, and Namit Malhotra with Ravi Udyawar and Nitesh Tiwari as the director of the film. The film is expected to go on floors in December 2023.