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Vikrant Massey says he was never part of Ramayana, shuts down rumours of being replaced by Raghav Juyal

February 08, 2026 6:31 pm

Vikrant Massey has clarified he was never associated with Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, shutting down reports that claimed he was replaced by Raghav Juyal in the big-budget mythological saga.

SS Rajamouli was doubtful about casting Priyanka Chopra in Varanasi.

SS Rajamouli was doubtful if Priyanka Chopra can do an Indian film after eight years: 'On the first day of Varanasi, she was fish into water'

February 04, 2026 9:46 am

SS Rajamouli discusses the challenges of making Varanasi, from travelling across time to worlds inspired by Indian epics to not having enough IMAX screens in India to harbouring a "little doubt" whether Priyanka Chopra would be able to pull off an Indian film after eight years.

Arun Govil weighs in on AR Rahman's "communal" remark.

'If there was communal bias, how would Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir become stars?': Arun Govil responds to AR Rahman's remarks

January 25, 2026 4:36 pm

Arun Govil, BJP MP and actor who played Rama in Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayan and plays Dasharath in the upcoming film adaptation of the Ramayana, dismisses AR Rahman's claims that the Hindi film industry has become 'communal'.

I am a Muslim, composing for Ramayana, says AR Rahman: 'I studied in a Brahmin school, value the good things'

January 20, 2026 9:00 am

Music producer A R Rahman open up about composing the album for Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming film Ramayana despite belonging to a different faith. He also spoke about collaborating with Hans Zimmer on the Ranbir Kapoor-Yash film.

Today’s world has much to learn from the Hindu Epics that reject domination and warn against pride

January 14, 2026 11:35 am

Most importantly, the epics do not preach civilisational triumphalism. They stress moral collapse within societies far more than threats from outside

Mahesh Babu and SS Rajamouli's Varanasi has a sequence inspired by the Ramayana.

SS Rajamouli says a sequence of Varanasi is inspired by Ramayana: 'Mahesh Babu has charm of Krishna but calmness of Rama...'

November 16, 2025 12:10 pm

SS Rajamouli said he got goosebumps looking at Mahesh Babu dressed up as Lord Rama for the shoot of a key episode of their next fantasy film, Varanasi.

Sadhguru says films inspired by the Ramayana have been rudimentary: 'We have been hypnotised and brainwashed'

October 31, 2025 5:47 pm

Spiritual guru Sadhguru and producer Namit Malhotra talk about Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming Ramayana starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role.

Sadhguru expressed his surprise about actor Yash's casting as Ravana in Ramayana

Sadhguru asks Ramayana producer Namit Malhotra how a 'handsome man like Yash' was cast as villain Ravan: 'We needed a superstar-level person'

October 30, 2025 9:02 pm

Spiritual leader Sadhguru expressed his surprise about actor Yash's casting as Ravana in Ramayana. He said that while Yash is handsome, a villain is expected to have a 'blunt nose'.

Sadhguru gives blunt advice to Ranbir Kapoor on playing Lord Ram in Ramayana; admits he faces ‘unrealistic expectations’: 'Better transform yourself'

October 30, 2025 11:29 am

Sadhguru discussed how challenging it can be for Ranbir Kapoor to fulfill the 'unrealistic' expectations of people as he plays the lead role of Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.

Ramayana is touted as the most expensive Indian film project ever undertaken, and producer Namit Malhotra once revealed that the two-part saga would cost them about Rs 4,000 crore.

Vivek Oberoi says Rs 4,000 cr Ramayana films will be 'India's answer to Hollywood epics'; to donate his fee for playing Vibhishna

October 28, 2025 5:47 pm

Ramayana is touted as the most expensive Indian film project ever undertaken and producer Namit Malhotra once revealed that the two-part saga would cost them about Rs 4,000 crore.

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Looking back at Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan

March 28, 2020 8:45 am

Before you get to experience the epic TV show from March 28, here are some posters and photos of Doordarshan's Ramayana to take you on a nostalgia ride.

The tattooed rebels: Chhattisgarh's Ramnamis fight caste with full-bodied 'Ram Ram' tattoos

January 13, 2016 9:10 am

The Ramnami Samaj is a religious movement founded by Scheduled Caste Ram devotees in the late 19th century in Chhattisgarh. Denied entry to temples and forced to use separate wells, these low-caste Hindus first tattooed their bodies and faces more than 100 years ago as an act of defiance and devotion.