Hrithik Roshan has entered one of Bollywood’s noisiest conversations with a firm defence of cinematic ambition. As Ramayana drew social media criticism over its visual effects after fresh promotional material triggered debate, the actor took to Instagram to argue that audiences should judge VFX by the demands of the story, not by a one-size-fits-all expectation of realism.
What gave his post added weight was the way he framed it. Hrithik did not speak as a distant observer, but as someone who has been obsessed with effects-driven storytelling since childhood. He recalled being transformed by Back to the Future, writing that the film made him study scenes “frame by frame” and opened his mind to how imagination could be built on screen. That lifelong fascination shaped the rest of his argument, making the post feel less like a passing celebrity reaction and more like a craft-based defence of visual world-building.
Hrithik Roshan Breaks Down His VFX Argument
In the Instagram note, Hrithik acknowledged that weak visual effects can be jarring, especially when they appear in a film he is part of. But he insisted that not every visual style is aiming for the same result. He cited Kalki, Baahubali, Ramayana, and his father Rakesh Roshan’s Koi… Mil Gaya and Krrish as examples of filmmakers willing to dream big and absorb the creative and financial risks that come with such ambition.
His central point was that VFX must be judged in context. According to Hrithik, some stories require photorealism, while others may lean into anime-inspired design, hyperreal textures, fantasy or a deliberately storybook-like aesthetic. “But to say that the storybook style is not looking photorealistic, isn’t fair. Cause it’s not meant to be,” he wrote. He then summed up his appeal to viewers with a line that quickly stood out online: “So next time don’t just ask, ‘Is it real?’ First ask, ‘Is it right for the story?’” He ended the note with, “Debate it. But debate it with awareness.”
Why Ramayana’s Visual World Is Already Under The Microscope
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, with Sunny Deol also featuring in the ensemble. Produced by Namit Malhotra, the project is planned as a two-part theatrical retelling of the epic, with Part 1 scheduled for Diwali 2026 and Part 2 for Diwali 2027.
That scale is exactly why the film’s imagery is being dissected so closely this early. A mythological epic mounted at this size invites scrutiny over how its world is imagined, especially when audiences expect both emotional fidelity and visual grandeur from a story so deeply embedded in popular memory.
Why Hrithik’s View Carries Industry Weight
Hrithik’s defence of ambitious spectacle also aligns with the kind of mainstream cinema he has long represented on screen. His stardom has often been tied to films that lean heavily on scale, stylisation and visual imagination, which gives his comments a natural authority in this debate.
He was earlier seen in Fighter in 2024, Siddharth Anand’s aerial action drama co-starring Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor. Before that came Vikram Vedha in 2022 with Saif Ali Khan, followed by a cameo as Kabir in Tiger 3 in 2023. He was last seen in 2025 in War 2, the YRF Spy Universe sequel co-starring Jr NTR and Kiara Advani, extending a career phase still closely linked to large-format event cinema.
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