The much-awaited film adaptation of Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, has been making headlines for its casting choices. While there have been rumours about Ranbir Kapoor playing the role of Rama, the latest buzz is that Yash, the star of KGF franchise, has undergone a look test for the role of Ravana.
Nitish Tiwari’s Ramayana Adaptation To Be Epic
A source close to the project told another publication, “Nitesh Tiwari, Madhu Mantena and Namit Malhotra are working slowly and super steady towards the big project Ramayana. The makers are in no hurry and taking enough time before every step they finalise.”
The source also added that Tiwari has always given a lot of time to his projects to complete, in order to achieve quality. “Nitesh Tiwari took two years for Dangal as well. He is a dedicated director and takes his own time to finish the good product. Dangal was announced in January 2014 and released in December 2016,” said the source.
Ranbir To Play Ram In Ramayana
Sharing about the casting of the main characters, the source added, “There were speculations about Ranbir Kapoor, which is true. But Alia Bhatt was never approached for any role in Ramayana. In fact, the film has not yet reached the stage where they offer Sita’s role to anyone; nobody has been approached yet.”
KGF star, Yash Underwent Multiple Look Tests For Ravana’s Role
The source added, “They are just working on Ravana and for that Yash had undergone multiple look tests recently. The finalisation of Yash is yet to be decided. The casting of Sita and Hanuman will take some time, a few months for sure. The makers do not want any stone unturned. They want to make a solid project and they are okay spending a few years for the same.”
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Adipurush, Also Based On Ramayana Was Controversial
Ramayana is not the only film based on the epic. Another adaptation, titled Adipurush, directed by Om Raut and starring Prabhas as Rama, Kriti Sanon as Sita and Saif Ali Khan as Ravana, was released and failed to impress audience badly. It landed in controversy soon after its release as the audience found its dialogues to be extremely objectionable.
In an interview earlier, Nitesh Tiwari opened up about making his film on Ramayana after the controversies had occurred on Adipurush, “My question is very simple. I am also a consumer of the content that I create and if I’m not going to offend myself than I’m very confident that I might not end up offending anybody else.”
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